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Showing posts with label Greenwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greenwich. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Our cruise on the Thames to Greenwich...


As mentioned in a previous post, DH and I left the Big Bus tour at the Tower of London and made our way to the wharf to continue the tour via a cruise on the Thames.
So many warehouses in old docks' areas have been converted into luxury apartments...

The man doing the commentary claimed that the actress Helen Mirren has an apartment in the. Oliver's Wharf building.
Part of the large water police complex on the riverbank...









The small white building is a pub...reportedly one of the oldest in London...

More old warehouses remodeled into apartments...

Farther upstream the luxury apartment buildings were purpose built including this conglomeration...designed apparently so that every apartment has a view of the river..




Aah we have caught sight of the tea clipper Cutty Sark...that meant we were near Greenwich!


The beautiful buildings at Greenwich...
The Cutty Sark up closer...

Old red post box and phone booth at Greenwich


We walked around to the building on the left of the photo where there is a cafe/ brewery

The cafe with those brewing tanks in the background...
We had a coffee each and because it was quite cold DH ordered a bowl of chips...mmmm they were delicious! Lol

After our snack we walked through the museum there...loved the ornate iron spiral staircase. It was closed off as I imagine it would be an occupational health and safety nightmare!

Then it was back on the next boat back to the city...

We are on our way to Westminister Dock...and look! There's that Shard building again! 
And here I am, shivering away while waiting for the next Big Bus. I. Wished then that I had worn my 'big coat'... 
After what seemed like ages the next bus arrived and we rode the rest of the route back to Green Park. It had been another wonderful day of sightseeing.