The Ultimate Romantic Celebration of Valentine's Day: The London Eye

You may be wondering how precisely to get past the over-commercialisation of Valentine’s Day and make your Valentine’s Day a truly unforgettable experience for you and your loved one. You certainly shouldn’t struggle for Valentine’s ideas in London,; an extensive range of diverse activities await. Yet instead of going for a conventional romantic meal, why not do something altogether more meaningful and special? Take a captivating flight on the London Eye and marvel at intensely prepossessing, beguiling views over the capital’s most spectacular landmarks.

You may wonder about the very origins of Valentine’s in London. There are not very many facts about the identity of Saint Valentine; in fact, it has even been suggested that there is more than one ‘Valentine’ and there are different narratives about Valentine. There may be uncertainties as regards the true identity of Valentine, yet one thing that is known is that he did truly exist. This has been proven as archaeologists have discovered a Roman catacomb in addition to an ancient church devoted to a Saint Valentine.

How has Valentine’s Day developed into the celebration we have in the current age? Well, by the Middle Ages, Valentine had become one of the most popular saints in both the UK and France. It was at this time that Geoffrey Chaucer wrote his ‘Parliament of Fowls’, which is commonly seen as the primary association of St Valentine's Day with romantic love. Commemorating Richard II of England’s engagement with Anne of Bohemia, he wrote: ‘For this was on St. Valentine's Day When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.’

By the eighteenth century, gift-giving and exchanging of hand-crafted cards on Valentine's Day had become widespread in England. Momentously, it was in 1913 that Hallmark Cards made their first Valentine, and in the mid-1980s, jewellery began being promoted as the ideal gift for a loved one on Valentine’s Day. The London Eye stands at an impressive, nigh breathtaking, 135 metres high on the South Bank between Waterloo and Westminster Bridges, parallel to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. It offers entrancing perspectives over majestic London’s most exquisite landmarks.

Savour a gently paced half-hour ride in a space age capsule. Why not immerse yourself in the charms of a champagne experience on the Eye, or even invest in a ‘Cupid Capsule’, a capsule reserved just for you and your loved one. This will make for a more intimate, private Valentine’s Day to remember. Also decide to take your London Eye flight as twilight falls, for an especially enchanting vision of London. You will be even more struck by the grandeur of London’s landmarks than by day.

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