£25 to look out of the window!

[AnythingButVanilla]

It's the wondering about the people in the land far below and what the'yre doing, whether they're already up for work or still asleep and enjoying life or having a shitty miserable time. I'm a nosy bugger

One of my favourite landings was into Istanbul and I loved flying over Russia from Singapore very early in the morning, might have been around 5am their time and the view over Canada when on my way to America.

 

[MrJamie]

You cant even see the shard from up there

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I feel like that sometimes...i would hesitate to admit it to a group of often sweaty men though!

....... Yes, but you then had to land again and you realise that you haven't infact travelled to a parallel universe after all, and everything is still as sh*t as it was when you lifted off.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

This was during the day, but yes, I like flying at night too. There you are, flying over a sea of inky blackness interspersed by islands of light, sometimes complete with a 'causeway' to another. You look down and you see banks of lights glinting and blinking at you, like jewels and gemstones, all different colours. It looks all pretty and you think that that is it, but then you see some of the lights moving, like little creatures, as though you are looking at them through a microscope, and for a short while at least, everything seems ok with the world.

I just sleep through it all

 

[MrJamie]

Just watched the opening ceremony on Sky News, so amazingly underwhelming - just changing colour lights and some laser lights. When the orhestra track finished there was an awkward pause before half arsed clapping and sniggering from the crowd though, which made me laugh

Should be here soon http://the-shard.com/inauguration/ if anyone wants to be underwhelmed for 10 minutes.

 

[middleagecyclist]

....... Yes, but you then had to land again and you realise that you haven't infact travelled to a parallel universe after all, and everything is still as sh*t as it was when you lifted off.

Never laboured under the illusion i was travelling through Space and Time...just 35,000 odd feet above Terra Firma.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Floors 34-52 are going to be taken by a hotel, so just book yourself afternoon tea, or pretend you're a hotel inspector, and look out the window when you're up there.

 

[Berties]

Weymouth have just opened the pier observation tower and That's £8 a pop for a view over the bay

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

There is a free way to get a higher view right now...google earth!

I went up the Seers tower in Chicago, it's a great view, can't remember how much it was as Mr Toyota was paying but seeing new landmarks is different from seeing landmarks you know, even from above.

I wouldn't pay it, £75 for a family of 3? No effing chance!

 

[al78]

£25 sounds expensive but on the other hand it costs £22 to go on the rooftop walkway on the O2 arena, which is considerably lower and likely a less spectacular view than from the Shard.

 

[dellzeqq]

do we get £25 for putting up with the Shard every time we cycle up CS7?

 

[Stevie B]

For £25, not only will you get to look out of the window, you can have a bloody good work-out on the stairs too.

 

[mustang1]

I like that arch thingie they built at wembley stadium. It's so.... spectacular. This shardfest is... mighty impressive too. I'm sure plenty of donuts will visit.

Say, has the BT Tower opened up again?

 

[perplexed]

That sounds like when I flew back from Vienna in December minus the cockpit bit. Whatever flight path we took we came from the east, up along the Thames, over Canary Wharf, the City, west London and down into Gatwick. It was about half nine at night, there wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was the most wonderful sight I've ever seen, everything all lit up and twinkling away.

Yeah, we've come in on that path, it's a great view!

 

[perplexed]

Floors 34-52 are going to be taken by a hotel, so just book yourself afternoon tea, or pretend you're a hotel inspector, and look out the window when you're up there.

Or "get lost" looking for the bog...