London Calling :- Greenwich
September 30th, 2008 by Nick Tay
Greenwich is a district in south-east London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is best known for its maritime history and as giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time.
The town became the site of a Royal palace, the Palace of Placentia from the 15th century, and was the birthplace of many in the House of Tudor, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was rebuilt as the Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor. These buildings became the Royal Naval College in 1873, and they remained an establishment for military education until 1998 when they passed into the hands of the Greenwich Foundation. The historic rooms within these buildings remain open to the public, other buildings are used by University of Greenwich and the Trinity College of Music.
The town became a popular resort in the 17th century with many grand houses, such as Vanbrugh castle established on Maze Hill, next to the park. From the Georgian period estates of houses were constructed above the town centre. The maritime connections of Greenwich were celebrated in the 20th century, with the siting of the Cutty Sark and Gypsy Moth IV next to the river front, and the National Maritime Museum in the former buildings of the Royal Hospital School in 1934. Greenwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created.
On a bright and sunny Saturday in England, I decided to visit Greenwich, a small part of London only 45 minute boatride from London Bridge. Its one of the World Heratige Sites and is the home of the famous 0′ Degrees and its where the world’s time is measured from. Its a beautiful little town with nice gardens, old buildings and even a mini London Eye. There is an observetory which is definately worth a visit. If you don’t have much time, you could do the whole town in just under 2 hours. Make sure you take a photo of yourself standing on the line 
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September 30th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Wonderful post.
But why “do” a town in just two hours.
I can’t understand tourists telling me that my country (The Netherlands) is beautiful when they’ve staued in Amsterdam for a day.
I love walking through streets, seeing architecture, buying bread at the bakery and talk with people. It gives such a better impression.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I would love to visit The Netherlands and stay for weeks on end, but when tourist have only a few days to see as much of a place as they can, we tend to need to cramp things in.