http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/i-4WrfGzJ/0/Th/DSC01366-Th.jpg The way down is (unsurprisingly) the reverse of the way up, including a change of lifts mid-way down. The lift lobby (shown above) is near the small gift shop mentioned yesterday. The windows have a sky motif stuck to the windows with views of London peaking through the image: http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/i-6KSM8ks/0/Th/DSC01367-Th.jpg The lift operators were…
The View from The Shard
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The View from The Shard – part 3 – At the Tip Top
http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/i-R5KFQgq/0/Th/DSC01333-Th.jpg Half a dozen flights of stairs take you to the outside viewing gallery on the 72nd floor of The Shard. From here you can see up to the tip of the building http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/i-5QDSVLt/0/Th/DSC01331-Th.jpg As well as to the ground (HMS Belfast) http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/i-6rBLt6T/0/Th/DSC01319-Th.jpg Whilst I was there, some of the workers were abseiling down the…
The View from The Shard – part 2 – Trip to the Top
http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/27672621_wgdKSB#!i=2331231995&k=b7Lhqzk The lifts comfortably fit 10-12 people and on my preview day each lift was full – but not uncomfotably so. Each lift has an attendant who is very happy to explain about the experience and to discuss what will happen when the lift arrives at it’s destination. The lifts have panels in the ceiling…
The View from The Shard – part 1 – The Past and The Future
http://milesfromblighty.smugmug.com/Travel/Shard/27672621_wgdKSB#!i=2331231429&k=KsVcVTf I was lucky yesterday to be a guest at a preview of the newest (and tallest) attraction in London – The View from The Shard. Accompanied by other bloggers and Blue Badge Guides I got to see the attraction before tickets go on sale. The View is located on the floors 68 to 72 in…
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