Tianjin Eye

I really didn't expect Tianjin to have a tourist attraction like The Eye. They've shamelessly ripped off the London Eye, but I think it's safe to say Tianjin takes in far fewer visitors. Most of the foreigners I've talked to here have never been on it... but I thought it might be worth a try.

Gary and I went around 6pm and had to wait out dusk. It was yet another foggy, smoggy Tianjin day, so the only way to get any good views would be after sundown when we could at least see the city lights.

The Eye is built over a bridge, so as we entered the cable car, we were just underneath the traffic. As the Eye turned, we came up to street level, and eventually all the way above it and back down under the street.

There wasn't much to see out one side of the car, but the other side had a decent view of the Hai River that snakes through the city. But what you see here is about the extent of the "breathtaking" views that these tourist attractions promise.

I think the location could have been better and maybe offered more to see from the top of the wheel... but all in all, not a bad excursion for a Tianjin visitor.