or where the time is made
No, this is not going to be a story about Jules Verne and we did not try to make a Journey To The Center Of The Earth. We went under ground first though.
We took the tube to North Greenwich station and accidently ended up at the O2, aka The Milenium Dome. Of course we had to explore that first and I must say it’s quite impressive. A massive pleasure dome with everything you need for an evening at the concerts, exhibitions or movies. Beeing there I took Andrea to Nando’s for lunch.
Too lazy after the tasty chicken burgers we jumped on the bus and went down to Greenwich.
We walked past the Greenwich University straight into the Queens House, where they have some paintings. But not the art but this spiral stair caught my attention.
Further through the park and up the hill (yes, I was surprised too that they have something like that in London) and reached our destination.
After walking through the insightful museum about time and things related to it we hit point zero. Actually it is not a point but a line and like all the tourists here we had to take some touristy pictures.
On the way back we read about the foot tunnel which leads from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs.
Not very viewy it was pretty interesting though and makes a cool location for the movies. (I know I’m not the first who had the idea)
Back at daylight the opposed bank presented this gorgeous view of the Greenwich University and the Queens house in the middle.
After spending some time in Camden we decided to walk home (partly at least) along the canals and past the London Zoo though whats called Little Venice.
It was a beautiful walk and I highly recommend it.
Everywhere you can see these typical house boats along the canal. It is really a very calm and relaxed atmosphere although beeing in the middle of this metropolis.
As the clouds broke up we went to the ticket shop to get us 2 ticktes for a flight with the eye. 14,50₤ for the half hour ride isn’t cheap, but it’s really worth doing it though. On a clear day you can see over to Windsor Castle and even if not, you have an incredible view over London from 135 meters on the highest point. But see yourself.
Since the day started pretty cloudy we decided to switch to shopping-sightseeing-hybrid mode and went to Covent Garden with its market hall and its pretty shops. Around the market hall there were a few street artists doing all kinds of stuff, from music and comedy up to artistical stuff.
In the late afternoon we walked down to the Thames and onward to Buckingham Palace.
Visiting Camden Market was quite an experience. We walked a few hours through all the stables and enjoyed the interesting atmosphere at this place. We had lunch in one of the countless booths and bought some nice presents.
On the way back home we took a walk through the lovely Regents Park enjoying the gorgeous weather.
Finally she arrived. On wendsday I picked up Andrea on the London City Airport from where we went happily straight to my home in East Acton.
Starting at the Tower of London in the late afternoon we walked accross the Thames over the Tower Bridge.
The pier at the Buttler’s Wharf with its nice restaurants.
From there we walked along the Thames towards the London Bridge.
Our next stop was at St. Pauls Cathedral which left a deep impression on both of us.
Back by bus at Trafalgar Square we walked down to the Thames passing the London Eye and Big Ben in Westminster.
Last but not least we went to Soho crossing the famouse Piccadilly Circus.
