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Hope It Doesn't Break Today

            Today I am still in Portsmouth UK, the south coast city famous for all things nautical. Harbors, ferries to the close Isle of Wight, cross to France, Admiral Nelson and how England repelled the French.

I headed down to the Gunwharf Quays, an area of restaurants, shops, sunshine, navy stations and museums and the Spinnaker Tower.

This 100m high tower is a Portsmouth landmark seen from all over the place.

At the top, there is the dreaded glass floor, and you have to take your shoes off to cross it, which I did. If you wear shoes you can crack the glass and fall through. Well not quite.

But ultimately, I decided that the young girls spread eagled on the glass made for a better idea of the feeling rather than my socks.

Strangely, the brain takes over first when you step on it, and I couldn't fight the urge to grab the railing along the side. The reality is, if the glass gave way, holding the railing would be useless.

I am sure many people think "there is always a chance the glass could break" hoping it won't happen when they are on it. So everyone probably hopes it won't happen to them.

There are a couple of other shots from my day below.

Hope Challenge
In Between Theme - between the solid bits

Taken on: June 8, 2013

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Portsmouth

Spinnaker

Tower

Glass

Hope

Tall

Floor

Freefall

Girl

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