Exploring Greenwich

Greenwich is far to the east on the Tube line, so I had to transfer to a tram halfway through the trip.

Nice view (despite the train window reflection) of the Thames and London skyscrapers.

The historic Cutty Sark is docked at the closest pier to the Tube station. Cutty Sark represents the best clipper ship design in 1869 and was one of the fastest ships of its day. She became the dominant ship for bringing wool from Australia to England.

High up on one of the masts, men were making adjustments.

Tourist information and a typical street in Greenwich.

I believe I'll pass on lunch at this pub. 

Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era. He played a leading part in colonizing North America.

A majestic connection between the National Maritime Museum and The Queen's House. (More about these two places soon.)

Greenwich in the place where Greenwich Mean Time was born. The Greenwich Meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. It is also known as the Prime Meridian, and it is used as a reference line for measuring longitude (it's 00 here) on Earth. It is surrounded by a protective fence this visit (not so 40 years ago). It's possible to stand with one foot in the eastern hemisphere and the other foot in the western hemisphere. 

 

The Prime Meridian.

 

The Royal Observatory at the Meridian. 

View of London in the distance from the top of the Observatory hill.