In 2003, we visited London and rode the London Eye. Logan didn’t remember much of it since she was only five years old so she requested we go again before leaving London.
Lucky for us it was a somewhat clear day and we were afforded spectacular views of the city. At 135 meters (or 443 feet for us Americans), the London Eye, located on the South Bank, is the 5th tallest structure in London (after the Shard, BT Tower, Tower 42 and One Canada Square at Canary Wharf). The ride is about 30 minutes. If you’ve got a special occasion (maybe a marriage proposal?) you can rent out a private pod for £350.
A few photos looking at the London Eye from different locations in the city:
From Westminster
From the top of the New Zealand Building
From the Horse Guard Parade (Whitehall)
And photos from within the the “EYE POD”:
Logan in 2003
Again in 2003
What a difference 10 years make
Views from the London Eye:
Big Ben
Looking straight up…
Love seeing all the bright red buses
Although I wasn’t keen on spending £29.50 on the ride, I’m glad we ended up going again. It was worth it!
Displaced Beachbums 
Lovely shots of the Eye and from it. I haven’t been on it for about 10 years and I live in London! it was only meant to be a temporary structure for the Millennium and was meant to come down by about 2005 but Londoners loved it so it stayed.
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Thank you ~ glad you liked the photos from the Eye. I had heard it was suppose to be temporary when we went on it in 2002 and was happy when it ended up being permanent. I’m sure the amount of money it rakes in helped in making the decision £ £ £ £
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Such a great post! I’d love to ride the London Eye and love the perspective in that first photo!
(and I am doing well, thank you. Back to work full time with some limitations which will resolve over time 🙂 )
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Lovely series of pictures, I like specially the one with double decker buses, so British.
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Thanks! I love the bright red buses too ~ they always stand out so nicely in photos especially on a grey day in London.
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I find it hard to believe that the wheel has been there so long. Seems like only yesterday that it went up. (And I still haven’t been on it.)
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I couldn’t believe it had been so long either until I see how much my daughter has grown ~ yikes!
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