Heights and fun

Building in the middle is the Walkie Talkie,
can you tell by the shape? 

Skygarden, the highest garden in the UK
at the top of the Walkie Talkie

Skygarden

Skygarden, 36 floors up,
great views of Thames and all of London

Tower Bridge was our next stop,
we walked along the top

Glass walkway at the top

Obligatory selfie

How daring

Back with the happy Smith family

Sitting in bed, booking tickets for the day. The Walkie Talkie only has 3 spots left all day, quick, click, click, quick. Done. Tickets are secured. Phew.  So now its time to decide which t-shirt to wear and get going. 

A quick ride in direct to Cannon St station and we are at the feet of the Walkie Talkie. The line to get in is very long. How can this place be so popular on a Monday morning. Waiting. Waiting. Advance. Waiting. Finally we can have our turn to get through security and we are whisked away to the top floor and Skygarden. Lets head straight out to the veranda, right in front of the Shard. There is the Thames. We can see right down to Canary Wharf. Which way do we look first? Much photo snapping and exploring all over. Its so nice up here in the light filled atrium we have lunch.

Now onto Tower Bridge, not too long of a line and we are in. Boring video about building the bridge, moving on I want to get to the walkway. So do all the other kids in the place. Jane is not so sure. Where is the walkway. Its right in the middle, covered with happy tourists doing their photos. Thankfully there is a strip of normal path at the side for the grandmothers to tippy toe around. The glass is pretty dirty but I still manage to find a spot without kids for my smiling portrait. Now photos of shoes. Its all good fun!

Back with the crazy, happy Smith family. Watching Wimbledon on TV for Nick Kyrgios v’s Andy Murray match whilst eating strawberries and cream. How British.