Homework #5

For walk #5 we hopped on a boat for about an hour, enjoyed the water and sunshine, and then got off at Greenwich--the place where all time zones in the Western Hemisphere are determined...cool! There were a ton of things to see and do in Greenwich, but here is just a small recap of the walk we did...

So this was supposed to be the Cutty Sark (a restored British racing ship used for tea export/import) but the ship was under construction so we couldn't see it...oh well, the pictures were cool!

This picture was taken inside the Old Royal Naval College. This building was designed by the ever famous Christopher Wren. Henry VIII was born here and it was also home to his 2 daughters Mary I and Elizabeth I. Currently the halls are used for the naval officers dining and other public functions.

A view from the outside of the Old Royal Naval College

This is outside the Queen's House. This is the first Palladian-style home in England and it was designed by Inigo Jones. It was only used to house royalty for a few years and then it became a school for seaman's children.

These are the Tulip Stairs inside the Queen's House. They were so beautiful; and cool fact: they were the first geometric, self-supporting stairs in Europe.

This is outside the Maritime Museum. I decided to pull a "A Walk to Remember" and be in two places at once. Well guess what Mandy Moore, I'm not standing in two different states, I am standing in 2 different Hemispheres...beat that! boom roasted.

After we finished the walk we went out to eat. It was pretty funny because we are in England and we went to a Mexican Restaurant and all ordered American Hamburgers--it doesn't get better than that!