{"id":201,"date":"2012-11-29T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goatsurfer.com\/retromtb\/?p=201"},"modified":"2012-11-29T13:58:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:58:22","slug":"high-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatsurfer.com\/retromtb\/?p=201","title":{"rendered":"High Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heron_Tower\">The Heron Tower<\/a> at 100 Bishopsgate is 230 metres (755 ft) tall and has a massive 70,000-litre aquarium containing over 1,200 fish in the Reception area on the ground floor.<\/p>\n<p>I was there for work purposes and didn&#8217;t have a camera so shot these pix on my Android phone. It has 46 floors and I was only on Floor 17 when I shot these pix<\/p>\n<p>Sadly one of London&#8217;s most noticeable landmarks <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/30_St_Mary_Axe\">&#8216;The Gherkin&#8217; (30 St Mary Axe)<\/a> was on the other side of the tower to me so couldn&#8217;t get any shots of that. I intend to go back to visit the Sky Bar on the 40th Floor and shoot some proper long exposure night stills across London with my 40D&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reception<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goatsurfer.com\/images\/Heron_Tower_Nov_2012_01.jpg?resize=620%2C465\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;That fish tank&#8217;<\/strong> <strong>(end on)<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goatsurfer.com\/images\/Heron_Tower_Nov_2012_02.jpg?resize=600%2C800\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Room with a view (17th Floor)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe &#8216;L&#8217; shaped building with the relatively low roof at the 9 O&#8217;Clock position is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liverpool_Street_Station\">Liverpool Street Station<\/a>, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goatsurfer.com\/images\/Heron_Tower_Nov_2012_03.jpg?resize=620%2C465\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goatsurfer.com\/images\/Heron_Tower_Nov_2012_04.jpg?resize=620%2C465\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;That fish tank&#8217; (shot taken by someone else and ganked from the internets)<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goatsurfer.com\/images\/Heron_Tower_Fishtank.jpg?resize=620%2C465\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heron Tower at 100 Bishopsgate is 230 metres (755 ft) tall and has a massive 70,000-litre aquarium containing over 1,200 fish in the Reception area on the ground floor. 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