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    • MatkaajaSearching for Hattie
      11
      Päivä 2

      Greenwich Foot Tunnel

      4. helmikuuta, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Der Greenwich-Fußgängertunnel (englisch Greenwich foot tunnel) ist ein Tunnel unter dem Fluss Themse in London. Er verbindet Greenwich auf der Südseite mit der Halbinsel Isle of Dogs im Stadtbezirk London Borough of Tower Hamlets auf der Nordseite. Der südliche Ausgang befindet sich unmittelbar beim Museumsschiff Cutty Sark, der nördliche bei den Island Gardens, einem kleinen Park.

      Entworfen wurde der 370 Meter lange Tunnel von Alexander Binnie, im Auftrag des London County Council. Er ersetzte eine teure und manchmal unzuverlässige Fährverbindung und ermöglichte es den auf der Südseite lebenden Arbeitern, rasch zu ihren Arbeitsplätzen in den Docks zu gelangen. Die Bauarbeiten begannen im Juni 1899, die Eröffnung erfolgte am 4. August 1902.

      Die Eingangsschächte an beiden Enden befinden sich in Rundbauten mit gläsernen Kuppeldächern. Aufzüge (1904 installiert, 1992 erneuert) und Wendeltreppen führen hinunter zur Tunnelröhre, die mit Fliesen verkleidet ist und einen Innendurchmesser von 9 Fuß (2,74 Meter) aufweist. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde das nördliche Ende des Tunnels durch Fliegerbomben beschädigt. Dieser Bereich wurde nicht mehr originalgetreu wiederhergestellt, sondern mit Hilfe metallener Tübbings repariert.

      Der Tunnel wurde für 11,5 Millionen Pfund im Rahmen der Vorbereitungen für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 2012 restauriert.      Lue lisää

    • MatkaajaUK 2023
      1
      Päivä 27

      Greenwich

      18. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      The theme for today was "no expectations and no regrets". We have lost the zest to do many of the things we had planned to do. We decided the most peaceful way to spend the day was on a boat, so we booked a Thames River Cruise.

      It proved a good choice. We went to Greenwich first and the boat was fairly empty. There were a few markets on and we saw the Cutty Sark. We strolled towards the Observatory but didn't have the energy to climb towards the top.

      We reboarded the boat and went all the way to the Westminster Bridge. We didn't disembark there, but stayed on until we got back to Tower Hill.      Lue lisää

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    • UK 2023
      Päivä 30

      Greenwich

      9. heinäkuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      After disembarking from the Thomas Dugget (refer previous post), we spent the day exploring England's nautical history. First, we boarded the Cutty Sark, a former merchant ship that transported tea from China and wool from Australia to England. Next we headed up the hill to the Royal Observatory, where we learned about how the British learned to chart the stars and measure world time from a single reference point (the Meridian Line), both important navigational aids for sailors crossing the seas. We straddled the Meridian Line, standing with a foot in both the East and Western Hemisphere. All very interesting. For those who are Bridgeton fans, you may recall the Bridgeton clan and one Duke taking a very similar trip, where Daphne states that she's ".... not even certain what this meridian here at Greenwich is.” To which the Duke explains “It’s the point from which all longitude is measured. It used to be that sailors and navigators measured longitudinal distance from their point of departure, but in the last century, the astronomer royal decided to make Greenwich the starting point.” Daphne raised her brows. “That seems rather self-important of us, don’t you think, positioning ourselves at the center of the world?” “Actually, it’s quite convenient to have a universal reference point when one is attempting to navigate the high seas.”Lue lisää

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    • Into the Midnight Sun
      Päivä 2

      Longitude Zero

      25. kesäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 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.Lue lisää

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    • MatkaajaWorld Cruise
      Päivä 121

      Greenwich (London), England

      8. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Sailed up the Thames River on our way to Greenwich, our final port. Mixed emotions. Sad for this to end, good to be going home… Passed through the Thames Barrier, designed to hold back tidal surges and prevent flooding in London. Had a nice walkabout in Greenwich, one last church to see! Dropped in to Jack The Chipper for some great Fish & Chips. Our last night was capped off with a scenic river cruise up the Thames. Took in some great sites. Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Westminster Castle and Big Ben.
      Big Ben even chimed while we passed! Check out the video.      Lue lisää

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    • MatkaajaViking British Isles to Bergen
      Päivä 1

      Greenich (London), England

      9. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

      Today is the final day of our glorious world cruise... and embarkation day for our follow-on cruise to the British Isles to Bergen!

      Today, we visited the Queen's House and the Royal Meritime Museum, where we focused on the Lord Nelson exhibit.Lue lisää

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    • Stefania BertorelleLondra Maggio 2024
      Päivä 2

      Greenwich

      4. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Greenwich è un distretto di Londra, in Inghilterra, sulle sponde del fiume Tamigi. È celebre per la sua storia marittima e ospita la nave restaurata Cutty Sark del XIX secolo, l'enorme Museo nazionale marittimo e gli edifici classici dell'Old Royal Naval College. La moderna O2 arena si trova su una penisola a nord. Il Royal Observatory si affaccia sul tranquillo Greenwich Park e ospita la sede del Meridiano di Greenwich.Lue lisää

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    • Stefania BertorelleLondra Maggio 2024
      Päivä 3

      Greenwich

      5. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Greenwich è un antico villaggio che si affaccia sulla sponda sud del Tamigi, a pochi chilometri ad est del centro di Londra. Sulla collina che domina il villaggio sorge il Royal Observatory, lo storico osservatorio astronomico da cui passa il Prime Meridian e da cui si ammira uno dei panorami più belli di Londra. Greenwich fu sede di un palazzo reale e qui nacque il famoso re Enrico VIII. Questo luogo così ricco di storia è caratterizzato dalla bellissima architettura, dalla presenza del più antico parco reale della città e da uno dei mercatini più conosciuti. Certo è che la visita di Londra sarebbe incompleta senza una sosta a Greenwich, dichiarata dall'Unesco Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità.Lue lisää

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    • MatkaajaScott & Rob World Cruise 2024
      Päivä 121

      Greenwich, England May 8th

      8. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

      Our last day of the trip was in Greenwich England. Greenwich is a suburb of London.
      We started out this morning walking on our own through the city to the Queen's House and the Old Royal Naval College. We specifically went there to see the Painted Hall. Designed in the early 18th century by  Sir James Thornhill, the Painted Hall features more than 3,700 square meters of Baroque walls and ceilings. These surfaces are covered in striking images depicting 200 figures including kings, queens and mythological creatures. We has an excellent tour guide that took us through all the paintings in the hall from the zodiac around the scene on the ceiling in the main hall to each of the noble characters portrayed on the back wall. You could spend weeks in there studying the history of each painting, the contents and the historical significance of it all.
      We then walked through the gardens which are a very welcome sight since they are in the city and a huge open space for everyone to enjoy. There is a college there and people all around enjoying the sunshine, blue skies, grass, trees and nature. It was a great walk and you would not think that you are in such a large city.
      We then had a bite of fish and chips and pint of beer at a local pub, then more walking to the Royal Observatory where they studied the stars in ancient times. The only way that sailors could navigate back then was by the stars and understanding them. This is also the place of the prime meridian and the location of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) where all the time zones are based on.
      We then walked some more and found another pub for fish and chips and a pint before heading back to the ship.
      Our luggage is all packed, and ready to go for our trip home early tomorrow morning...      Lue lisää

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    • MatkaajaLondon to Visit Meghan
      Päivä 4

      Soho and Central London

      16. huhtikuuta, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

      We've had some strange weather today. Sunny and warm, to cool and misty to downright cold with hail. But that didn't stop us! We went to Soho and window shopped. It is such a cool, eclectic community. We had lunch at Seven Dials.. The building used to hold bananas. Whole palllet loads were picked green and shipped from Central America, then stacked floor to ceiling to be ripened under the steel glass roof. Our meal was decicious: yum-yum rolls with pork and hoison sauce, rainbow coleslaw, and dumplings. The city is very eclectic. You could eat food from a different country at every meal.Lue lisää

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