London Eye, Boat Party on the Thames and London Aquarium

This weekend was the 2nd since a long time we spent in London. Last weekend was spent holed up at home doing our Australia Tax Returns - hopefully we get to claim some back!

Friday evening started off with all trains on the Jubilee line canceled when we are on our way to a Masquerade Boat Party organised by our church for 25+. What a good time to have a tube canceled on you - when you are rushing to catch a boat. I had this sudden flash of brilliance of "Why don't we catch the Thames Clipper to the pier instead? " which Mr T reluctantly agreed. After 20 minutes of waiting for a ferry to arrive, we finally manage to get onto the clipper, and long story short...managed to arrive at Embankment pier to see Erasmus (our party ship) still docked and people still queueing to get on. It's the first boat party for us as a couple, and I must say that being on the top dock of the boat, in the cold London weather and taking in the sights of London - Big Ben and the London Eye at night is something.

 Our smallgroup leader looking stunning!!!!

We decided on Sunday to make full use of our Annual Merlin Pass and visit the London Aquarium....and the first of our many trips to the London Eye. The aquarium is I guess just like any other aquarium we've been to except that I got to see shark eggs and ray fish eggs!!! Very interesting...they look like a "dumpling" with the baby fish wrapped inside - 1 dumpling per fish!

London eye ride is quite amazing - probably London's tallest point? But yeah as mentioned, this is the first of many - we intend to make at last 10 trips to the London eye this year, and one for each time of the day... haha dawn, sunset, bright shiny afternoon...