An American Couple in London: Stomping on the Prime Meredian

Today we took a trip out to South East London. The goal was to get to Greenwich but we had a few stops along the way. First, we went to our personal favorite, the Borough Market. We love it there, always good for some cheese, fresh produce, and a good bite to eat. Today was no different, it was great to show Susan around at one of our favorite places.

Then we continued on our way down to Greenwich. First we had to go through Canary Wharf which is always a cool experience - so different from the rest of London, or Paris, or Budapest, or any of the places we've been recently - new and modern. Then we got to Greenwich, so great. You could look back across the river at all the big buildings but it had an amazing village feel.

At this point, you might be asking yourself why Greenwich sounds so familiar. There are a couple of reasons but the main one might be Greenwich Mean Time - of which the pacific northwest is 8 hours off. This little village of London somehow ended up as the is ground 0 for time and Latitude - the Prime Meridian runs right through it. So we went to the Royal Observatory on a giant hill (almost 200 feet above sea level! :) and had some fun straddling the 0 line.

The other great thing about Greenwich is the National Maritime Museum. Not somewhere that I would have ever gone but Susan was very excited about going. The museum was great, and the grounds were just amazing. The museum and the Royal Observatory are all on the grounds of Greenwich Park. We are definitely going back - drinks and dinner for sure, and then who knows but we really found it to be amazing.