Greenwich Mean Time

From Charlton House (1) we caught a city bus (dotted line) down to the top of Greenwich Park.

Our objective was birds (2) ...

... and some of the other spectacular 17th-century buildings in Greenwich. This, for instance, is the Old Royal Naval College designed by Christopher Wren in the 17th century, with the "Queen's House" designed by Inigo Jones for Queen Anne of Denmark in the center, and the 17th-century Royal Observatory just visible in the background:

The above photo was taken at the end of our journey, across the Thames on the Isle of Dogs (7). Also visible at the top of the Royal Observatory hill is a gift from the Canadian people (3):

General Wolfe Statue

Here is another view of the Queen's House from the top of the Royal Observatory hill (3):

We stopped for a snack part way down the hill:

You have to pay for entry if you want to get your photo taken at the prime meridian line at the Royal Observatory, but after some online sleuthing, we located another (free) prime meridian line at the bottom of the hill (4):

The Queen's House (5) is now an art museum:

Queen Elizabeth I Armada Portrait (Drake version)

But the house's (internal) design is also striking:

Two identical fireplaces link Charlton House to the Queen's House. We understand there is debate about who copied whom, but Charlton House was built first. Can you tell which is which?

  From the Queen's House we walked past the Old Royal Naval College ...

... and finally made it to the 19th century and the Cutty Sark, once the world's fastest tea clipper (6):

From there we walked under the Thames ...

The Isle of Dogs (7)