There's something otherworldly about the Zeppelins as they silently and calmly float across the London Sky. Like a scene from War Of The Worlds, this ominous, phallic airborne presence has suddenly appeared as if from nowhere, without warning.
The addition of the glass-bottomed swimming pool to the underside of the Zeppelin is a stroke of genius. After a decade of cheap flights, everyone is overly familiar with the horizontal cloud level perspective of aeroplanes. The sub aquatic vertical view is a new and quite exhilarating experience for even the most seasoned jet-setter.
However, the operating company do need to rethink their effluence prevention policy. The bluey inky clouds generated by a chemical reaction to urine or fecal matter only help to obscure the wonderful view. As a fellow sky-swimmer said to me in the changing rooms after my last visit; what's a spot of piss at 8000ft?
Monday 27 October 2008
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