A few years ago I travelled to London with my daughter for a city break after New Years. We stayed with my dear friend from Brunei in their beautiful London apartment and had so much fun together. These kinds of visits stay in your heart forever. In addition to spending time with my friend and her family, Emilia and I toured the tourist attractions, of which one was The London Eye.
I am sure most tourists are familiar with the London Eye. When walking around London it’s quite hard to miss! I always love to see sights from above, so of course it was something I wanted to experience.
I would suggest you buy the tickets online in advance to avoid the worst of the queues. It’s also a good idea to read all the tips on the website on how to make your visit a smooth one.
The birds-eye tour inside the pod takes around half an hour.
I adore London’s red buses.
It may be a bit tricky to get good photos as there will be many others in the pod with you.
The views are just breathtaking.
The Houses of Parliament and the iconic Big Ben are something I never tire of looking at.
The sun started setting during our tour.
If I were to go again, I think I’d go when the sun has set. I love city lights, you see.
I absolutely recommend you visit this attraction if you haven’t been yet. If you have, I would be happy to hear what you thought in the comments below.
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
Good thing you were able to get a ride during sunset.. your shots are fantastic.. 😊
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Thanks Maria! I want to go when it’s utterly dark next time, to see the city lights at their best. Thank you for visiting and commenting 💕
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you’re welcome Suvi! Me too, I wanted to see the city lights at night next time.. Hope you can follow my blog.. 🙂
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Oh looks like sunset time it’s the best time to be in the pod of the London Eye 🙂
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Yes, I must catch it properly next time! ❤
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Great picture! Totally agree. A x
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Thanks Annabelle!
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Your photos are wonderful!! We’ve been on the London Eye several times and I definitely recommend doing it at night – my favourite time with the city lights twinkling. It looks completely different to day time.
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Ooh that really sounds fabulous, great to hear your experiences of the night time ride! That’s next on my list for sure 💕
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Suvi—fantastic shots!! In 2012, I rode the Singapore Flyer which is very much like the Eye except very slightly larger. I believe the Las Vegas one is slightly larger than both. 🙂
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Did you try the Helsinki Sky Wheel? Wow it would be quite cool to do the Las Vegas one in the evening – can you imagine all the lights and colors all around?
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Thanks for liking my post Suvi and Little Mermaid! 🙂
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Wow amazing. Realy enjoyed reading it
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Thank you for your encouraging words and taking time to read the post! London is always full of adventure 🙂
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You also write about finland, trust me finland is a dream place for me for no reason. When i was child i somebody used to ask me “where u want to visit?” My spontaneous reply used to be ” finland, spain and egypt.” I still wonder why i want to visit there hahaha
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Whaaat, that is funny! Well I hope you visit one day or then you can visit via my blog 😉
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Sure
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Thanks to share with us your esceptional photos of this historical town with also modern quarters .
In friendship
Michel
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Hi Michel! Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment 🙂
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ahh sounds like a lovely time. i could never go on the eye, i have such a fear of heights, i talked myself in to going on the a much smaller “eye” in Niagara Falls,Canada … just to see if i had out grown my fears.. NOPE.. i broke out in the worst sweat, almost pressed the intercom to get me down, my husband talked to me and got thorough the rest of the ride..talk about memories:)lol
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Oh no, what a disaster! I think it’s best for you to stay on the ground, you don’t want to go through that again 😦
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Lol, yes I shall leave it to the experts:) Suvi
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Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site and commented:
From a great and wonderful adventurer named Suvi.
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What memories. I rode the Eye many years ago. It is a cool thing. Thank you for sharing. There is some more similar in DC, but it moves quicker.
P.S. I can see you sitting down in one of the car putting your bare feet up.
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Hey John, we also have one in Helsinki these days! It’s called Finnair Sky Wheel. 🙂
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Cool. You are making me want to visit Helsinki.
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Thank you for the stunning aerial views of London – I have spent much time walking through London town, so it is very refreshing to see it from this very different perspective.
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I just adore London! Thank you for your kind comment 😀
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Some extremely good photos from the London Eye Suvi. We went on it some years ago but it was during the day, I like your photos of the sun setting over the Houses of Parliament, they look gorgeous. I think your suggestions are useful but the only problem of booking tickets in advance is that one can’t predict the weather and you may not get good photos if it’s wet or there is low cloud which would be sad as it’s an expensive ride. Still, it depends on how long you will be spending in the city as to whether it’s necessary to pre book or not – as no one wants to wait ages queueing!
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You are right Marion, it would be a pity to go on a rainy day and miss the beautiful views!
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