18 May 2005 - London
Another day spent poking around London.
Today Chaucey and I went to Greenwich, where the Prime Meridan passes through. On the way there we used the Docklands Light Rail (DLR) where for the first time we had a ticket inspection. It amazes me that the train we catch to Waterloo has no checks that you have purchased a ticket at either end or on the train.
The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is surrounded by a beautiful park filled with children, tourists and squirrels. The squirrels are tame and take food from tourists. The kids run wild, everywhere. While in the Observatory there were facsinating displays on the invention of timekeeping equipment to enable ships at sea to know their longitude. There was also a telescope set up for viewing - when you looked you saw Pluto.
Afterwards, we had another Pub Lunch in Greenwich and headed over to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Allegedly, it has a whole house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in it. We couldn't find it, and the museum was themed on design throughout the ages. It was really boring - it's only of interesting to people interested in design.
Afterwards we went over to Kensington Gardens to see the Peter Pan Statue. On the way we stopped to feed the squirrels in the park - although they were not as friendly as the Greenwich squirrels - and check out the swans, ducks and hens in the lake.
Finally, we packed onto a rush hour tube to Fulham to have dinner with Annette and Susan, who are friends from New Zealand who live in London. (We are staying with Annette.) While waiting for the train an Australian came up to me and asked about the trains so I must look like a local - I knew the answer to the question so that was good.
We had planned on going to Harrods but spent too much time at Greenwich, so we will do that another time.
I am quite tired now - I don't think my body clock has caught up on the change of timezone, so I'm heading to bed.
Tomorrow we are planning on going to the Tower of London.
Today Chaucey and I went to Greenwich, where the Prime Meridan passes through. On the way there we used the Docklands Light Rail (DLR) where for the first time we had a ticket inspection. It amazes me that the train we catch to Waterloo has no checks that you have purchased a ticket at either end or on the train.
The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is surrounded by a beautiful park filled with children, tourists and squirrels. The squirrels are tame and take food from tourists. The kids run wild, everywhere. While in the Observatory there were facsinating displays on the invention of timekeeping equipment to enable ships at sea to know their longitude. There was also a telescope set up for viewing - when you looked you saw Pluto.
Afterwards, we had another Pub Lunch in Greenwich and headed over to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Allegedly, it has a whole house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in it. We couldn't find it, and the museum was themed on design throughout the ages. It was really boring - it's only of interesting to people interested in design.
Afterwards we went over to Kensington Gardens to see the Peter Pan Statue. On the way we stopped to feed the squirrels in the park - although they were not as friendly as the Greenwich squirrels - and check out the swans, ducks and hens in the lake.
Finally, we packed onto a rush hour tube to Fulham to have dinner with Annette and Susan, who are friends from New Zealand who live in London. (We are staying with Annette.) While waiting for the train an Australian came up to me and asked about the trains so I must look like a local - I knew the answer to the question so that was good.
We had planned on going to Harrods but spent too much time at Greenwich, so we will do that another time.
I am quite tired now - I don't think my body clock has caught up on the change of timezone, so I'm heading to bed.
Tomorrow we are planning on going to the Tower of London.
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