If there's one attraction in London that's worth attending more than the other ones, it must be the British Airways London Eye, at least when the weather is good and visibility is high. The London Eye is a 135 meter high obserwation wheel. Although the capsules move at the speed of half a meter each second, the ride lasts thirty minutes. If the weather is good, you can see a lot of London from the above. Fortunately, the weather was great when we were there.
This is how the London Eye looks from the Westminster underground station on the other side of the river.
The first picture is a picture taken from the Tattershal Castle pub on the other side of the Thames. The remaining two pictures in the following set is how the Tattershal Castle pub looks from the Eye.
Each capsule can hold 25 people.
This is the Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament as they are seen from the London Eye.
The buses look pretty small when viewed from a hundred meters above.
And the people are as small as ants. The Eye is certainly not a place for people who are afraid of heights.
This is the river Thames with some ships and bridges.
This is the Charing Cross railway station on the north bank of the Thames.
And this is the Waterloo railway station on the south bank.
And this is one of the tourists that were there! He looks strangely familiar.
And the staff of the London Eye are taking a picture of each capsule shortly before "landing".
These are the remaining pictures taken from the Eye. I can't really identify what's on them, but perhaps someone can help me.
And finally when we were heading back from the pub to the hotel, I took a few pictures of the London Eye at night.
Copyright notice: Text and images copyright by Michal Řeháček and Nicole.