The Shard Tower in London

[editor]

I finally got to go up the Shard too!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/view-from-the-shard-a-trip-to-the-top-of-the-tallest-building-in-europe/

 

[QueenOfGoths]

That does look fantastic I really like the pic of the BT Tower with the Wembley arch in the distance

£25.00 each though...I'm still baulking at that, might have to save my pennies up!

 

[teuchter]

http://www.urban75.org/blog/view-from-the-shard-a-trip-to-the-top-of-the-tallest-building-in-europe/

I'd just like to point out that at 244.3 metres it is not the highest the public can go in the UK.

 

[laptop]

I'd just like to point out that at 244.3 metres it is not the highest the public can go in the UK.

"Ben Nevis (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis, pronounced [peˈɲivəʃ]) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. Standing at 1,344 metres..." ?

 

[Maggot]

I finally got to go up the Shard too!

I thought Clive Dunn was dead.

 

[mincepie]

That does look fantastic I really like the pic of the BT Tower with the Wembley arch in the distance

£25.00 each though...I'm still baulking at that, might have to save my pennies up!

Yeah - and this (cheaper! price) is with the advanced booking - I'd only want to go up if sunny - supposing you booked in advance and it was just cloudy?!! Waste of a trip.

 

[RedDragon]

I find this image quite engaging.

Bugger me if I'm going to pay £25 to get up there.

 

[Orang Utan]

The black man looks happy

 

[editor]

Yeah - and this (cheaper! price) is with the advanced booking - I'd only want to go up if sunny - supposing you booked in advance and it was just cloudy?!! Waste of a trip.

There's often get tickets available on the day (but probably less so at peak hours).

 

[twentythreedom]

It's awesome, the view and perspective is amazing.

 

[twentythreedom]

I finally got to go up the Shard too!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/view-from-the-shard-a-trip-to-the-top-of-the-tallest-building-in-europe/

No offence, but you haven't aged well

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I'd just like to point out that at 244.3 metres it is not the highest the public can go in the UK.

No, 40,000ft of there abouts. Used to be 65,000 until Concorde retired.

 

[RoyReed]

No, 40,000ft of there abouts. Used to be 65,000 until Concorde retired.

I don't think Concorde ever got to 65,000' over the UK on a public flight.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I don't think Concorde ever got to 65,000' over the UK on a public flight.

It did, but only when pedants were looking the other way.

 

[teuchter]

From my Thames-side penthouse apartment yesterday:

 

[Crispy]

Wow, even the hospital tower looks good in that light

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

From my Thames-side penthouse apartment yesterday:

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That's lovely teuchter. Where was it really taken from?

 

[teuchter]

Where was it really taken from?

Not sure what you mean. Visitors to my luxury riverside apartment often comment that the view is very similar to that from the outside bit at the back of the Tate members' bar though, if that helps you place it.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

I'll say it again......it's all just COCK.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Not sure what you mean. Visitors to my luxury riverside apartment often comment that the view is very similar to that from the outside bit at the back of the Tate members' bar though, if that helps you place it.

Oh, I thought you lived in Brixton

 

[teuchter]

Oh, I thought you lived in Brixton

That is just my holiday home.

 

[thriller]

From my Thames-side penthouse apartment yesterday:

how easy is it to pull girls by telling them you have a penthouse, out of interest? Is pussy easier to get. serious question.

 

[clicker]

how easy is it to pull girls by telling them you have a penthouse, out of interest? Is pussy easier to get. serious question.

Do you honestly think anyone on the 17th floor is suburban enough to have a cat flap?

 

[teuchter]

how easy is it to pull girls by telling them you have a penthouse, out of interest? Is pussy easier to get. serious question.

I've never tried; they are entranced by my immense charm and good looks before I have even mentioned my luxury riverside penthouse apartment.

 

[laptop]

Do you honestly think anyone on the 17th floor is suburban enough to have a cat flap?

 

[uk benzo]

Shard today:

 

[quimcunx]

Some rather nice pics here:

It seems to be a very photogenic building.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/catchlightsa/sets/72157632414128324/

 

[vauxhallmum]

Greenpeace protest on top of the shard today

 

[cybertect]

Greenpeace protest on top of the shard today

I caught 'em at it earlier this morning.


Greenpeace IceClimb by cybertect, on Flickr


Greenpeace IceClimb by cybertect, on Flickr


Greenpeace IceClimb by cybertect, on Flickr

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

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See that building that had the rings on last year? It's now lit up green. What's that all about?

eta: It's the NatWest Tower I seem to remember