Greenwich

We decided to spend last Sunday in Greenwich, which is south of the city. We took the water taxi, this was an awesome experience on its own! We boarded a boat called the Thames Clipper and we got to see the view of the city from the water including a view of our flat, we went under London Bridge and Tower Bridge, it was great to see it all from that perspective. We see these boats go by our flat ALL day long so it was great to be able to ride one. It took us all the way to Greenwich via the River Thames (about 30 mins). We arrived in Greenwich around lunch time...close your eyes now and picture a small, quaint picturesque English town with perfectly fitting architecture, markets and people. The market there is basically the same idea as the market by our flat but more goods for sale and less fresh foods, although there were lots of vendors selling hot fresh meals to eat at the market.

We choose to start our day by visiting The Royal Observatory, this is where the Prime Meridian is and Greenwich Mean Time comes from. It's on top of this large hill overlooking Greenwich and the city of London, it has an amazing view. They have a Planetarium there as well, and we touched what they claimed to be the oldest object we would ever touch...haven't done my own research on this, but I think I'll take their word for it.

We also toured through the Royal Naval Academy and the Maritime Museum. The Queen's House is also there, but we ran out of time and will check it out later. The Maritime Museum was very interesting and free!
For lunch we went back to the market and got a couple of dishes from vendors, traditional British beef and potatoes and Jamaican curry, they we're really good! All while listening to some locals play Christmas music on a violin and guitar. It was a really perfect day!

Here is a link to a few pictures from our day:

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