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The London Eye: The London Eye

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Veröffentlicht am 21:02 25.07.2007 von tashaway



Walk along South Bank, walk across Westminster Bridge, take a cruise along the Thames, and you won't be able to miss the London Eye.

At 135 metres high, the Eye (also known as the Millenium Wheel), is currently the world's largest observation wheel and for many, a must-see London attraction.

I'd already seen the Eye a number of times on my trips to the city. I'd been one of those tourists with their cameras pointed upwards, trying to get the perfect shot of the giant wheel with its slow-moving glass capsules. The next logical step was to 'take flight'.

Standard flights on the London Eye cost £15.00 for adults and £7.50 for children, with the prices being reduced if you pre-book your tickets by phone or online.

The London Eye is open from 10.00am - 8.00pm daily during winter, and 10.00am - 9.00pm during the summer months. Having been forewarned about the long queues on weekend afternoons and evenings, my husband and I chose a windy Friday evening for our London Eye experience.

Apparently if you time it right, it's an amazing way to see the sunset. We didn't time it right. By the time we boarded our glass capsule it was already dark. No matter. The night time views were also a treat, looking down at the lights of the city and its landmarks, and off into the distance. I'm told that on a clear day, you can see all the way to Windsor Castle from the top of the Eye.

From the ground it may look like the capsules are barely moving, but once you're inside them, they move fast enough for the wheel to revolve completely in approximately 30 minutes. There's a bench seat in the middle of each capsule, if you want to sit down and enjoy the views, but I have to admit that my husband and I spent most of the flight standing, transfixed by the views and trying to get the perfect night-time shot of Big Ben.

At the end of the journey, as your capsule descends back towards the Thames, mounted cameras takes a souvenir photo the occupants of each capsule. These can be purchased after you disembark, and before you walk back along South Bank, and get on a train or a bus, and disappear back into the city of London, which you now have seen from above.

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