When I was a young kid back in the Philippines, I always look forward to fiesta season when the carnival comes to town with various rides and shows. The centerpiece of the carnival was the ferris wheel and I never missed a ride despite the funny feeling on my stomach when the gondola comes down. So when I visited London last year, I made sure to ride their landmark ferris wheel called the London Eye. The ride was much slower taking 30 minutes for a full turn and was intentionally built as an observatory to provide visitors a bird’s eye view of the city. I took this photograph a day before I took the ride while exploring my hotel’s neighborhood. I also booked the champagne experience package to skip the lines and for a less crowded gondola and synchronized my ride with the time of the sunset. Unless one is scared of heights, every visitor to London should ride the London Eye where the view of the city is just breathtaking.
I loved riding the London Eye. It goes so slow, you don’t even feel like you are moving. What great views you will see when riding it. I would love to ride it at different times of the day and when it snows.
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When I rode it, I checked the time of sunset for that day to make sure I was right at the top when the sun sets. It was an amazing experience.
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That is fantastic. I was on a tour so I didnt get yo choose.
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Great photo, that wheel looks really scary. We have the Linq here in Vegas, never rode it either.
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I almost rode the one in Vegas but one of my friends was scared of heights so we decided not to go on it.
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