Friday, June 21
After class, our professors and advisors organized a trip to Greenwich! Not Greenwich Village in New York, but the Greenwich where Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) comes from. So after class, we just took the tube over to Westminster and got on a river boat! We got a nice ride down the Thames and got to see the beautiful riverside!
Tower Bridge, from the boat
Then we finally got to Greenwich!
University of Greenwich
Greenwich houses the Royal Observatory, located on top of a hill behind the University. It has a beautiful view of London and is a grassy beautiful area. Also, allergy city.
Then we went inside the museum! In the courtyard is the physical Prime Meridian line!
The Prime Meridian separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres and is also where GMT originates!
It also separates two time zones, so who knows what time it is there?
The Royal Observatory also houses the famous Harrison Clocks. John Harrison was the first man to create a clock that would run on time at sea. This was a problem before Harrison came along, and the King offered a £20,000 (£2.87 million today) prize to anyone who could create a maritime clock. After a series of larger clocks, Harrison finally came to create the 4th Harrison Clock.
After exploring the Observatory, we made our way down to the National Maritime Museum. However, we only got there right before it closed, so didn't get to spend a lot of time in there. They had a giant ship in a bottle in the front though!
After going back to London that night, we went out clubbing. We went to Ministry of Sound
This is basically what we were listening to:
After a night of dancing, we headed back to our hotel with the assistance of a helpful bus driver. One of the more interesting people we met in London. Got to ride the famous double decker bus!
Day 6
Saturday, June 22
Got a late start, due to staying out late the night before. We went out to Borough Market, which is a food market located underneath London Bridge. It's a foodie dreamland and we spent the afternoon taking in all of the sights and smells. Here are some highlights:
My lunch: Lamb sausage
Earl Grey Iced Tea! It was so refreshing!!
Paella...drrooooollll
Desserts Galore!
After Borough Market, we stopped in at Harrod's to see the famous department store. They literally have everything you would ever need. The store is enormous, the size of a mall, but all one store. Just imagine every mall you've ever been to, combined, and fancy and british!
They just have causal Sphinxes decorating their escalators, you know the usual.
Then headed back to the hotel and went to bed early.
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