Despite living and working in London I had never taken a trip on the London Eye before, that all changed in Christmas 2006. My boyfriend’s mum had received free tickets for the London Eye and Thames river cruise, which she gave to us. We got priority queuing but to be honest the queues weren’t that bad. This might have been because of the time of year (30/12/06). We took the river cruise first. The cruise was excellent; we sat outside, which was freezing, but worth it for the views. The intricate history of the buildings, bridges and areas of London received on the boat trip is incredible.

I live in London and thought I knew the buildings and history quite well, but details such as the type of birds on Blackfriars bridge being different on each side due to whether they are facing towards or away from the sea, made me realise how little I know. The trip takes about 40 minutes, and you get a free drink, we got mulled wine but I presume it changes with the season. I would definitely recommend the trip, especially if you don’t plan to get a guide for the eye, this will give you a perspective of which buildings are which and the history of them. After finished the cruise we headed to the queue for the eye. We queued for about 35 minutes, which didn’t seem to bad. The views are spectacular but we didn’t get a guide and I think it would be worthwhile doing as there were questions I wanted to ask about some buildings. I would take another trip on the eye as I would love to see across London at night, its beautiful just from the train so I can imagine that at night the views are spectacular.

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