Bus Challenge No 85!!

View from the Shard

“The Shard…is a 95-storey skyscraper in Southwark, London... Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) high, the Shard is the tallest building in London and is currently the 87th tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the European Union and the fourth tallest building in Europe… The tower's privately operated observation deck, the View from the Shard, was opened to the public on 1 February 2013. The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery on the 69th floor and an open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244.3 metres (802 ft).” Wikipedia

1) Bus to Bath Station
2) Train to Paddington Station, London
3) Bus to the Strand Palace Hotel
4) Covent Garden - lunch and a wander around the market
5) Bus to Piccadilly Circus
6) Royal Academy of Arts – “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse” exhibition
7) Underground to London Bridge
8) View from the Shard – to celebrate Mum’s 80th birthday! Arrived in time to watch the sun set over London, whilst sipping Champagne, and then sat back and marvelled as the city slowly came alight... (Have added way too many extra photos, including one of the Birthday Girl, but it was such a wonderful experience that I took sooooo many photos – this is the shortlist!!)
9) Bus to Strand Palace Hotel
10) Collapse!!

Total bus/train/underground journey times = Have no idea, too many to count!!

(First London backblip: Had wifi in hotel but just didn’t have the time to blip!! It’s going to take some time, but I’ll catch up with you all eventually…)