The Eye on Malaysia

I guess we must have all heard about the Eye on Malaysia in conjunction with 'Visit Malaysia 2007'. So what is the Eye? It is a 60m high ferris wheel located by Lake Titiwangsa near Dewan Budaya. We used Jalan Tun Razak to get to the Eye last Saturday afternoon. It was a beautiful day for a ride in the gondola of the Eye.

The queue was not very long at 4pm so we were in the gondola after a short wait. It was also not a very 'hot' wait as there were adequate fans at the waiting area. The fee per adult is RM15 and children below 8 years old pay RM8. The Eye is 'new' and coated in white. Capacity of the gondola (that is what they call the indivual 'baskets' on the wheel) is 8 adults (max.) but I would reckon 4 adults and 2 children would be just nice. Oh, if you fancy a private gondola, you can book one for RM100! Steep... but I guess makes good money for the operator.

The gondola went around for 6 rounds and gave us good views of parts of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. It is also air conditioned so the ride was pleasant. We even saw a bird perched on the frame of the wheel whilst we were up there. All in all, it was a pleasant and smooth ride... a ONCE in a lifetime experience (note the capitalised 'once'). Have a pleasant ride if you are ever in KL and riding the Eye!

The Eye overlooking Lake Titiwangsa.
















The PETRONAS Twin Towers at the background.
































The ticket.
















































Mummy and Jess enjoying the view.









































"That's all folks!"