Saturday, September 30, 2006

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