On our way there the weather was typically British, cool and rainy, but once we got there the sun came out and we could enjoy this nice little town, which actually still is a part of London, situated in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Getting off the boat the first thing you will see is the CUTTY SARK. Impressive, impressive, I loved it! Built in 1869 she was one of the last and fastest tea clippers ever built, transferred to permanent dry dock only in 1954! "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by...." (John Masefield)
Greenwich Park is a lovely green area which hosts the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and on the side you have a really nice view from up the hill.
Hasi on prime meridian - between the worlds. As the UK grew into an advanced maritime nation, British mariners kept at least one chronometer on GMT to calculate their longitude from the Greenwich meridian, which was by convention considered to have a longitude of zero degrees. I was especially surprised to learn that between 1600 and 1700 hundreds almost each English family had a member in the Royal Navy.
The entrance fee is quite dear, but we were amazed to learn that it includes earphones and a guided tour. If you have the chance and time I would highly recommend it. You learn a lot about clocks, times, time zones, meridianes....
In the evening it was time to meet Mr. Benedict Cumberbatch in "Hamlet" at the Barbican. I was lucky enough to exit the theatre almost right at the moment when Mr. C exited too to meet his fans, and I have a couple of great pics, but I don´t dare to put them on my blog because I don´t want to get mail from Mr. Cumberbatch´s lawyers. But fact is, we had a great evening! (Even though I still do not understand what is the big fuss about Hamlet acutally....)
The British Museum is something I also can recommend when you have the chance to travel to London.
The building is fascinating. And the collections are great too. We spent most of the time in the Egyptian/Mesopotamian collection, and we could have stayed even longer.
This human-headed winged lion is the twin of somebody I knew from the NY Metropolitan museum where I used to disappear on weekends. I thought, "Don´t I know you?" And Iamassu nodded and thought, "You met my twin brother across the ocean"...
We really loved the place. I am not much into architecture, but it was fab!
And then I got a celtic cross from the Original´s collection. I always wanted one, but never wanted to order it on the internet but get it when visiting a special place. I have been wearing it since.
And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, please meet my favorite sweet I have been addicted to since my last time in London: Red Velvet Cake. You can also get it as cupcakes, and I have tried to bake them at home, and they are like heaven....
London was brilliant as always. I just feel extremely sorry that I did not have a proper curry at Curry Lane and no Bangers&Mash and no Bubbles&Squeak. Need to go there soon again.
Oh, and before I forget: This is our hotel in Kensington. I love Kensington! It is a quiet area usually with good connection to the tube. Try to find a hotel there if you are around! And now have fun. And happy Halloween!
2 comments:
Yeah, London Teil 2! :)))
BC's Anwälte dürften ja massig Eindruck geschunden haben, aber im Grunde habt ganz offensichtlich du und Michi eh viel mehr fabulous ausgesehen an dem Abend (und ich durfte ja sogar sowieso und überhaupt einen lawyer-freien sneak peak am Handy machen ^^).
Stef Ton-in-Ton mit dem British Museum ist ein sehr cooles Foto! Und du fügst dich in Kensington auch total gut ein (eben "much more fabulous" :)).
Hähä, ich finde auch, dass ich fabulously nach Kensington passen würde! Allerdings findet Kensington das offenbar nicht.... Tja, und dass Michi und ich natürlich superfetzig in Old Barbican waren, ist sehr nett von dir gesagt, allerdings bezweifle ich, dass auch nur ein einziger müder weiterer Zuseher wegen uns gekommen wäre, wenn nicht - selbstverständlich rein zufällig - sich auch Mr. BC dort gerade aufgehalten hätte. Die Layers haben soviel Eindruck auf mich gemacht, dass ich sogar kurz nachgedacht habe, ob sie mich jetzt wohl drankriegen, weil du den lawyer-freien sneak-peak am Handy erwähnt hast! *gg* London war jedenfalls wie immer smashing, und ich freu mich schon aufs nächste Mal.
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