London Eye, London

...with some friends to the London Eye. Living in London, we had waited a while before doing it, not at all convinced after the infamous start. At the end, it was worthwhile, a great day out. I booked using the website, which is really easy and gives a lot of information, especially if you don’t know the area (I work close to Waterloo, so I passed on this). It also tells you the story of The London Eye, and almost everything you need to know about ...
...the info. It was about 10 days before our chosen date, but all the morning slots were already full (hint: book well in advance). Not a problem anyway, an afternoon flight was perfect for us. We were just 9, so we couldn’t make use of the group discount (more than 10). Prices were £9 (£5 for children). There is also the possibility of renting a whole capsule, champagne evenings and loads more but we went for the single fare. On arrival, there ...

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The London Eye was built on the side of the River thames for opening in the year 2000 melenium. It is situated at the side of the River Thames, across from the houses of parliament. GETTING THERE The London eye is about a 5 minute walk from London Waterloo Tube and Train station (eurostar, south west trains, northern line tube, waterloo and city line tube, jubilee line tube and bakerloo line tube), following signs for south bank. It is also about ...
...When you get to the London Eye the first thing you have to do is get tickets from the building to the side of it, if you have not prebooked and recieved your tickets through the post. The queues are not long and go down quickly so this is not a problem. From here there is a queue to get onto the eye which consists of one or two parts depending on how busy it is (which generally depends on the weather). There is a main queue and in busy times a queue ...

DC-DanielColeflax 10.08.2007 · Read full review
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When I went to London recently I had to go and visit the London eye, my friends had been and said it was good. But, I had to check it out for myself. We had to book over the phone how many tickets we wanted, which was relatively easy. We paid by credit card and our details were confirmed and we got our ride booked shall I say. The prices I thought were quite reasonable, to think you pay £4 for A rides at Blackpool and the London eye which costs £8.50 ...
...then went to see the London Eye, just one advice make sure you go to the toilet before hand, because it could be some time before you get off! The skies were clear and we got a great view, the best bit is when your right at the top. You can see the Dome, Houses of Parliament, and lots more. Football stadiums, houses it does take your breath away. The Eye is very accessible situated near Waterloo East station it’s very easy to get to, unlike ...

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...family member who works in London who picked them up for us, then mailed them to us. That is what you should try and do if at all possible. Getting there, there is a small café which is reasonably priced, but you can get on the eye within a half hour period, so you do not need to wait too long really. The eye is situated a five to ten minute walk from Waterloo East station, and obviously near the tube station. I assume London buses run near the ...
...the eye is great. The ride is about 25-30 minutes, and, as long as the skies are clear, the views are great. As it is situated near the Thames river, the view of that is great, and you can see for miles. The Dome was just about in site, and as the Houses of Parliament are close, you get a good view of them too. Getting into one of the glass pods is easy, it moves slowly, although I do not think that getting a wheelchair in is possible. This is possibly ...

danradders 07.01.2001 · Read full review
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...made a small trek to London with a friend, and found myself being led in the direction of the London Eye. For the entire duration of the journey to London I had been refusing to go on it. I do not like heights, I do not enjoy being scared, I've never even been in an airplane! There was no way on the planet that I was going to go in what seemed to me to be a flimsy bubble dangling on a hula hoop (bearing in mind I hadn't read or seen anything factual ...
...'it's great, you must try it!') 135 metres in the air above London! Oh, and I most certainly wasn't going to pay over £15 for the privilege!! Okay, so I later discovered they're not bubbles, they're 'capsules', and they're not dangling, they're actually very securely mounted. Actually I cannot help but be in awe of the design, there is in fact no dangling involved, the capsules glide serenly around the big wheel, and at such a slow speed that even ...

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...altitude, you get to see London in its various perspectives as well. This gave the city the colour of personality. Part of London was shrouded in mist and fog as rain hit a certain area of town, near Westminster, the sun shone brightly behind Big Ben, lighting up the river and the bridge as the water caught and reflected the sunlight. you get a clear view of Buckinham Palace and the park and you just get a peak of St Pauls. The view of which is remniscent ...
...the different perspectives. You catch London in all its splendour, its moodiness, its commercialistic aspect and its historical side. The kids love it too as they get to see the people down below become smaller and smaller, where vehiles begin to resemble the play-cars they regularly play with. This attraction is easily acessible by bus or by tubes. It is midpoint between the Waterloo tube stations and the Westminster tube stations. I would recommend ...

yingli.lim 14.12.2000 (17.01.2001) · Read full review
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...oppertunity to travel down to London but when I dd I ensured I had an evening free to check out the London Eye. I got the tube from Ealing Broadway to Westminister(I hope I've spelt that correctly I'm not to familiar with the tube stations!) and walked up to the wheel. You could also travel to the London Eye by bus, Taxi or Car, but the underground is probably the fastest way to travel to the attraction. So i reach the wheel and the first thing ...
...Parliment and the Tower of London amongst others. The ride lasted about 30 minutes and when you got off there was a chance to purchase photographs of your capsule but they were quite expensive. I throughly enjoyed the experience and would love to go on the London Eye again, although the price isn't cheap! Well worth seeing-it overlooks the River Themes brilliantly. ...

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The British Airways London Eye stands 135 metres above the London skyline and is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames next to Jubilee Gardens and County Hall. It is shaped like a giant bicycle wheel, each spoke leading to a glass pod which can hold 25 people. In total there are 32 glass pods, meaning the wheel can carry 800 passengers in one complete revolution. Each flight lasts for 30 minutes and allows passengers to hop on and off without ...
...miles, offering great views of London and fantastic photo opportunities. At the bottom there is also a gift shop and café. I think the London eye is one of the capitals best tourist attractions. I have been on it twice, once during the day and the second time at sunset, this was great and I would definitely recommend going later in the evening; less busy and you get magnificent views of the sunset over London. When we went we purchased the standard ...

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A trip on the London Eye was my boyfriend's treat to me for our 7th anniversary - how romantic! On the ticket you are advised to turn up an hour before 'departure', and when we arrived, you could see why. The queues are hundreds of people long! We thought perhaps we wouldn't even make it to the front on time. However, the line of people moves forward quickly, and there are stewards all along the way. Despite that, I wonder if perhaps it's quite ...
...when there's the views across London it is really quite spectacular. We were lucky because it was a clear evening, we timed it to catch the sunset, so it was really beautiful. As Londoners, we were fortunate to be able to recognise the districts of the city. I felt that an in-pod commentary or map would have been helpful for those who were less familiar with the landscape. The seating in the centre of the pod is useful for those who feel vulnerable ...

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...Last weekend I stayed in London for some hours and visited London Eye. I was faszinated about this really great ferriswheel. Here for you some good informations about it: The British Airways London Eye is one of the most imaginative Millennium projects to have been conceived for London. In its inspiration and in its design it has drawn on the great tradition of celebratory structures such as the Ferris Wheel built for Chicago's World's Columbian ...
...engineering innovation. The British Airways London Eye will be a new London landmark for a new Millennium. <><><><><><><><><><><> The Idea <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The London Eye was the idea of architects David Marks and Julia Barfield. When the press called for suggestions for ways to celebrate the Millennium, landmarks and monuments were proposed but David and Julia felt that it should be much more than that. They agreed ...

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...However we got to the London Eye around midday on a Saturday and I couldn’t see anything for crowds and crowds of people. We had purchased a two attraction ticket earlier that day while at Madame Tussauds to save a little money and, to be honest, would not have bothered with the Eye if this hadn’t been the case. Naively we thought that a ticket was a ticket, but alas we were wrong! On arriving at the London Eye we then had to go to the customer services ...
...in there for our ‘real’ London Eye ticket by exchanging the two attraction ‘voucher’. After 20 minutes in this queue we were informed that the next queueing time for the Eye was 2pm, giving us an hour before being allowed to even join the queue! We duly went to get some lunch which we ate on the pavement, again because the whole area is so ridiculously busy. At 2pm we returned to the Eye and joined the queue. After being in this queue for an hour ...

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...Millenium Wheel - or the London Eye. Let me tell you a story... One day in the Spring of last year, in an effort to cheer me up, my two friends decided to take me to have a girl's day in London. Our first stop was The London Eye. We took the train from Southampton to Waterloo which as luck would have it is just a short walk down to the embankment. We could not fail to spot this most magnificent of structures to be erected in London since Nelson's ...
...really enjoyed the flight and would like to do it again at night. We were able to spend a great day in London and the best memory is without doubt the London Eye. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a fear of enclosed spaces or heights! ...

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The British Airways London Eye is located by the River Thames, near to Westinster Bridge and the Jubilee Gardens. It is easy to get to by public transport and there are tube stations located at Westminster (take exit 1 for Westminster Pier), Waterloo (take the South Bank exit which is number 6). and the Embankment. There are also, of course, the Mainline Stations of Waterloo and Charing Cross. There are a number of bus routes and bus tours that go ...
...on the London Eye web-site. http://www.british-airways.com/londoneye/ Travelling to the Eye by car is not recommended, due to the traffic in central London, but car parks are available on the South Bank. If travelling on an organised coach trip there is a pick off and drop off point, but I am sure your tour courier will advise you on this. Tickets can be purchased from the County Hall near to the London Eye and can either be purchased for that ...

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...Building has gone on in London over the last 40 Years. So much so that you can not actually See Tower Bridge or The Tower that is not that far down the River. Saint Pauls seems hidden amongst all those tall buildings, and does not impose itself as Wren built it too. For the Train Buffs it prob is at its best as Charing Cross looks like a large train set. There is the PHOTO OP as you near the end of the FLIGHT where you are instructed to stand ...
...purchase an Overpriced Computer Printed Photo, but thats everyones own choice. The inside of the Pods seemed to be sprayed with something, perhaps they have had Fly Problems, but Nana found it affected her eyes a bit. The ride was smooth and well organised, so we were off in time to Walk Over Hungerford Bridge a quick look at Trafalgar Square to conclude Chloe's day of learning about Britains Past then on the Tube Charing Cross to St Pancras and ...

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...wanted to go on the London Eye for a very long time- but was always looking for that ideal situation- the empty capsule. The queues always seemed too long, too chaotic, too many screaming children, too many sweaty bodies all clumped together in a sort of makeshift hothouse glass capsule. After about a year, I realised I wasn't going to spend the princely sum required for hiring a private capsule (and face it, wasn't going to make a scene) so called ...
...you could see all of London in panoramic form from Westminster to Canary Wharf. People look like ants. All of the recognisable London landscape is within view. The capsule glides quietly up and there is an attendant in every capsule in case anyone goes a bit loony and tries to pry open the doors and jump out. Well thought of. It moves terribly slowly so you feel you are getting your money's worth. And at about £9 per person for a half hour ride, ...

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