Greenwich

I went to Greenwich today after taking a boat from the Tower to Greenwich. It was really beautiful and the weather was great. I went to the Royal Observatory and stood on the Prime Meridian, 0 degrees longitude.

On the boat going under Tower Bridge
Some of the buildings on the way to Greenwich
Kayakers in the Thames
A Church Steeple on our way down the Thames
Canary Wharf, the so-called New York of London
An old fashioned boat going down the Thames
Our first view of Greenwich from the boat

Queen's House as seen from the Observatory, designed by Christopher Wren
A view of the Observatory
The Prime Meridian
The actual Prime Meridian on the ground
A view of London from the Observatory hill
Another view from the Observatory
Looking back towards London
The Cutty Sark
Detail of Cutty Sark
View from One Tree Hill, a favorite spot of Queen Elizabeth the first
The Royal Maritime Museum
Dogs playing with a soccer ball (They were Jack Russell terriers)
View of Greenwich royal park

The University

Just a couple of pictures of university buildings.

Calcutta House, where my course is based
Tower Hill, administrative offices
HMS Belfast, ok not on the campus, just took the picture as I was walking

Clarence House and Surrounding Area

I visited the home of Charles and Camilla, Clarence House. It was actually quite nice with many family photos displayed including one of Camilla showing off her legs!!! (I guess Charles likes them!!!) I also walked around St. James Park and Pall Mall and the surrounding buildings.

Side View of Clarence House
Clarence House
View of Flowers and Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace as seen from Pall Mall
Carriage entering Buckingham Palace (I saw it, it wasn't anybody important)
Same carriage going down Pall Mall
Buckingham Palace seen from St. James Park
Geese in St. James Park
Ducks in St. James Park
The Banqueting House, the only part still standing from Whitehall Palace
No. 10 Downing Street
The Horse Guards Parade Grounds
Horse Guards with the London Eye in the background
Soldier at Horse Guards
St. James Palace
Soldiers at Front entrance of St. James Palace
Soldiers walking down the street
Marlborough House, the home of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
Another view of Marlborough House
Carlton House Terrace, where many American heiresses lived in Edwardian Times

Kew Gardens and Palace

Tuesday found me at Kew Gardens and Kew Palace. The Gardens are the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens and the location of the palace where mad King George III lived. The gardens were beautiful and many plants and flowers were in bloom. I walked forever as the gardens are huge and I still didn't see everything in five hours.

Front of Kew Palace
Back of the palace

Chinese Pagoda in the park
The Temparate House, location of one of the largest palm trees in the world
Looking over Temparate House
Inside Temparate House, the large palm tree is in the center
The Palm House
A folly created in the 1700s to resemble an ancient Roman arch
A yellow English Rose
A pink English Rose
A Lake in the gardens
Another view of the lake
Queen Charlotte's Cottage, built in the 1700s for picnics
A Wallaby that resides at the park
Hard to see, but there were several colorful exotic birds who live in the park, in honor of the former royal menagerie
A group of British school children in front of Palm House
A Group of English schoolchildren sketching in Palm House
Another former residence in the gardens
A cottage built in the Gardens
Plane flying overhead