London Day 3 - Greenwich

Based on my pics, today was a Greenwich day. We’d wanted to try all modes of transportation and as Jacqueline had suggested Greenwich, we searched for a pier. My googling showed Blackfriar, but it was closed - again perhaps due to the Bankers Holiday - so we walked back over the Tower Bridge to Butler’s Wharf. The boat came relatively quickly - lots of great views of bridges & buildings and we were soon there.
Jacqueline had suggested the Observatory so we went in search of it. Seems we took the most circuitous route possible but eventually got there. The view of Canary Wharf and the financial district was great. There was even a Stature of Montcalm who battled Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. Interesting. Heading back down was super quick - we’d obviously taken the wrong route up - so we had lots of time to pause at the Old Brewery for beers.

The queue for the boat back to London was super long, so Peter having minimal patience opted for the tube. This actually worked well and soon we were in the heart of London again. We wandered into Leadenhall Market in the Royal Exchange Plaza, admired the classy Fortnum & Mason bar, and had a long chat with a lovely lady named Venice at the Red 8 Gallery. Little did she know we had no intention of purchasing the $$$$$ art pieces - although said our son in law might??? so we came away with lots of glossy brochures.

For dinner we popped into the Old Bank of England building on Fleet St. I loved the ambience, beer & vibe. Peter was less impressed with the food. All in all a great day.Read more