At the beginning of December, I learned via Twitter that the owners of the Shard , the EU's tallest building which has recently being completed, had donated 4000 tickets to access The View from the Shard , the viewing galleries on the 68th and 72nd floors of the giant to Southwark residents. All we had to do was go to our local library with proof of residence and collect our tickets. I did and this Saturday, a week before the viewing galleries open to the public, I got to admire the views over London. Luckily, after a week of snow, the weather had turn to a more sunny disposition and we were treated to the extra spectacle of window cleaners abseiling the southern side of the building and playing to the gallery. As can be expected the views over London are unparalleled and my worry, based on the pictures I had seen so far, that we may end up being too high and therefore at the wrong angle were unfounded. From the entrance on Joiner Street, we queued to have our bags scanned a...
life, with a pink seasoning; an LGBT perspective.