I've hardly been home for a the past few weeks and my latest trip was to take my youngest grandson to London as he wanted to go up The Shard.
Quite an experience from the airport-style check-in and security x-ray and magnetic scanners to the speed of the lifts and, of course, the view. Photographing the view is far from straightforward due to the glass and the hordes of people hogging the windows making it difficult to get close enough to avoid reflections.
Not that much taller than St George The Martyr:
5D3_1032 by John Leah, on Flickr
Checking in:
5D3_0936 by John Leah, on Flickr
Happy hour here means you only need one lottery win to buy a round:
5D3_0951 by John Leah, on Flickr
Very busy and with lots of inconsiderate people camped out at the windows thereby preventing other from getting close while seemingly doing anything but enjoy the view themselves:
5D3_0981-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
How much was that ice-cream?
5D3_0987-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
Looking up from the 72nd floor:
5D3_0984-Edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
The reason people go:
5D3_0937-Edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
Lots of other pics of the view, etc. on Flickr.
Cheers,
John
PS the ice-cream was £4.75
Quite an experience from the airport-style check-in and security x-ray and magnetic scanners to the speed of the lifts and, of course, the view. Photographing the view is far from straightforward due to the glass and the hordes of people hogging the windows making it difficult to get close enough to avoid reflections.
Not that much taller than St George The Martyr:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48474832032_755306b9e3_c.jpg)
Checking in:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48473856771_9da90737ec_c.jpg)
Happy hour here means you only need one lottery win to buy a round:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48473860156_f38b4cf26a_c.jpg)
Very busy and with lots of inconsiderate people camped out at the windows thereby preventing other from getting close while seemingly doing anything but enjoy the view themselves:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48474008722_690b91da66_c.jpg)
How much was that ice-cream?
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48474011502_0ed6416635_c.jpg)
Looking up from the 72nd floor:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48473861636_194ed570bc_c.jpg)
The reason people go:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48473857601_5b2e7caa52_c.jpg)
Lots of other pics of the view, etc. on Flickr.
Cheers,
John
PS the ice-cream was £4.75
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