Strawberry and apple carts were abandoned in the streets below the high-rise.

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Drivers who register on the PayByPhone website can use their iPhones or BlackBerrys to pay for one of more than 260 parking spaces with electronic "pucks" embedded in the streets below them.

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Meanwhile, on the streets below, tens of thousands of people in costume ate, drank and made mitzvahs.

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For all the oligarchs and bankers making their home in London, not all the streets are paved with gold: there are areas of the city where life expectancy is below the Welsh average.

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Le Jardin is a semi-outdoor, trellis-covered alternative to the packed bars of the popular Lan Kwai Fong district located on the streets below, while Feather Boa lacks any sort of signage out front and serves fruity daiquiris in massive glasses with chocolate dusted rims.

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