Day in Greenwich

Before taking the Uber Boat to Greenwich we found an EE store and got new SIM cards for our phones. They’re good for 30 days but, unlike ones we’ve gotten in the past, we can just top these off instead of having to purchase new SIM cards. With these new cards, the only way to reach us is either by email (lynnspeaks1955@gmail.com) or WhatsApp. Our new cards are already coming in handy as the internet in the flat still isn’t working. I have a feeling I’ll be writing the blog on my phone the entire time we’re in London.

Greenwich was very nice. Our first stop was Pizza Express for lunch. My sister was here a few years ago and raved about the pizza. While not real Italian pizza it was still quite good. I could happily eat at another one during our travels. Ok Cynthia, here are your first two food pictures.

After lunch we headed to the Royal Observatory where we visited the museum and straddled the prime meridian. We went to the observatory itself but didn’t see the telescope as we choose not to climb a very narrow, windy staircase.

The pictures from the museum are on my camera not my phone so I won’t be able to upload any of them until I have a Wifi connection. Sorry.

Our final stop in Greenwich was the Cutty Sark, a Victorian age clipper ship. It’s been a museum since 1957 and was very interesting.

After taking the boat back to the Tower Bridge stop, we walked back to the flat which is a few blocks the other side of the bridge. On the way to the EE store this morning we walked across the London Bridge so this afternoon we came home over Tower Bridge.

Once home, I went out for a few groceries and to get Peter some walking sticks. He used his cane all day but was hurting his back leaning so much to one side. So I found a sporting goods store and bought a pair of the ski pole type. I’m not sure how we’re going to get them on a plane because they’re too big for the suitcase. But maybe we can tape them together and check them as a separate piece of luggage. That’s a problem for another day.

Tomorrow we planned to do a bike ride but decided against it. More than half of it was on the streets and, of course, traffic is insane. We decided we’re not stready enough on a bike to ride in the street with all that traffic so we called and cancelled. We’ll do a hop on hop off bus instead. We get a one-day pass on the Big Bus as part of our London Pass so we’ll take that one. We’ll start the day at St. Paul’s Cathedral and pick up the bus there.

After just over 20,000 steps today I’m exhausted but happy that we had a great day. Peter is already in bed but it’s only a little 8pm so I need to stay awake at least another hour. Wish me luck.