London Eye, London

After recently reviewing The London Aquarium, I thought it might be a good idea to have The London Eye listed next door so to speak. Both The Aquarium and The Eye are within a strolls distance away from each other along the South Bank and though its not exactly a cheap day out, its something quite memorable and worth the time. Please read on to find out more. ******** THE LONDON EYE ************ The eye resembles a huge Ferris wheel but unlike a ...
...overlooking the beautiful city if London and it is quite a beautiful structure. At 450 feet at the highest point, its quite a picture. It took six years to build and was the idea of husband and wife team Julia Barfield and David Marks. It was intended to be entered into the millennium landmark competition, which they didn't win as it was cancelled anyway. However since its launch in 2000, The Eye has won an impressive collection of awards. These ...

mrsmopples 14.02.2006 (16.02.2006) · Read full review
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...a champagne flight on the London Eye via Internet (www.londoneye.com) as a surprise. Price and booking ----------------------- The champagne flight costs 35 pounds for adults and children older than 4 years if you buy the ticket in the ticket office and you get 10% discount if you book online. We had to choose from nine flight times (12.00; 13.00; 14.00; 15.00; 16.00; 17.00; 18.00; 19.00 and 20.00). We decided to get the one starting at 12 o’clock. ...
...site of London Eye (www.londoneye.com) then pressed the Tickets and Prices button. Then he checked the Flights: the third is the Champagne Flight, you can find a short description about the content of the price and there is a link where you can book your tickets via Internet. The London Eye --------------------- I’m sure that 99% of you know what London Eye is and probably 90% of you have already tried it. I’m writing this paragraph for those who ...

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NAME OF LOCATION: BA London Eye, the tallest structure in London, which is like a Ferris wheel. BACKGROUND: Sponsored by British Airways since 1996, it is one of the most well known Millennium structures. I have always wanted to go on this, and we keep hearing rumours that it is only going to be open a few more years (don’t know if they are true) so we decided that we would do it this year. Gee Vee Travel, a Barnsley company were doing a day special ...
...a 40-minute ride on the London Eye (called a flight to keep with the BA theme) and is near Westminster Bridge at the side of County Hall. The ticket office is inside County Hall and nearby is the London Aquarium, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament including the tower, which houses Big Ben. TRANSPORT: We went by coach from Chesterfield to London, which dropped us off at Buckingham Palace for a guided tour then picked us up and dropped ...

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The London Eye is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames and is just 5 minutes walk from Waterloo Station. Brief History:- The creators of the London Eye were husband and wife David Marks and Julia Barfield and they wanted to create an exciting new way to view London and the London Eye was created. It took six years to turn the London Eye into what it is today an amazing landmark which can be seen as you fly into London Heathrow. The ...
...out at the Lights of London was breathtaking, viewing the Houses of Parliament, Canary Wharf, Big Ben and many more historic sights of London. Each capsule can carry a maximum of 25 passengers and there are 32 capsules that create the London Eye this is to represent the number of London Boroughs but 13 you will discover has been missed out. I am scared of heights so booking the London Eye was not a terrific idea of mine but I was willing to give ...

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...As it turned out the London Eye would be the main attraction of the weekend. ---Background--- Many areas throughout the world created special attractions and landmarks to celebrate the turning of the Millennium. In London, one of the attractions was the then named 'Millennium Wheel'. At a total cost of £75m it took 16 months from the first piece to be made until it took it's first passengers in 2000. I remember watching TV and there being a news ...
...so took a Tube to London Bridge (about 20 mins slow walk away) and took a nice leisurely stroll down the riverbank to reach it. ---Flights--- 'Rides' on the London Eye are called flights - presumably because of its association with British Airways. One flight takes 35 minutes and can accommodate up to 25 people ---Prices--- For a standard flight, the price is £11 and this is the most popular method of flying the Eye. Over 60s get a £1 discount, ...

m.lyon 30.10.2003 (04.11.2003) · Read full review
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"The Eye has done for London what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris, which is to give it a symbol and to let people climb above the city and look back down on it. Not just specialists or rich people, but everybody. That's the beauty of it: it is public and accessible, and it is in a great position at the heart of London." - Sir Richard Rogers, winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize. When the British Airways London Eye was first opened on 31st ...
...become a major landmark in London and subsequently the UK's most popular paid for visitor attraction, with over 3.5 million people a year visiting it. It is not hard to see why; a breathtaking feat of engineering resembling a giant bicycle wheel held in place by an A-shaped frame, the Eye is Europe's largest Ferris wheel and the World's tallest cantilevered observational wheel, offering unparalleled views over some of London's most famous attractions. ...

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...a different perspective then the London eye is the best way to do it. This 135 metre high observation wheel is a symbol of 21st century and can be seen from many boroughs in London as it towers over the River Thames. Big Ben and other landmarks are dwarfed beside it. The London eye is situated in the heart of London – adjacent to Westminster Bridge. There are three main stations you can use Waterloo, Westminster or Embankment. The nearest one out ...
...book a flight on the London eye – You can call the 24-hour automated booking line. You will need your credit card details and you also need to input the time and day you wish to book. The other option is to book on-line at www.ba-londoneye.com. And if you find you have travelled all that way for nothing and you still want to go at a later date then you can always buy your ticket at County Hall. County Hall is where you can buy both advanced and same ...

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...to do when we visited London in November - apart from avoiding a lethal dose of lead poisoning from a trigger-happy sniper protecting George Dubya on his recent, almost private, state visit - was take a spin on the Eye...or to give it its Sunday name, The BRITISH AIRWAYS LONDON EYE. Now, if you're not familiar with this attraction, let me explain right now that we're not talking about a visit to the the Museum of Anatomy, or even a specialist opticians, ...
...is...... THE LONDON EYE sits on the South Bank of the River Thames, almost directly opposite Big Ben and between Hungerford Bridge and Westminster Bridge. Waterloo Tube Station and Westminster Tube Station are the closest, around five minutes walking following signs for The South Bank. Waterloo Rail Station is also around five minutes walk, and Charing Cross Station is about 15 minutes distant. Buses to the London Eye include the 211, 24 and 11. ...

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...still beautiful. The look of london from the air was lovely. tip. take an A-Z up with you to help identify the landmarks. The second time i went on was with a couple of friends visiting london from america. We hadn't prebooked the tickets and this was mid july so the only time we were able to get on was in the evening. However i feel this only enhanced the pleasure as we got the goldeny evening sun which was oh so gorgeous. The second time was just ...
...take an american. The london eye is in london on the south side of the river, just look up and walk in the direction of the big wheel! You can't miss it!! Enjoy. Oh, another tip; don't look out of the end panes of glass, they're a bit bendy and distorty and make your eyes go weird!! ...

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...have given permission for the London Eye to now be a permanent fixture, thus it will NOT have to be taken down! Last weekend ‘er indoors and my good self decided to pay a visit to the London Eye to see what all the fuss was about, I know it’s been open a while now but hey… ~~~~~~~ QUICK INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~ The London Eye was built as a ‘millenium’ project in conjunction with British Airways and Lambeth Council along with several other financial ...
...River Thames next to Westminster bridge therefore and is basically a giant Ferris wheel with 32 glass pods mounted on the outside of the wheel which is approx. 140 metres high giving an unrestricted birds eye view of London, and is currently ‘the world’s highest observation wheel’, however as a ‘millenium’ project it was only given planing consent lasting until 2005 (5 yrs) in which it has to come down, negotiations are on going at the moment with ...

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...as I could do. The London Eye has been sponsored by British Airways since 1996 but it wasn’t until last year that I actually got the chance to take a 'flight on the London Eye. The London Eye took six years to be built and is often referred to as The Millennium Wheel because it was built to mark a new millennium. The London Eye is fairly central in the City of London and can be easily reached by public transport as both Westminster and Waterloo ...
...can book tickets for the London Eye on-line, by an automated phone-line, or at The County Hall which is opposite the entrance for the London Eye. You are advised to arrive 30 minutes before your 'flight time. We bought our tickets online and collected them from the County Hall about half an hour before our flight time. An adult ticket costs £11 and a children’s ticket is £5.50. You can choose from a selection of ticket options which include a river ...

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...the Internet Site for the London Eye, as I knew that was close to The Houses Of Parliament. The Web Site gave us all the information need, from pictures of the views to all the travel information needed. All the prices were available to see for all of the different types of Flights you can take. (Flights being Rides). I could give you the list of all of these but why? When you can visit the site yourself right? Londoneye.com. They were doing a special ...
...fairly reasonable price for a London Attraction, as it did last over 30 Minutes. So we booked the Tickets which we were able to pick up at the Ticket Office right outside the London Eye the very next day. We only had to queue for 5 minutes for the tickets. Anyway, here for some more details. *HOW TO GET THERE* This is how we got there. I am not a travel expert and I'm sure most of you know how to get to London know. We arrived at Paddington Train ...

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...was a point on the London eye when I realised that I was in a perspex Kinder egg dangling over the Thames with at least another 13 minutes to go before my feet touched the ground. This, combined with the tourists having a domestic over photo taking made me sit down and contemplate what on earth I was doing up there. We really need to find a new religion! The website for this giant folly is great, really informative and easy to navigate. It is found ...
...talking about let me fill you in. This was the Millenium project that succeeded - and it wasn't even a Millenium project because the competition had no winner. The architects Mr and Mrs Marks and Barfield respectively decided to go ahead with their superlative ferris wheel and British Airways spotted a good thing and became partners. It currently rakes in a fortune for them. Everything about it is superlative - it took the largest cranes to build ...

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...cry? I went on the London Eye! Firstly let me explain why this is a big deal for me. As you may have already guessed I have a problem with heights. I am scared stiff of what I perceive to be ‘unsafe’ heights. This means that I can stand on the top of St Paul’s Cathedral and look over the wall with no problem at all, as I feel completely safe up there. On the other hand I can get about four rungs up a ladder (on a good day) and I am bordering on ...
...go on the British Airways London Eye in the first place. We were going to down to stay with a friend in London to see the Moody Blues at the Royal Albert Hall (sorry Offy!) and he asked if he should book tickets for the Eye. He has a terrible fear of heights and he had already been on twice and enjoyed it so I figured that if he could do it I could. The other main factor was that I know Dave would enjoy it more if I was with him, bless him. The ...

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