Tuesday 22 December 2009

A Flight On The Eye

I'd been wanting to go on The Eye for some time and just ran out of time on my other trips to London. This time I was determined to somehow fit it in. Despite rumours of long queues and the need to book in advance, I got more or less straight on at 10.00 a.m.


View from a bridge


It's big!


Up and away!


'Look at those people down there - they look like ants!'


'They are ants - we haven't taken off yet'


Big Ben suddenly looks a lot smaller


Despite the height, the flight was very slow and
gentle and not at all nerve-wracking





Back down to Earth

There was a fine selection of statues nearby, including these:



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