Greenwich

Yesterday, I went to Greenwich on a day trip.  It's only about 4 miles out of Central London, but there is such a huge difference in the towns.  Greenwich was so laid back and I didn't feel like I was having to spring across the road to avoid being hit by taxis.  To get to Greenwich, our group took a river boat down the River Thames.  It was a great way to see the London Eye, Tower Bridge and all of the other monuments on the river.  When we got to Greenwich, we walked up a huge hill to get to the Royal Observatory.  This is the spot where the prime meridian is located.  I was able to stand on the line and have half of my body in the Eastern hemisphere and the other half in the Western hemisphere.  It was such a cool feeling.  There was also a great view from the top of this hill.  You could see all of Canary Wharf, the new financial district, the O2 arena, and the Queen's Gallery, Queen's House and the Royal Naval College.  It was such a beautiful view and it was sunny out so everything just looked prettier!

After we walked back down the giant hill, we walked through the Queen's Gallery and took a tour of the Queen's House, which was originally built for Queen Anne.  It was filled with artwork and it was a little depressing because all of it was centered around ship wrecks.  Next, we went to the National Maritime Museum.  It was very cool inside and there was an exhibition of toy boats going on while we were there.
For lunch, we ate at Cafe Sol.  It was a Mexican restaurant and it was delicious!  I haven't had Mexican food since I left the States, and I had been craving it so much.  I'm glad I was finally able to curb my craving, at least for a little while.

We took a driver less train back into Central London, called the DLR, and it was a lot of fun.  The tube runs underground, so most of the time that you are on it, you have no idea where you are actually going.  It was fun to actually see building and people as we came home.  We stopped at Canary Wharf and wandered around the mall type area that is there.  We found a Tiffany's and I was so pumped because I have never been into one before.  It was gorgeous!!

Today, a group of us are going to see The King's Speech.  I've heard that it is a great movie and I figure London is the perfect place to see it in.