On our 2006 visit we climbed to the top of St. Paul’s
Cathedral to take in the views.
The climb to the Whispering Gallery, 259 steps high, proved
to be far more daunting than anticipated. The steps were oddly shallow and climbing them was awkward.
And, every few minutes an energetic child would pass us while counting the number of steps out loud.
Parliment
All in all, it was a humbling experience.
Once we caught our breath, we thought “why not?” and headed up to the Stone Gallery, another 378 steps. These steps were of a more normal height however and proved to be much easier to navigate.
Lambeth Palace
The view, I am glad
to say, was definitely worth it.
The London Eye
It was another 530 steps to Golden Gallery but we were up
for it.
The great part was that we actually got to climb through the
rafters that were holding up the dome.
It was fascinating.
The view from the top was nice too, but the photos from the
first level worked best.
The Gherkin
All in all, I’d have to say it’s worth the climb.
The Tower of London
© 2012
PJ Lehrer
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