We've wanted to ride the Eye since the first day we saw it, a cold clear January day when I took the picture at left, because it is an amazing thing to behold, considering how it dominates the skyline of London. When our friend K came for a visit last month, we had a new impetus to finally go do it. Tickets will set you back £17.00 per person, which is no small sum, but we all felt it was worth it, especially because the ride lasts 30 minutes. There was a long queue for tickets, but with so many cashiers working, the line moved very fast, and we waited less than 10 minutes to purchase them. The line to actually board the eye was also fairly quick, with another 10 or so minute wait.
I appreciate that they do not pack the cars full--there were probably 15 people max in our car, which meant we could walk around and view the city from all directions without too much crowding. There are also benches in the middle for those who would rather sit. Apparently you can rent cars for private parties, because the car directly ahead of ours had 5 people in birthday hats eating food & drink with waitstaff with them.
Can you make out the birthday hats in the car in front of us?
The views were really fantastic--I wish it hadn't been quite so overcast, but visibility was still very good (none of that pesky fog, just a few rain clouds).
Looking West: Westminster, Parliament, Big Ben. Looking East: Waterloo, City of London
M & K on the bench; M & me with Big Ben directly between us.
Crowd around a performing group; Car below us above the performing group.
I found myself taking more pictures of the Eye itself than of the views of London! Hehe. Oops. But it is just so unique that I couldn't help it.
Center of the Eye; the car behind us at the zenith of the ride
For more Eye pictures, go to our Picasa album.
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