On Thursday the 26th we took the tube to Greenwich, just along the Thames southeast of London. We walked to the river, and at low tide it looked sort of bleak.
A cannon - no plaque to tell us it's history
We walked to see the famous clipper ship "Cutty Sark", but it was under wraps, undergoing a major restoration
The Cutty Sark - a display near the restoration of it.
Greenwich high street
The Greenwich Public Library
Candy shop
The pubs usually have such beautiful flowers
Another Greenwich pub
We went on to the old British Royal Naval College in Greenwich Park. Now part of it is used for a college of music and there is still a royal hospital there as well.
Gates to the old Royal Naval College
Here is the great hall, designed by Christopher Wren, with the famous "Painted Ceiling", done in the late 1600's I think.
It is still used as a banquet hall.
Here is the church on the grounds,(also by Christopher Wren) called the Chapel of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
The dome is in the style of Saint Paul's in London
The Great Hall and the chapel of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Trafalgar Tavern along the Thames in Greenwich, since early 1800's
The London O2 Arena in the Greenwich area along the Thames
Big old ship's anchor
A whole row of big old ship's anchors
We then walked along the Greenwich Park path, which slopes up to the top toward the Royal Observatory. I loved the painted doors in the brick wall/fence. There were beautiful houses on the other side.
Looking back down the path.
Nearly at the top, lots of beautiful old English Chestnut trees
And one very old, interesting tree
These chestnuts are almost as big around as they are tall!
At the top, looking back down at the Royal Navy buildings
Royal Observatory at Greenwich. Here is the magnetic clock and below that are the official measurements
The main observatory (telescope)
The astrononomy center
The Prime Meridian of the world, 0 0 0
Prime Meridian
Steve and I standing on the prime meridian
From the observatory, looking back toward London city. At the left you can see the dome of Saint Paul's cathedral.
Another look back down to the Royal Naval Academy.
Ready to walk back down the hill
The Greenwich time ball, drops at 1 pm GMT each day.
This car was in the observatory parking lot - I wonder if it's a "Mary Kay" car?
Back in the village of Greenwich, a little pub lunch before heading back into London.
Oh my, was this "pie" good - roast beef slow cooked in beer gravy, put in a flaky pastry.
This is where we ate.
Then back to London - here is the Picadilly area.
Regent Street, the main shopping street in Picadilly
Carnaby Street - the fashions we loved in the 60's (Beatle era) came from here!
We decided to go see Wicked on Thursday night, so we got tickets here at the "deals" booth in Picadilly. Unfortunately there were no deals for Wicked that night! Our first choice of a show was to see "Les Mis", my all-time favorite musical, but it was sold out.
Picadilly
Picadilly Square
Oxford Circus entrance to the Underground
