We were gifted a visit to observation deck of the Shard,
the tallest building in London, and so we went earlier in the year.
Luckily the day we went was ideal with clear, bright
wintery skies.
The view from the top was quite stunning and we could
see for many miles around and we spent some time pinpointing landmarks far and
wide. With the exception of a couple of other tall buildings the height of the viewing
deck rendered much of the scenery to a flat, almost two dimensional, carpet
below us and to some extent you get a more dramatic skyline from the London
Eye. Nevertheless it did give a fine view over the capital and showed the river
Thames winding its way through it in a pleasing way.
The building is interesting and the architectural conceits
of jagged sheets of glass and partly exposed areas was quite enjoyable though I
am not sure it is really worth the exorbitant price tag they are asking.
Luckily for the gift as we might not have paid for ourselves otherwise.
We took advantage of being in town to meet up with
Jamie and together we had a drink and walked along the south bank of the river
and had a meal at the delightful dim-sum restaurant called Ping Pong.
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