Best Views of London

Opened in 2014, the Sky Garden located on the 32nd floor of the Walkie Talkie building, has been welcoming tourists and Londoners alike to a superb view of the great city. Boasting 360 degree views from observation decks and an open air terrace, one can spend much time up there playing 'Spot the Landmark'.

I pre-booked my free visit a few weeks prior but since we were there midday, during the week, it wasn't all that busy and people were showing up off the street and getting up.

We wandered slowly around the unobstructed views, taking photos and enjoying the gorgeous, sunny sky.

I think one day I'd like to go back for a cocktail at sunset. To watch the sun descend over west London and the twinkling lights of the city spring on. I bet it's something special.

What is it about being able to experience a place from a new perspective that really makes you appreciate it? There's only so much you can see from street level. In fact, while we were here looking down, we could see an interesting facade, but didn't know what it was. Back down on ground level we hunted for the building we had seen and discovered St. Dunstan-in-the-East, a WWII bombed out church made into a beautiful city garden.

  

PS. re-read this post and count how many landmarks you can see from the 20 Fenchurch Street window views.

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Best Views of Paris

Iconic cities usually have iconic skylines. That means if you view the city of let's say Paris from the Eiffel Tower, you are missing the best bit of the skyline by being in the very structure the city is known for. Don't get me wrong, taking the diagonal lift up (or stairs if you are adventurous) to the viewing decks of the Eiffel Tower is something spectacular and a must do at least once in your lifetime, however seeing the city for what it's famous for is also a must do in my books.

Eiffel Tower in the distance

To the Google machine! I discovered a place called Printemps Haussmann, a great big department store which fellow bloggers were calling "The Best Views of Paris".  I might just have to agree. We happened to arrive around sunset and took the 9 flights of escalators up to the rooftop terrace and after admiring the cityscape views we decided to actually sit down and enjoy a hot drink while the sun sank into the horizon behind my treasured Eiffel Tower.

Paris Opera House

L'église de la Madeleine

La Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre

Printemps

Well worth the free admission and accidentally perfectly timed arrival. I couldn't have imagined a better view.

Have you visited Printemps for the views? Do you have a better spot to scope out this iconic skyline?

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