Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer, a 165 metre high, 150 metre wide giant observation wheel which has 28 fully air-conditioned capsules has just been completed and is a striking addition to the Singapore skyline. It opens to the public of 1 March but for the next three days, private previews of the attraction are on, and I was invited by ABN-AMRO Private Bank as their guest for the inaugural flight today.
I invited Eu-Jin along and we had a fabulous time on the flight. This being the Chinese New Year period, they had the "Yu-Sheng" ceremony on board, where we tossed the salad togeterh and ate while rising high above the ground. Each capsule is 4 metres by 7 metres and can accommodate 28 people.
The view was pretty spectacular from up there so I will just let the pics speak for themselves.
The TV cameras and newspaper reporters were all there to cover the event and I appeared in the Straits Times the next day, in a pretty big photo illustrating the article. :-D
The view at night (pic from the website)
The new Singapore skyline (pic from the website)
The capsules (pic from the website)
Me with Eu-Jin on board
Looking out to the city below
The view
Looking down at another capsule at dusk
Inside our capsule - the table was set for this inaugural flight, usually there are seats in the centre