On Sunday 15th of July, the Saraswat Samaj organised a trip to the
London Eye. About 40 Bhanaps got together and oh! what a fun it was!
The London Eye is a wheel that rotates. It has about twenty
capsules that each hold around fifteen to twenty people and is
approximately sixty metres high.
When you get to the highest point on the London Eye, you can see
almost the whole of London including all its famous spots, for
example, Big Ben, The Thames, Buckingham Palace and many more. All the
cars and people look diminutive like miniature displays in the
Beaconscot Model Village at Beaconsfield.
All the capsules on the London eye are made of very strong glass
and the floor is made of steel. There are also seats which are made of
polished wood just in case you get tired of standing up. The London
eye rotates extremely slowly, taking about half an hour for the whole
wheel to spin once.
After the ride on this very famous millennium landmark, everyone
walked down to St. James's Park for a picnic. A variety of food was
brought along; sandwiches, fruit, crisps, biryani, rulaam and much
more. After the other children and I had finished a quick meal, we
began to play cricket. Just as we started our game, a band from Yeovil
town began playing in the bandstand.
At about quarter to five, after much laughter and chattering, most
of the children and a few adults set out on their walk to the BFI
London IMAX cinema on London's South bank where we had decided to see
a three dimensional film called " Encounter in the third
dimension" that was about a professor who informs you about the
difference between three dimensional and two dimensional images.
After the film, which lasted about one and a half hours, the Bhanap
group who had come to see the IMAX cinema went home by different forms
of transport.
We must express our thanks to all the Committee members who
organised a wonderful day out for us.
