London Trip 2012 - Part 2 - Greenwich b

[debris4spike]

Having gone to the old Naval College I made my way to the Maritime Museum and enjoyed a stroll around history -


This is the more modern entrance -


The main exhibit that you really have to see is so major I am not even going to put it behind a cut .... Yes, this is the uniform that Admiral Lord Nelson was wearing when he was fatally wounded. (For the gory people, please note half the left epelette is missing ... that was where the bullet entered his body.



Anyway, after looking at one jacket (and his stockings that were also in the case, the rest of the exhibition was just "normal" .....









From there I walked up to the Observatory, via the

Greenwich is the home of time ... well it is where the line of Zero Latitude, and is where GMT is set from - here I am standing on this magic place ....




I didn't pay to go round the observatory ... but was able to the buildings through the railings!!






Greenwhich Mean Time -


It was a fun stroll round some English history.

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The museum looks fantastic - I really must put it on my to visit list.

[debris4spike]

It is worth a trip - especially if you do like I did and walk up to the Observatory ... and then go on a river trip back to London (photos of that going up soon!)

[fudgepickles.livejournal.com]

I had to show Xander the picture of the ship in the bottle. He really wants to know how they steered a ship into a giant bottle! Ha Ha Ha!

[debris4spike]

*g* - that ship in a bottle is certainly stunning - you so need one by your front door!

[auntiero.livejournal.com]

Neat!!!

[debris4spike]

It was a good trip

[crimson-newmoon.livejournal.com]

So awesome :D

[debris4spike]

It was a good trip