“The eyes are the mirror of the soul” ~Yiddish Proverb
The London Eye was just built in the year 2000. Like the Millennium Bridge, it has gained popularity very quickly over the past 10 years. While waiting to board The Eye, I started reading a short inscription on a plaque. It was a poem that spoke about the beauty of seeing London from above. Truthfully, it was everything that the poem said it would be. The pods connected to the wheel provide 360 viewing for riders. It's a great place to let London into your soul.
Seeing something is not the only or best way to experience a place, but it is certainly important. Humanity is driven by images. We create signs with images, take pictures, watch TV... all of hese activities are oriented around images. Capturing a place in one's mind requires a picture. The London Eye gives people that picture. What they do with it is up to them.
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