After a good sleep we got off to a late start. Our legs still a bit sore as we were not used to the backpacks. It was a short walk to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, then over the famous Themes to see St Paul’s Cathedral. As it was Sunday everything was shut and I mean everything. As we enjoyed the gardens of St Paul’s the Bells were really going off. The atmosphere was very tranquil. Next stop on the map was to go down and see the Tower bridge passing the also famous London Bridge as we went. Luckily for us it was not falling down. We walked around the tower of London and thought this is a nice old fort, but decided the 11 and a half pounds for entry was incentive to admire it from the outside.
Finding ourselves at a light rail station we decided to go and look at Greenwich. A very pretty and quaint part of London, we walked through the markets and up the hill to the Royal Observatory. Unfortunately we only had 30 minutes to look through. It was fascinating. Saw the Clock for the world (GMT) that my watch was only 7 second behind. A 24-hour analogue clock that had been on display since 1862. A GPS unit in the museum displayed 00,00,00.176, yes very close to the line. The meridian was marked on the courtyard so yes I had to straddle the line that separates what is east and west. We also had a good view of the Millennium dome from up there as well.
Back down to Greenwich to take on some traditional Fish and chips. All greasy and chokers full of vinegar. Not bad at all. After organising our rendezvous for the next day it was back to the comfort of the hotel.