Eye views

The 'flight' took about 45 minutes and was most spectacular ... and not at all scary, in spite of how it looks. It was a rainy day so the showers impeded the views, but I think you will get the idea from these shots. I would strongly encourage London visitors to do it. It was worth the waiting in queue. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you, Carole and Don.

MAgz at the top.

The London Aquariam and the Dali exhibition

The river Thames

The Houses of Parliament at WESMINSTER and Big Ben.

Nelson's Column and Trafalgar square are in the low middle bit here.

That's Buckingham Palace in the middle ....

All aboard

... my new handbag is my ultimate defence weapon against the world .... and heights!

The Eye Pod

Each pod holds about 15 people. The Eye continues to rotate at a very slow speed and tou have to jump in fast as it passes by the boarding gate.

Hiidy peep

Careful Mags, there's an Eye behind you .... You ncan just see one of the Pods of the Eye behind Mags here. We're getting closer.

Pirates ...

Johnny Depp was in town too.....

Well ...

he rose up fast and started cycling ... and ...

Gotcha!

Strange creature ...

There are a great variety of street entertainers in London. This guy was on the Embankment. Magz wondered aht might happen if she gave him some money ....

The London Eye

This is what it looks like from an ant's point of view. (from the top, people look like ants!) Since Magz and I are both a bit dodgy with high things (from the top) we wondered a bit about the prospect of going up there at this point!

Cheery queueueue

Meeting Hugh's parents

We went to London to meet Hugh's parents, Carole and Don. They suggested a flight (that's what its called) on the London Eye. Here we are beginning the queueueueueue. (It took an hour..... in the rain... but the British do queueueueing better than anyone else and it was not at all a bad experience ... even in the rain.)

Proof positive ...

that Magz and George and I were indeed in the City of London ..

London´s latest giant

This new structure towers over the western skyline in London. Follow me through London town and you will see what I mean .......... I didn't get to figure out what exactly it was as my guidebook dates from 1994 - the time of my last visit to London. Things have changed a bit since then!