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    • Into the Midnight Sun
      Day 2

      Longitude Zero

      June 25, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

      We landed at Heathrow Airport and, because we were carrying our luggage, breezed through immigration and customs. The Viking representative snagged us just outside the door of luggage claim to put us on the bus. The ship’s crew needed some time to debark our predecessors and make the ship ready for us, so we drove to a palatial Sofitel at the edge of the airport, where we killed about an hour and a half feasting on coffee, cinnamon buns, cheese and fruit. Another 90 minute bus ride brought us through Kensington and Chelsea, and along the Thames to Greenwich. There we boarded a tender that took us to the middle of the river, where the beautiful new Viking Mars awaited us. This ship is only one month old, and ours is only its second cruise. It is good to be in Greenwich again. We walked through the beautiful green lawns of the Old Naval College, saw the clipper ship Cutty Sark, and passed the church of St. Alfege, which contains the body of British General Wolfe, who was killed on the Plains of Abraham at the Battle for Quebec. He and his family were parishioners in this church. The congregation here also displays behind a glass panel the old organ keyboard used by the noted baroque composer Henry Purcell, who was choirmaster and organist here. The Royal Greenwich Observatory winked at us from high atop its hill at exactly 0 degrees of longitude. We grabbed a quick lunch at the World Cafe and found our stateroom prepared for our arrival. Much of the history of the English speaking world took place a stone’s throw from here and we are about to dive into it.Read more

    • World VagabondingChapter 1
      Day 25

      Day 25: Royal Observatory Greenwich

      December 30, 2023 in England

      This was the highlight of our trip in Greenwich. We always love to learn more about Time zones and the Prime Meridian. We could step on the Prime Meridian, a geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The Museums are interesting to visit. A funny story that we missed to record the red ball dropping ceremony happening every 1pm every day since 1800s. We were having lunch at the park bench inside the observatory. We saw the ball was about to drop. But Chris said that it would happen every hour. So we thought we had another chance to record it. But, obviously we missed our chance. Oh well, at least we had got a chance to see it with our eyes😅Read more

    • TravelerKanalinsel Jersey & London
      Day 6

      Cutty Sark

      August 18, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      A central theme in the school book is the history of Cutty Sark.
      Cutty Sark was built by John Willis to serve China tea trade in 1869. At that time Cutty Sark went on as the fastest ship in the world.
      10000 tea chests were loaded and brought back to London. A cargo that would be worth 18,5 million pounds today. Enough to make more than 200 millions cups of tea.

      Since 1957 Cutty Sark has been open for visitors in Greenwich. A major conversation project, that treat her fragile structure, began in 2006 and despite a terrible fire the following year the vast majority of her original structure survives.

      A much loved icon of London, today she remains one of the most famous ships in the world.      Read more

    • TravelerEurope 2022
      Day 26

      Back to london:(

      July 22, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      summary of the day: we left the ship to head back to london. after getting here we ate lunch and took a boat tour of the river thames which was not enjoyable because i’ve already seen most of it and it took forever and i’m ready to go home. the tour took us to greenwich where the prime meridian is but we didn’t actually have the time to see it making the whole excursion pretty redundant. just a few days left to go on this trip. i’ve loved europe so far but i am tired and want to go home and see my friends and my dogs and get ready for tech. the only thing here left that i am interested in seeing is the tower of london and buckingham palace.Read more

    • TravelerUK, Londona’23
      Day 2

      Greenwich

      July 2, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Šorīt pēc intensīvā koncerta un vēlās aiziešanas gulēt tāds nedaudz samīcīts rīts. Pēc brokastīm ejam vēl pagulēt un no mājām iztaisamies tikai ap pusdienlaiku. Nekas, nekur nesteidzamies.
      Uz mūsu ieliņas visā tās garumā kaut kāds tirdziņš. Visādi interesanti ielas ēdieni un lupatiņas.
      Metro un vilciena kombinācijā aptuveni 50min laikā nonākam līdz Grīnvičas parkam, kur atrodas 0’0’0’ meridiāns, kas sadala rietumu un austrumu puslodi. 18£ naudas gan nesaņēmāmies maksāt, lai tiktu pie pašas līnijas. Caur žogu pa gabalu iespējams uz to paskatīties. To arī izdarām un dodamies tālāk.
      Nejauši uzgājām Grīnvičas tirgu. Arī daudz visādi street-food no kuriem pagaršojām vrapus. Izskatījās gan nedaudz labāk nekā garšoja, bet bija ok.      Read more

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    • World VagabondingChapter 1
      Day 25

      Day 25: Maritime Greenwich

      December 30, 2023 in England

      We went to another UNESCO site today, the Maritime Greenwich. We first took the tube and went to the Cannon Street Station, then transfer to the train to Greenwich Station. We could take the tube directly from Wimbledon, however, we got the 2For1 promotion again. So we had to take the train to there. But transit was pretty easy and straight forward.

      We first walked around the town and the Cutty Sark area. Cutty Sark was a big ship that you could visit with a fee. But we didn’t spend time there as our focus was the Royal Observatory Greenwich. We then discovered an interesting foot tunnel nearby that could cross the water by your foot! We went to the opposite side of Greenwich and looked back at the Greenwich area.      Read more

    • Lara SteinerLondon
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      Day 8

      Greenwich Parc

      April 8, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Heute genossen wir im Greenwich Park ein Picknick unter strahlendem Sonnenschein ☀️
      Danach erkundeten wir die Gegend. Unter anderem den Greenwich Market und den Greenwich Pier. Der Spass kam dabei nie zu kurz 😉
      Zum Abendessen gönnten wir uns einen Burger 😋      Read more

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    • TravelerSearching for Hattie
      Day 2

      Royal Greenwich Observatory

      February 4 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Das Royal Greenwich Observatory, das als Arbeitsplatz für den Astronomer Royal, den königlichen Hofastronomen, erbaut wurde, lag ursprünglich auf einem Hügel im Greenwich Park in Greenwich, London, von wo aus man die Themse sehen kann. Das Observatorium, genaugenommen der Mittelpunkt des Teleskops im Observatorium, wurde als Bezug für die Festlegung des Nullmeridians (Meridian von Greenwich) und somit der Längengrade, wie auch die Greenwich Mean Time (mittlere Ortszeit am Greenwich-Meridian), genutzt. Er wird im Innenhof als horizontale Meridianlinie durch einen Messingstreifen markiert.

      Das Observatorium wurde am 22. Juni 1675 von König Karl II. von England gegründet und der Bau wurde von John Flamsteed in Auftrag gegeben. Das Flamsteed House (1675–76), der ursprüngliche Teil des Observatoriums, wurde von Sir Christopher Wren entworfen und auf den Fundamenten einer Burg errichtet. Es ist nach dem Observatorium in Paris das zweitälteste seiner Art in Europa.

      Im Jahre 1948 zog das Royal Greenwich Observatory nach Herstmonceux, nahe Hailsham in East Sussex, um klarere Nächte bei der Beobachtung zu haben. Das Isaac Newton Telescope wurde dort 1967 gebaut, wurde aber 1979 in das Roque-de-los-Muchachos-Observatorium auf La Palma, Spanien gebracht. 1990 zog das Royal Greenwich Observatory erneut um, diesmal nach Cambridge. Nach einer Entscheidung des Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council wurde es 1998 geschlossen. Das HM Nautical Almanac Office wurde nach der Schließung ins Rutherford Appleton Laboratory verlegt. Andere Forschungsarbeiten wurden ins UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh gebracht.

      Seit 1995 befinden sich das internationale Studienzentrum der Queen’s University, Kingston, Kanada und das Observatory Science Centre in Herstmonceux Castle.      Read more

    • TravelerCULTURA GENERALE
      Day 5

      Meridiano di Greenwich

      November 10, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      Considerato il “meridiano zero”, quello da cui dipende l'intero sistema di fusi orari, è il punto di partenza per misurare la distanza a est e a ovest attorno alla Terra

      Quanto costa visitare l'osservatorio di Greenwich? Questo museo patrimonio dell'UNESCO è situato tra il Greenwich Market e il Greenwich Park ed è ad ingresso gratuito.Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Greenwich, غرينتش, Грынвіч, Гринуич, Barrio de Greenwich, گرینویچ, Buirg Londan Greenwich, גריניץ, ग्रेनिश, Գրինվիչ, グリニッジ, გრინვიჩი, 그리니치, Grenovicum, Grinvičas, Griniča, Гринвич, Гринич, கிரேனிச், గ్రీన్‌విచ్, กรีนิช, Гринвіч, گرینچ, 绿威志, 格林尼治

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