Saga de Singapura - Singapore Flyer

On first day of my visit, I had meetings, meetings and just meetings but everything fell in place and I was free by 4pm. I met Maheshbhai, my host in Singapore at NSU where he is doing his Singapore government sponsored research in the field of the nano technology.
As we had about four hours to spend, we planned to visit the Singapore Flyer.
(Photo courtesy: www.SingaporeFlyer.com.sg)


Fortunately, when we arrived, there was no queue at ticket window. Ticket was a bit expensive S$29 per person but worth for the experience to follow.


Passing through metal detectors and a very small queue, we boarded one of the capsules of the wheel.


Along with us, there was a group of students, a couple from Malaysia and few others.

When our capsule rose slowly, Singapore skyline started appearing and when it reached top, the view was splendid.

It took about 37 minutes to complete the cycle. The capsule next to us seemed to be bought by a couple and they were making romantic scene there and when they realized that many in our capsule were catching those moments in their cameras, they were forced to stop the free entertainment!
While it was indeed a great experience, my technical part of the brain also appreciated the efforts to make this wheel...

Its engineering marvel on its own...