倫敦升空巡遊 飛越西歐第一高樓
貴為西歐第一高樓的倫敦The Shard,開幕時遇上金融不景氣一度無人租,似利刀的外形受市民爭議,幸好今年五月,被英國皇家建築師學會(RIBA)評選為「2014最佳商業大樓」,隨即吐氣揚眉,位於72樓的觀景台遊客似雲來,不過,高處未算高,欣賞新地標不用登堂入室,大可跳上直升機巡航,以占士拜的派頭一網打盡倫敦新舊建築![table] [tr] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/01.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/01.jpg[/img] 所有升空之旅由Battersea直升機場出發。[/url] [/td] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/02.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/02.jpg[/img] 回程時把倫敦眼、聖保羅大教堂、The Shard一網打盡。[/url] [/td] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/03.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/03.jpg[/img] 高空看The Gherkin子彈建築更立體。[/url] [/td] [/tr] [/table]
機師Paul一句「Ready?Go!」,乘坐Eurocopter AS350直升機連同我的心一併升上1,250呎高空,短短20分鐘航程沒有起承轉合,雙眼定睛鳥瞰倫敦心臟地帶尋寶,火車軌變大動脈,遊人如螞蟻,一氣呵成送上東岸的如積木白金漢宮和西敏寺,接著是大圓頂的聖保羅大教堂,空中看The Gherkin建築真的如子彈,沿着泰晤士河西岸飛行,河上15座橋如繩子,當中倫敦塔橋最經典,西岸最易找到倫敦眼,飛到O2前,機師掟個靚彎,掠過前衛的大會堂後,駛近高310米的The Shard,感覺伸手可及,由曾經設計巴黎龐比度中心的意大利建築師Renzo Piano操刀,遠看似桅帆,近觀頂尖原來是鋸齒狀,如今全西歐第一高建築也不過在我腳下。
[table] [tr] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/04.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/04.jpg[/img] 看到格林威治附近的O2,直升機便會轉彎回程。[/url] [/td] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/05.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/05.jpg[/img] 由於東岸受保護的歷史建築林立,直升機只能沿西岸低飛。[/url] [/td] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/06.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/06.jpg[/img] 作為西歐第一高樓的The Shard就在我腳下。[/url] [/td] [/tr] [/table]
直升機每次可載六名客人,價錢每位$2,644,豪氣包機盛惠$13,220,平均每分鐘超過$130,價錢如坐倫敦的士一樣嚇破膽,不過,自去年負責人Chris首創The London Helicopter倫敦直升機觀光之旅後,預約接不停手,證明富豪玩意有市場,平日在用於急救或私人專用的Battersea直升機坪作起點,飛越千呎高空數歷史建築,「我在南非試玩一次後引發我把直升機之旅引入倫敦,能夠一次過飽覽市內新舊交融的建築,看到倫敦的活力才最震撼。」Chris說。
[table][tr][td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/07.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/07.jpg[/img] 升空一刻,無盡的天際線把新舊建築共冶一爐。[/url] [/td] [td] [url=http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/large/08.jpg][img]http://static.apple.nextmedia.com/images/apple-photos/apple_sub/20140722/small/08.jpg[/img] 中央的Waterloo站流線型的設計非常前衛科幻。[/url][/td][/tr][/table]
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