The Monument review
Every time I wound around a corner I was met by three mountain climbers who wanted to squeeze past. I could hear a load of Italians a few floors up, laughing and joking like they were having fun. It took me nine minutes to climb it -- and that was nine minutes of solid stair climbing, with only a couple of rest stops along the way (...okay, maybe more than a couple). But that was followed by ten minutes of me collapsed against a wall trying to think happy thoughts and slow my heart down.
See if you can spot these landmarks: I'm not giving you any points for Tower Bridge, because that's far too easy. But how about City Hall and the Tower of London? Southwark Cathedral is a bit more of a challenge. And how about the Golden Hinde? Greenwich is very difficult -- you will have to know what the power station looks like to find that.
When you finally stumble, half-dead, back down to the bottom the guy is waiting to give you a little certificate, just so you can prove to the world that you were dumb enough to climb it. What do you think?Please leave a comment
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