Our time in London was winding down, but we had a few more major stops to hit before we departed across the ocean. One of them being to visit the Prime Meridian. It meant we were off to see the Greenwich Observatory where one can stand one foot on the Western Hemisphere and one foot on the Eastern Hemisphere. First we had to get there of course, and that meant taking a river cruise down the Thames. It was quiet and relaxing. We got to pass all the famous London landmarks we had previously visited. It was really great to have at the end of the trip because it was a great reminder just of all the amazing places we had been during the trip. I admit an early morning boat ride did make me a bit drowsy, but a luckily we had a good hike up the hill to wake me back up again before we reached the observatory.
The Observatory was a beautiful building full of gizmos and gadgets. Golden spinning things and measuring things and all sorts of things that went way over my head. I really appreciate anyone who can stare at those gadgets for long periods of time. I imagine the life of an astrologer to be a lonely one. After spending some time in the rain at the observatory and having a serious and long drawn out internal debate about whether I should by a sausage from the Honest Sausage stand, it was time to leave and head out into Greenwich Village and Market. It was a beautiful little market and village and after some torturous window shopping at the market we stopped for a bite to eat and left the rainy Greenwich behind.
After a mellow afternoon of just hanging about London we had one more stop before bed. We met up with a couple of Sami's former residents from New Paltz who lived in London and went out to dinner with them. It was fun to hang out with true Londoners and hear their perspective on America. Later that night we headed out to unofficial London tourist spot, the London Icebar. Even though we were given a coat and gloves to wear it was quite chilly and 40 minutes was quite enough. The drink was quite tasty though and it made for a perfect nightcap. After the bar it was time for bed and then Day 13
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