Ticket to Ride

After two jam packed days of touring London we decided to have a quiet day on Friday. The weather was a bit cloudy Thursday, so we didn’t go to the London Eye as James had planned, so we decided to go on Friday evening. The day started out cloudy [typical London] but by about 3pm the clouds broke up and the sun started shining through. Deciding it was a good sign, we got ready and headed out to the Eye.

Arriving at a station downtown James’ dad called so we left the station and we sat with him over a cup of coffee. Then we headed back to the Underground and made our way to the Eye. When we exited at Embankment [the station] James decided to show me the South Bank, a neat little strip along the river with galleries, restaurants and a nifty skate park.

Just after 6pm we went finally went to the Eye. Me, being paranoid about lines, thought we would have to wait in line [queue up] for hours, but it was about a 3-minute wait and we walked right on. Now, I know at least one of you out there doesn’t know what the London Eye is, cough, mom, cough. It’s a huge observation wheel that was opened in 2000. Basically a revolving Ferris wheel with pods that overlooks the city of London. Supposedly 3.5 million people ride on it a year. It’s a calm ride that takes about 30-40 minutes for one rotation. Since it was a great view of London, we took quite a lot of pictures, so enjoy!









and here is one of the little Italian trattoria we went to Thursday night: