Standing on both sides of the hemisphere!!
Leandra and I at Greenwich!
View of Greenwich from the Observatory
Looking into the stars!
On Friday, March 26th, I took a trip with a few CAPA students to Greenwich!! Greenwich is located about 20 minutes outside of London and is very easy to get to by any mode of transportation. CAPA decided to pay for tour boat tickets for us, which takes about an hours, but was really beautiful!
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is known as the home of Mean Time and the Prime Meridian line and is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. It was founded by Charles II in 1675 and is, by international decree, the official starting point for each new day, year, and millennium. Visitors to the Observatory can stand in both the eastern and western hemispheres simultaneously by placing feet either side of the Prime Meridian- the centre of world time and space!! My friend Leandra and I trekked it up the hill and got to see the Prime Meridian for ourselves!! It was a beautiful day, and the view from the Observatory was breathtaking!! You could see the city very clearly along the Thames and the park below sprawled out for a good while!
After seeing the Meridian, we made our way into the center of Greenwich and did a little market shopping! We had amazing food and found unbelievable prices on some good stuff! It started to rain a little, so we made our way over to one of England's oldest pubs- The Trafalgar Tavern. They made an amazing cup of tea and after we got dry, we made our way back to the river boat to go back home! It was a nice day trip and I am glad I decided to venture out to Greenwich! I have seen so many amazing things already, that I figured I needed to add the Prime Meridian to the list!
After we got back, my roomate Gwen and I decided on a quick whim to go catch the show Billy Elliot! Based on the smash hit film, Billy Elliot the Musical is an inspirational story of one boy's dream to realize his ambitions against the odds. Set in the North East of England against the background of the historic 1984/85 miner's strike, Billy pursues his passion for dance in secret to avoid disapproval from his struggling family. It was an amazing show and it was an extra fun night because it was the first show of the newly casted Billy Elliot (also the youngest ever!) He was amazing to watch and after his first big scene and big applause, he started to laugh and got really excited! His family was also in attendance and they made their presence well known!
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