Greenwich #4

Way back when Kristen's friends, the Himes, were here we visited Greenwich, and all the stuff there to see. There is really alot to see but to be honest with you it wasn't all that exciting. Seemed more of a check the box kinda visit vs. anything really impressive.

The biggest thing to see is the Old Naval College, which was the Greenwich Hospital until 1873.

In true British style the buildings of the hospital/college were super fancy and had great design/painting/architecture within. I can't imagine that the Naval students were being taught to be anything other than painters living and going to school within these buildings. In fact the College and related buildings have been in more movies than you could ever hope to be, Patriot Games, Tomb Raider, the King's Speech, and most of the Pirates movies, to name a few.

Also on the property was the national maritime museum. Wasn't too much within to talk about, some boats here and there (imagine that!!), and general ocean stuff. The coolest part was a display of the actual uniform that Admiral Nelson was wearing when he was fatally shot. I know its a bit morbid, but to see the bullet holes and blood spatter on it was strangly intriguing. He was really a little fellow, even though he stands pretty tall in the center of Trafalgar square now.

Last but not least was the Royal Observatory. This was probably the most touristy of all the sights, and rightly so, since probably everyone in the world has heard of it and its influence on the world. It was one of those things where you just feel kinda wierd knowing you are at what is essentially the center of the world for both time and space.

Kristen stradleing the Prime Meridian. Standing in two hemispheres at once

Synchronize your watch, you will never be more on time than you would here. Greenwich Mean Time

Don't know why this was so funny to me, but it was one of the stops on the DLR on the way to Greenwich. Someone seriously needs to put through a petition to get it changed.