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Jun 21, 2006 | 2:43 am

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Waterloo Bridge at Sunrise (peeking up behind St Pauls/Canary Wharf)

Jun 21, 2006 | 3:32 am

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Really, Hungerford Bridge over Waterloo Bridge every time. The view is remarkably similar (Hungerford Bridge is a footbridge slightly to the west of Waterloo Bridge - it was recently rebuilt and there are two footbridges now running either side of the train bridge out of Charing Cross - the footbridge on the Waterloo Bridge side has the best view).

http://www.urban75.org/vista/hungerford1.html
http://www.explore-london.co.uk/hunbe.html

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Jun 21, 2006 | 8:27 am

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Ah, even better, you would get a good view of Waterloo Bridge itself then. Yes, that is much better. The view of Waterloo Bridge with Big Ben in the background is iconic with some help from Monet. You could have one of those pictures, well, okay a print copy

to remind you of it.

Jun 21, 2006 | 11:50 am

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Are you sure you're thinking of Waterloo Bridge, and not Westminster Bridge? Waterloo Bridge is the rather ugly, concrete one, that after hours is half parked cars and half speeding buses. Westminster Bridge currently has half of it roped off with scaffolding and the like.

Jun 21, 2006 | 12:26 pm

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I think so, although I agree with the Hungerford suggestion so that you can see Waterloo Bridge

Jun 21, 2006 | 2:29 pm

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. . .What about a private observation pod on the London Eye at the top of its rotation at sunset? . . .

Not a bad idea since one could have champagne etc. if I'm not mistaken. It would indeed be a memorable moment in a pod all alone.

( though at my stage, if I did something like this with my wife as a reproposal, she'd probably tell me to go jump in a river, which of course would be uncomfortably too close for comfort).

good luck with whatever you choose.

Barry

Jun 21, 2006 | 6:46 pm

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. . .What about a private observation pod on the London Eye at the top of its rotation at sunset? . . .

A private one for two is mucho dinero. Several hundred quid. A friend of mine looked into it. He just bought two ordinary tickets and dropped to one knee in a podfull of strangers.

Jun 22, 2006 | 3:16 am

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Ahhh but with Waterloo Bridge, you get to buy the Video to either put her in the mood before hand (even better if you can spend some cash, see if the National Film Institute will do a private showing for you) or you've already got your wedding present to her sorted!

At sunrise, this is the view

Jul 11, 2006 | 10:52 am

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That's the one! A stunning location.

That's were it went down! She was very surprised, I did the second day we were in Cornwall. Great suggestion, the place is absolutely stunning! Here are some pictures:

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