Beautiful view of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben from the London Eye

London By Night...

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December 15th 2005
Luke, Heath and I caught a beautiful glimpse of London by night from the infamous London Eye. The structure itself is amazing, a huge erected wheel on the banks of the Thames, with glass capsules that you step into to view the lovely city scape. Whilst still turning, security do a quick sweep for any nasties that may have been left behind, once cleared you simply walk in to an egg shaped capsule ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more