The London Eye
So yeah, we are in London. This is Europe: London is only 2:15 from Paris by train and we wanted to go to Paris anyway, so may as well take a side trip to the U.K. Travelers’ logic.
The last time I was in London, not including multiples transfers at Heathrow airport, was in 1998. I had never seen the London Eye, the giant Ferris wheel set up in the capital to celebrate the millennium. It was high on my “must visit list”, for both the somewhat unusual character of the landmark and the view from the wheel.
I wasn’t disappointed. When getting off the tube at Westminster, the view is unbeatable. Up close, the 135 meters high wheel is quite impressive as well.
Each capsule holds about 25 people but we were lucky as it wasn’t that busy when we visited. One revolution takes about 30 minutes — the flight is slow enough that you truly get to enjoy the sights: the many bridges across the Thames, Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster… London is a beautiful city, no doubt about that.
You can follow our trip to the U.K here on Flickr: United Kingdom.
 London Eye Esplanade |
 Going Up… |
Along the Thames
Train Station
 The Pod and Big Ben |
 The Wheel |
 The Bridges and the Thames |
 Pod on Top |
 The London Eye |
 London Eye in Feng’s Eye |
 Inside the Pod |
 Big Ben |
The Thames
Downtown London
Big Ben and the Bridge
Related articles:
- London By Night
- Along the River Thames
- Art and Culture in the U.K
- Europe in our Eyes
- The Tower of London
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How wonderful!!
This is one of those attractions that you have to do once to experience it.
Have you ever noticed how we photograher travelers often have to find the higher points in a city, like a tower,a sky scraper,etc,to photograph views from on top? I love to do that too!!
@Agnes — We did! That and Indian food of course
@Linguist-in-Waiting — Thank you! I’m preparing an “eye” series like that.
@Tulsa Gentleman — It wasn’t that busy, I think we were ahead of the July crowd, lucky us.
@Ghosty Kips — That and coming to Canada
@Poem — Thank you!
@shionge — I’d love to see the Singapore one! Do you have pictures of it?
@Soleil — Was it there already? We were lucky the weather was good too, I heard it can be quite foggy up there.
@khengsiong — Ouch!
@Charles Dastodd — I know, me too! It’s an amazing city.
@Cynthia — That’s the problem with pets I guess. But you know, London is cheaper than Paris!
@barbara — I love going up to get an overview of the city, you are right!
Amazing views, and incredible pics! That does look like a great experience for sure. I love looking out and seeing great views like that.
I can see the London Eye and Big Ben from my window.
Did you see my building? Ha ha…