I Always Wanted Ride The London Eye

There are a lot of pretty interesting London attractions to visit, but the London Eye is one I’ve been wanting to try for a long time.  I love ferris wheels to start with, and the eye is really one very big, very slow moving, super high tech ferris wheel.  Those who designed it, may take a bit of offense to that, but when you look at it from a distance, that exactly what it reminds most people of.  Especially, when it’s all lit up at night, just like at the fair.  But, when you get up close it, I think it’s much more sci-fi looking then anything.  Everyone one of those pods look like some kind of mini space shuttle.  Pretty cool looking actually.

A really great time to go see it, is during new years eve celebrations when a whole host of fireworks are set off using the Eye as a backdrop.  In recent years, it’s off course been much more than just a backdrop, the Eye is really the center piece of the whole fireworks display.  What with a multitude of fireworks shooting off the circular sturcture.  With some shooting inwards, and some shooting outwards, it’s quite spectacular to watch.  I’ve always thought it would be cool to spend New Years in a different major city every year.  I think the display in London actually tops the falling ball in New York.  Time to start planning that trip