TRAVEL — ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
The London Eye, Palace of Westminster, and Westminster Abbey
And bridges across the Thames
No visit to London is complete without a ride on the London Eye, the world’s tallest cantilevered wheel (anchored on one side only) which takes you 135 meters above the ground and gives you a 360-degree view of the city.
But getting on the wheel is not easy. Lines run miles long especially during summers and school holidays. We left home early and were in the queue by half-past nine. Luckily we got our tickets within half an hour and were in the queue to get in the capsule for less than an hour.
Before getting on the wheel we watched the London Eye 4D movie, a multi-sensory, four-minute show which brings the city to life through video and special effects including bubbles and scents.
Opened in 2000, the London Eye was going to be a temporary attraction to mark the Millennium but was so successful that it was granted a permanent permit. A figure released in June 2008, revealed that thirty million people had ridden it since the day it was opened. More recently an estimated 3.75 million visitors ride it every year.
It took us less than half an hour to complete the circle. Although I am not scared of heights, going that…
