Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Greenwich

Greenwich is a beautiful suburb of London with plenty of green space, museums, and fun shopping. 

The Prime Meridian runs through the courtyard of the Royal Observatory dividing the eastern/western hemisphere.  Here we are - in two places at once!
Inside the museum we learned all about navigation, time and telescopes.  No photos were allowed inside, but it was truly a fascinating museum.

Another fascinating museum is the National Maritime Museum - only a short walk through the park.  We enjoyed a lively tour with a costumed Neptune character and plenty of hands-on exhibits including a real maritime navigation simulator.


We ate lunch at the market - Italian, Portuguese, British and Ethiopian food and loved it all.  A little shopping topped it all off before heading home to P'boro on the train.

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