The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London and was officially opened on 31 December 1999, but did not open to the paying public until 9 March 2000. The Eye was designed by the husband-and-wife team of Julia Barfield and David Marks of Marks Barfield Architects. Sir Richard Rogers, winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize, wrote of the London Eye…
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Shakespeare & The Globe Theatre
I’ve been fascinated by London and it’s history ever since I can remember, but it was amazing to see the city through the eyes of a visitor. Taking Vicki on a boat trip down the Thames is actually a first for me! The FT building is on the site of Shakespeare’s Globe, and the pub is so old that it is where the actors changed before performances. The first Globe…
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