Day 1 - River Cruise and London Eye

The plan this first afternoon was a ride at one of London's most visited sights - the London Eye . We took a classic double decker bus down to the city and before going up to in the large wheel the kids found a nice playground where they spent half an hour. We also had time for a river cruise on the Thames before we went up in London Eye.

The cruise took us past many of London's top attractions such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Tower Bridge and so on.

Time then for the London Eye. In one of the 32 large eggs that the wheel consists of - we had a fantastic view. We timed our ride to the quarter just before sunset, awesome.

Despite sharing the egg with about 20 other tourists it did not feel it is not crowded and there is plenty of space to walk around and check out the view from all sides.

Tip: book and buy tickets online in advance of the visit.

Combining the London Eye with a river cruise where the dock is located next door to the wheel. Good package price is available at Londoneye.com .