Millenium Dome: see in 2000
Written: Apr 25 '00 (Updated Apr 26 '00)
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Pros: 3D ballet performance; the Dome is the talk of the town
Cons: Confusing layout; long lines for best attractions
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The Millenium Dome is an exhibit hall in the suburbs of London which is supposedly only going to be open in the Year 2000. It contains a variety of exhibits on things like the future of telecommunications and what makes the British special. Some exhibits are slightly hokey, like the wall of a million pounds (real twenty pound notes, and a lot of them, embedded in plexiglass). Others are actually interesting, like the ideas for magazine covers for the next century.
All the exhibits have a somewhat futuristic theme. The Dome is big and most of the exhibits are big as well. Hold on for dear life to the map they give you at the entrance. Without the map you will be lost immediately. If going in a group, make an agreement in advance to meet up at a designated pole number if you get lost (which very easily happens). [The dome is supported by a number of huge colorful poles, and the pole numbers are one of the very few navigational hints in the building.]
The best part of a Dome visit is the "performance", which is best described as a three-dimensional ballet where acrobats act out a somewhat weak plot line to music while flying under the big top. One ticket to the performance is included in the general admission fee. They will ask whether you want the early or late performance. It doesn't matter which one you pick: I went for the early one since I was not sure how late I would stay in the afternoon. If you know that you want to stay in the Dome, then I recommend the late performance so that you can sit down and rest at the end of your visit :-)
Be sure to enter the performance arena about 30 minutes before the scheduled start in order to get a seat in an actual chair. People who arrive later get to sit on the floor.
Two ways of getting to and from the Dome:
Cheapest and fastest: By the London Underground - the tube station is less than a minute's walk from the ticket office.
Slower, more expensive, but with a great view during the trip: riverboat from the London Eye (the new big ferris wheel).
I took the tube out and the boat back even though you do get a discount on the boat if you buy a round-trip ticket.
Recommended:
Yes
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