Sunset North

During a frenetic London visit I had a go on the London Eye. Timing was spot on for a twilight anti-clockwise big wheel rotation.  A 40 minute queue, a wonder at how deep the pilings are and a marvel at the helical steel cables and we were off.  Virtually throwing the children into our moving pod, video and stills camera out and moments later we were watching the sun setting north across the river..............

No not really, but we were looking across the Thames - to the northern banks thereof - and there was a gorgeous sunset.  Really, we are looking around 253 degrees west at the setting sun, so the river is flowing from left to right in the picture, approximately south to north at this point. Interesting alteration of common paradigm; the north/south London divide.

It also turns out that a college friend of mine is a good friend of Tristan Gooley, goodness me. Here's another pic from the Eye too.