England; London & Greenwich

 

We got to know the London underground so well.

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Easter Sunday took us to the Holy Trinity Church on Brompton Street, recommended by a friend of Virginia’s from Vancouver. It was so packed we had to sit in the annex and watch a live video of the service.

 

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Another trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum. So many great exhibits here.

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The Natural History Museum.

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The Royal Mews was high on my list to see.

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John’s list included Greenwich, which meant another trip on the Thames.  Perfect day too.  It was too late in the day to visit the Greenwich Observatory,  which John had visited a fews years ago. The observatory is situated at 0 degrees Longitude,  from which the world’s time is measured.

 

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The Cutty Sark, the last of the tall masted ships that brought loads of tea to England from Ceylon.

 

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Greenwich foot tunnel.

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The Shard dominates the skyline.

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Coming back under Tower bridge.

Tower of London, where Anne Boleyn met her death.

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