I Have My Eye On You!

Yesterday we got to see and ride on the London Eye! It was so cool! I am not a fan of the ferris wheel, so I wasn't sure how I would do on something that looks a lot like one. It wasn't anything like it though. You can barely tell that it is even moving, not to mention the absolutely breathtaking sights from the window. It is a completely enclosed, glass bullet shaped encasement that takes almost an hour to go around. At night time they have the eye lit up with blue lights, so although they don't run it at night we could at least enjoy seeing the attraction in the dark. The eye also sits above the water too!


The second picture is of the Big Ben, Parliament, and the adjoining buildings as seen from the London Eye. It was absolutely amazing to see this view as the sun was setting and from above.


Today, we went to St Thomas Hospital to meet with multiple nurses mostly specializing in Cardiology, as well as one specializing in diabetes, and another in GYN oncology. It was really neat to hear about what they are doing in Britain and to be able to compare it with the US health care system. I also had the opportunity to tour the Accident and Emergency Center (equivalent of our Emergency Room) and also the Urgent Care Center. I am doing a research paper comparing the services offered in both Britain and the US as well as in relation to the British walk-in centers and the Minute Clinics in the US. This was a wonderful opportunity to see how the public health care system works. We also went to the chapel where we saw some beautiful paintings as well as a carving/sculpture of Florence Nightingale.