The BBC promised it would be sunny ... instead it was overcast and freezing! Thankfully the market came to my rescue with its array of food stalls covering cuisine from all over the world. I went for a plate of Ethiopian vegetable dishes, steaming hot, delicious, filling and (relatively) healthy!
Taking a stroll through the Old Royal Naval College was like going back in time - horse-drawn coaches clogged dirt roads as people in period costumes went about their business. It was being used as a setting for a feature film!
Next stop the impressive National Maritime Museum (grateful relief from the chill), where the collection included a gold pocket watch retrieved from a drowned passenger aboard the Titanic. Its rusted hands show the time when its owner entered the water. Eerie! There was also an original ticket for a trip on the Titanic's fateful journey - luckily the ticket-holder had to change his plans!
Final stop was the Royal Observatory ... home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian (0 degrees of longitude). After climbing a steep hill you are rewarded with fantastic views of Canary Wharf and east London. Here you can straddle the Prime Meridian (it's the touristy thing to do!) and learn about time keeping and navigation in Flamsteed House.
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