I arrived in London at roughly 8 the next morning (I took a red-eye out of NY). Utterly exhausted and drained from the overnight flight, I fought through it and spent the day exploring as much as possible. We were headed to Nice the following morning, so there was no time to spare! Cindy did her best as tour guide (we were very short on time). Our first stop was Big Ben and the London Eye.
Now that I look back, I really regret not taking the chance to go on the London Eye. I’ve heard that it is a spectacular way to see London. Although it looks oh so small in this picture next to Big Ben, it is actually really, really large. Besides being a rather time-consuming activity, Cindy informed me that it was pretty expensive. At the time (well, and still now..) we were trying to keep our costs low. There’s always next time! Just another excuse to go back! Look at the London Eye from this angle:
[some photos courtesy of Cindy- she’s a great photographer!]
If you're ever this way again, look me up! The Eye is fantastic, you HAVE to try it! Louise @misswriteuk from BornToBeATourist.com xxKeep writing the good stuff!
Yea i definitely regret not "splurging" at the time, although now I have a reason to go back (among many other reasons). Thanks for the comment! 🙂
This is a really great post and advertisement for London! Being from the UK it is difficult to appreciate the country until you move away but whenever you return that is when you truly see the beauty that you are leaving behind. Heather and I loved traveling around London in Summer 2010, we saw all the main sights that you indicated and also were fortunate to go to the Wimbledon tennis Championships which was awesome! A great post for a great city!