Bus trip to London Bridge past St Pauls Cathedral
Bridget Jones House above the Globe Pub
Boat ride to Royal Observatory, Greenwich to stand on the Prime Meridian.
Visit to All Hollows Church by the Tower of London.
An unexpected surprise at Selfridges Department Store after another fruitless trip to an antique market.
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| one of our oldest friends |
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| Front seat top level of the double decker bus, best views and heated!! |
Stuff along the way...
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| every pub has to display their license to sell intoxicating liquor just like this one |
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| Decorative tiles under all the ledges of this building another example of rewarding attention to detail all over London |
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| The Queens Head Pub |
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| St Pauls Cathedral |
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| The Shard from London Bridge |
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| On London Bridge looking at Tower Bridge |
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| London Bridge sign |
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| The Globe Pub - aka - Home to Bridget Jones |
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| This place is just as cute in person as in the movie! Even with the new giant bridge in front. |
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| Is that Bridget Jones? No it's ME! I'm really here! |
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| Bridge Jones Address: 8 Bedale Street |
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| Crooked stairs down from London Bridge to the ferry terminal. |
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| Various buildings around The Monument |
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| Close up of the Monument. |
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| Adventures of feet waiting for the ferry. |
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| Ferry to Royal Observatory, Greenwich. |
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| Cute Pub in Greenwich offering Traditional Pie & Mash... |
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| ... with Eels!!! |
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| Don't even know what this sign says... |
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| Crocus! So glad to see them here and maybe in about a month at home |
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| Not sure what this dead looking fake parrot means... |
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| Cute Greenwich Tavern. |
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| A view towards the river from the very steep path to the Observatory. |
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| Measurement benchmark standards. |
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| The Prime Meridian |
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| 5 minutes to noon on the Greenwich Marker |
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| A view of Greenwich, in the distance the financial district |
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| O2 Arena |
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| Herringbone brick walkways. |
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| An old boot scraper. |
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| Ceiling constellation of Leo |
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| Ceiling constellation of Scorpio |
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| Historical display of dining life. |
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| Naked clock |
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| Octagonal Room |
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| Original year-going movement |
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| 32 inch quadrant |
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| Harrison's first timekeeper, back |
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| Front |
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| Prime Meridian |
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| Clock marked in tens. |
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| Decorated portable telescopes |
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| Map of Greenwich showing the Meridian |
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| Zero degree laser beam. |
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| Tourists in 1931 |
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| Daffodils and boxwood |
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| Looking back up the hill at the Observatory |
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| Massive ship in a bottle |
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| Maritime Greenwich area |
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| The Shard... |
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| Financial area |
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| The Shard.... |
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| All Hallows Church... |
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| a tiny door...the Alice in me must open it, but no it is locked |
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| a second tiny door is sadly also locked, but wonderland is behind the next door |
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| 7th century archway |
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| Second Century Roman pavement under the church! Amazing to see! |
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| Display jars in the crypt. |
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| John Quincy Adams marriage document |
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| Queen Elizabeth's signature |
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| William Penn dedication. The left corner was blown off during a war bombing. |
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| By hand and hammer all arts do stand |
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| tiny private chapel for reflection |
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| It is like walking through a friendly dungeon |
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| Back of All Hallows Church |
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| Cute street sign |
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| Visiting Trafalgar square |
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| Smallest police station now just a storage closet. Thanks to Samantha Brown for pointing this out! |
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| World's small police station. I missed it the first time! |
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| Pigeon dance |
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| Big Ben in the distance, how the weather changes in London... |
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| Big Ben...a second later |
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| For Big Ben... |
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| Views of craziness in Picadilly Circus |
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| Cute Tea shop on the way to visit an antiques market |
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| The Bee Gees slept and composed here. |
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| Front of Selfridges Department Store |
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| Met the author and got a signed copy... can't wait to see this on PBS soon! |
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| Sunset in Kensington Park |
