#53 Last walk thru the city and the boat trip to Greenwich

 OK, Last day in London.  I thought this was interesting.  A pickleball court with The Tower of London and the Tower Bridge in the background. Oh and the symbol of the City of London (the one square mile where the Roman City of Londiniom stood) is the dragon.



This is the view from our hotel window.


We had a free morning on Saturday and I had not had a chance to walk the Millennium Bridge.  Obviously, it was constructed in 2000, a foot bridge across the Thames, but when they first opened it, it wobbled as people walked.  So they spent a bunch of money and five more years reenforcing it.  The locals still call it the wobbly bridge.

Oh, and that is the Tate Modern Museum in the background.

The approach to the bridge offered an amzing view of the dome of St. Paul's
And this pic is just for my cousin, what's her name.

At 2:15, we left the hotel for our boat ride down to Greenwich

If you look at the top righthand set of windows, you will see when Cher used to live.  According to the guide on the boat, their company kept pointing that out to their customers.  So much so, that the public kept coming to her door.  She finally got fed up and moved out.

And this is, reportedly, the oldest Marine Polic Station in the World.

Other views from the river




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We make it to Greenwich where we are greeted by the Cutty Sark. A tea and wool clipper which held the record for the fast trip from Sidney to London,  73 days,


I, then, made my attempt to walk to the Royal Observatory to see the Prime Meridian.  Got a bit lost, but got a few interesting pics.



Finally, our farewell dinner. I had bangers and mash,


at the Trafalgar Tavern.

One more pic of Jody and our new friend, Jonathan.

Well, to quote Porky Pig, "That's all, folks.  We want to thank Trafalgar Tours and especially Manuela and Nigel.  We had a great time.  Hope you enjoyed the blog.  Thank you for taking a look.

Hopefully, in about a year, I hope to publish Tom and Jody Hit Paris.


See ya then, Tom and Jody

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