London Eye

My first impression of the London Eye was "huge ferris wheel, whats the big deal?".

state fair ferris wheel, right?

I never really pictured myself paying 17 pounds (about 27 dollars) to go on a ferris wheel, but it was Sunday night and a couple friends were going and I got talked into it.  It turns out that it is, without a doubt, the best view of London.  We got on just as the sun was setting, so in our 35 minute loop we got to see sunset, dusk and night.  Perfect timing.  Here are a couple of the views.

Trafalger Square (and Piccadilly in the background) at sunset.

Parliament and Big Ben at the start of our London Eye ride

Same view at the end of our ride.

Definitely worth the 17 pounds.  I'm a former skeptic converted.