{"id":824,"date":"2009-11-25T15:31:33","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T15:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/?p=824"},"modified":"2021-12-30T15:52:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:52:16","slug":"london-at-christmas-and-a-trip-on-the-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/2009\/11\/25\/london-at-christmas-and-a-trip-on-the-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"London at Christmas and a trip on the Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That time of year has come around again and it&#8217;s off to London for a quick scoot around the shops and a go on the eye.<\/p>\n<p>For this young lady it a first visit to the big smoke and one that she&#8217;ll never remember.<\/p>\n<p>Great fun for the adults though as we get to enjoy some quality time together and to soak up some of that Christmas spirit to get us all Christmassy. The visit was made late November so we dodged the utter craziness it can be in the run-up to the Christmas. It never gets boring going up to see the lights on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Carnaby Street. London always manages to put on a good show with the lights being different every year.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-828 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-828 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox-free fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-small fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-828\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-2.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Check me out! Centre shot in front of the London eye\" data-attachment-id=\"830\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Check me out! Centre shot in front of the London eye\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-2\/2459147069.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Check me out! Centre shot in front of the London eye<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-4.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mum looking forward to going on the big wheel\" data-attachment-id=\"831\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mum looking forward to going on the big wheel\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-4\/2442200620.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mum looking forward to going on the big wheel<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-5.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Give us a lift, I cant see much from down here!\" data-attachment-id=\"832\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Give us a lift, I cant see much from down here!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-5\/3388783945.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Give us a lift, I cant see much from down here!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-6.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Overlooking London, so much to see.\" data-attachment-id=\"833\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Overlooking London, so much to see.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-6\/2183015996.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Overlooking London, so much to see.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-7.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Houses of Parliment from the London eye\" data-attachment-id=\"834\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Houses of Parliment from the London eye\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-7\/2032651139.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Houses of Parliment from the London eye<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-8.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"I want that big balloon, it&#039;s gigantic!\" data-attachment-id=\"835\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"I want that big balloon, it&#039;s gigantic!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-8\/1701465529.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">I want that big balloon, it's gigantic!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-9.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"This is a great place for shopping so got myself a fancy rattle.\" data-attachment-id=\"836\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"This is a great place for shopping so got myself a fancy rattle.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-9\/1023932124.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">This is a great place for shopping so got myself a fancy rattle.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-10.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Party time in Carnaby Street. Nanny does most of the dancing\" data-attachment-id=\"837\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Party time in Carnaby Street. Nanny does most of the dancing\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-10\/295587458.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Party time in Carnaby Street. Nanny does most of the dancing<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-11.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Aww Chinese food makes me feel Chinesey\" data-attachment-id=\"838\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Aww Chinese food makes me feel Chinesey\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-11\/1545605775.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Aww Chinese food makes me feel Chinesey<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-12.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Someone fancied some Chinese food, most of which fell on the floor though.\" data-attachment-id=\"839\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Someone fancied some Chinese food, most of which fell on the floor though.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-12\/3406188169.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Someone fancied some Chinese food, most of which fell on the floor though.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-13.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Astonished sister on Oxford Street with lights aglow\" data-attachment-id=\"840\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Astonished sister on Oxford Street with lights aglow\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-13\/2410741341.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Astonished sister on Oxford Street with lights aglow<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-14.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Oxford street lights\" data-attachment-id=\"841\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Oxford street lights\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-14\/2631707809.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Oxford street lights<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/london_eye-16.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Selfridges Festive Facade\" data-attachment-id=\"842\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Selfridges Festive Facade\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/08\/london_eye-16\/4093790195.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Selfridges Festive Facade<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sZZ9fRcFbWY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That time of year has come around again and it&#8217;s off to London for a quick scoot around the shops and a go on the eye. For this young lady it a first visit to the big smoke and one that she&#8217;ll never remember. Great fun for the adults though as we get to enjoy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[77,75,102],"class_list":{"0":"post-824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-occasion-news","8":"tag-carnaby-street","9":"tag-london-eye","10":"tag-sightseeing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3754,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions\/3754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}