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London
Topic Started: Dec 10 2010, 06:06 PM (1,016 Views)
Michelle
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What a nice city, hope to go there again soon.
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CJ
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Sounds good.

I haven't been for over 10 years. (Well, I did pass through London when going to Brussels, but didn't stop to do or see anything).
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Michelle
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That's quite a long time.
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CJ
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I think quite a lot's changed since then. I'm pretty sure the London Eye wasn't even open last time I went.
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Michelle
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I may have seen that, just don't remember.
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CJ
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It was opened for the Millennium, and it's the largest ferris wheel in Europe (it was the largest in the world until a bigger one was built in China in 2006). Here it is at twilight:

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Michelle
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Wow, that is absolutely beautiful! :D
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CJ
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They also had Routemasters when I went, but they don't any more.
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Michelle
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Oh no, those double decker buses? :( That's sad...
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CJ
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Yeah, those. I guess they just got too old and worn out.
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Michelle
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Oh no... that's so sad...
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CJ
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They are making the new ones, if you remember, but they won't be ready until 2012.
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Michelle
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Oh, I didn't know that... sorry... :$
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CJ
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Well, they will be quite different from the originals. Here's an original one:

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Here's a mock-up of the new one:

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Michelle
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lol Wow. A windowed staircase :P
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CJ
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I know. I must admit, I quite like that, and it should make then quite distinctive.

There's a second staircase at the back, which is also windowed, as shown here:

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Michelle
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Wow that's really cool. I hate to say beautiful.
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CJ
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I'd say so. The old one certainly was too.
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Michelle
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I know, the old ones are cool.
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CJ
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Yeah. The new ones are nice, but something tells me that they won't last for 40 years. That'd have them still being used into the 2050s.
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Michelle
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Whoa... that seems crazy...
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CJ
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It is....I'm surprised the originals lasted for so long.

Here's a picture of The Shard under construction. I think I've already mentioned it in another topic:

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Michelle
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That's an interesting building...
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CJ
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Yeah. As the name suggests, it'll look like a glass shard when it's finished.
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Michelle
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Oh, now that should be interesting.
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CJ
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Yep. It'll be the tallest building in the European Union.
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Michelle
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Wow, that's awesome.
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Matthew
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Well I am english myself and have been to london once, in the autumn of four. it's a good place.
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CJ
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Yeah - I'm sure there's a lot that I haven't seen during my 2½ visits there (two proper visits in 1997 and 1999, and then passing through last year on my way to Brussels).
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Michelle
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I'm glad the Olympics were held here.
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