I have to admit that I never really understood the need for building this cable car across the Thames, which apparently cost millions to build and is losing £50,000 a week. All the more reason to invest my £4.40 into our beloved mayor's pet project.
So we DLR-ed it all the way to Royal Victoria, swiped our Oyster Cards and on the cable car we went. It was rather windy that day, which made our car swing a tad bit too much for my taste. The views were, well, ok. The area surrounding the Emirates Airline is still a bit industrial and since it's quite far into exotic East-London, the views of London's skyline are rather distant.
The entire ride took about ten minutes and all along our views were soundtracked by a music video of The Snowman, which does seem to embellish the views somewhat.
Haha. I don't know anyone who's actually 'flown' the Emirates Airline before, so it's nice to know that it's just as underwhelming as it looks.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of funny as that is how they try to make you feel; like you're soaring across the Thames. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis posts cracked me up...too funny! I love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Corinne.
DeleteI only used it once and that was just to get from A to B - I think it serves that purpose well but I wouldn't necessarily think of it as anything more exciting than that! Nice that you had some champagne at the other end though :)
ReplyDeleteI think that's a good way of seeing it. :-)
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