After seeing the London Eye for the first time I felt very nervous, it looked like a huge white frisbee which had yoyos stuck to the sides of it.  

The London Eye didn’t stop to let us on because it went so slowly we had to jump on.  I was scared that when I had to jump on I would fall in the gap between the pod and the water.  The water looked dim and cold and that is one place I’m glad I didn’t end up!  As soon as I had jumped into the pod I sat on the bench in the middle.  I didn’t move it’s not that I’m scared of being so high off the ground it’s the fact that it went out over water!

I concentrated on the roof tops, I looked down once and all the people looked like dolls and the houses looked like their houses! You could see right across London because the pods were made of glass.  I saw Buckingham Palace, Wembley Stadium and there was a building which I would describe as a blue cucumber!  You could see for miles right across London.  

I was scared that the doors would open and I would fall out.  I thought I was very lucky because it’s not every day that I’m able to ride the London Eye!  I noticed how excited everybody was and I was sat not moving and I was very scared.  When we were nearly at the bottom I was relieved but the last thing I needed to do was get off it.  I jumped and landed safely on the ground, when I got out I was quite glad that I was off but I was also happy that I could tell people I had actually rode on the London Eye.

By Molly

Waiting in line, I was hardly nervous at all just very excited with the London Eye looming above me.  When we were getting on the pod it didn’t stop so we had to jump on over a gap where I could see the surface of the murky, gushing river.  I had sudden second thoughts, I didn’t want to die I thought of jumping off over the now rather large gap.  The doors closed I didn’t feel scared anymore I was warm and cosy.

I took some photos of the fantastic views even though we weren’t even a quarter of the way up. For a while I just looked at the view happily.

Rising slowly we were nearing the top I was a little bit upset because when we got to the top we would have to start coming down.

With my hand on top of Big Ben I got Zarah to take a picture of me with my disposable camera. The Houses of Parliament were standing in front of a beautiful sunset and the bridge with the tiny little moving rectangle lorries it was unbelievable. The view was almost blinding especially the sunset from the safe white wheel.  It was indescribable.

Then we started going down.  I looked through the glass at the wonderful view and took some more pictures.  An announcement told us to go to the northeast and northwest sides of the pod for a photograph.  For a while, we waited for the pod to get near to the camera, a big flash lit up the pod and then we landed.  We had to quickly jump off.  The ground felt funny when we got off because we were no longer moving.

By Jasmine

Year 6 accompanied by Mrs Wright, Mrs Garnett, Mrs Hawksley, John Buttrick (Children’s University) and four Children’s University mentors all visited London on Monday, 24th November.

Everyone arrived in good time to catch the 7am train from Hull Paragon Station.

The day included travelling on the Underground, a walking sight-seeing tour including 10, Downing Street, the Cenotaph, Horse Guards Parade, Westminster, Buckingham Palace and St James Park.

The visit to Parliament started with security checks at Portcullis House and a question time with Diana Johnson MP.

The children then visited the various grand halls including the House of Commons, St Stephens Hall and Westminster Hall.

The next stop was a ride on the London Eye which everyone loved even though some had felt a little nervous before the trip as the London Eye is so BIG! After the ride most people wanted another turn but it was time to get back to Kings Cross for the journey home.

A good time was had by all. Many thanks to the Children’s University particularly John Buttrick for organising and subsidising the trip.