Getting High This Morning / myLot

London, England

August 12, 2016 10:19am CST

Catching the ten-to-six train this morning, I was in the City before seven. The forecast was right and it was going to be a hot day. Perfect for a trip up The Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe. The observation gallery is 800 feet above the ground, so the view should be stunning. It was a bit hazy, but the London landmarks were worth the trip, having never seen them from this angle before. The picture shows Tower Bridge with the Tower of London next to it. The large ship is HMS Belfast, part of the Imperial War Museum. After a little while my vertigo kicks in, something to do with knowing I am connected to the ground, and I descended with some rapidity. When it comes to flying machines I don't get vertigo, instead I worry about what we are going to crash into!

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

12 Aug 16

What a great view! I remember seeing so much of that area from the London Olympics.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

13 Aug 16

You can see the Olympic Stadium from The Shard, but yesterday was quite hazy so not a great view

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

13 Aug 16

@Ronrybs I do love views like that. The last time I tried to get up to the top of the Empire State Building in NYC, it was too foggy and they wouldn't let anyone go up there. So I will have to try again another time!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

13 Aug 16

@CRK109 The only other building I've been to the top of was the Sears, or Willis, Tower in Chicago. That was a nice day and gave an excellent view

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

13 Aug 16

What a beautiful view, but I fear that my vertigo would kick in as soon as I look down. I almost feel bad looking at the photo.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

14 Aug 16

@Ronrybs My vertigo and claustrophobia are pretty bad, even if I am concentrating I cannot fight them.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

13 Aug 16

As long as I am concentrating on something I'm not too bad

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

14 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I only get the former, I can cope with one at a time!

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peavey

@peavey (16936)

• United States

13 Aug 16

That's an awesome shot! I've never been to London, but I'd like to go some day.

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peavey

@peavey (16936)

• United States

15 Aug 16

@Ronrybs Maybe not. I am not very familiar with it.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

14 Aug 16

It is good to get two of the city's landmarks in the shot. The belfast is probably not so well known outside the UK

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

14 Aug 16

What a breathtaking view.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

14 Aug 16

As long as you don't get too close to the edge, even with the glass

Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43602)

• Denver, Colorado

12 Aug 16

I was about to say "me too." Then I realized you were talking about something else.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

12 Aug 16

Having fun with titles!

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Kerry

@lovebeingmummy2 (806)

• Aberdeen, Scotland

13 Aug 16

Very nice photo

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

13 Aug 16

It would have been nice to get one without glass in the way, but I'm glad it was there

ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74987)

• United States

12 Aug 16

What a beautiful photo. I would be terrified up that high though.

Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

12 Aug 16

What a stunning photo Ron! Thanks for taking us along. I get vertigo big time when high also

but not in planes. Strange.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

12 Aug 16

It must be something to do with knowing you're connected to the ground, me thinks

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Sue H.

@CinnamonGrl (7086)

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

12 Aug 16

Love the picture! I like seeing the landmarks, because it's not likely I'll get there myself. Ya never know, though. I'm not crazy about heights, I have to have something secure surrounding me, lol.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

12 Aug 16

It is a bit weird, even behind the glass I was careful not to get close to the edge

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