Mapping a Town - Greenwich

This week, Sarah, Becca, and I went to the town of Greenwich

History

The city of Greenwich was established along the Prime Meridian, giving its name to the Greenwich prime meridian. It was the location of the Palace of Placentia in the 15th century, home of many rulers of the Victorian era. After the destruction of the Palace in the English civil war, it was rebuilt as the British Naval hospital. This gave the city the Naval connections it is now so famous for. The city then, in the 1700s, became a popular summer home spot for the British elite, leading to the fancier architecture visible in the area

Setting Out

We left for Greenwich at about 10:30 am. We took the Thames Clippers ferry service.

The ferry was very fun, because its fun to ride boats, but also because it was a good temperature inside.

Arriving in Greenwich

We landed at Greenwich and immediately encountered a large, old sailing ship by the port.

 This ship, the Cutty Sark, was made into a museum to commemorate the long history of Greenwich as an important port town. After we landed, we headed to The Green Cafe for lunch.

Provided here as well is a video/audio clip from the restaurant, which shows its popularity in Greenwich -  

 After our meal, we went to a small vintage market across the street.

The vintage market was rather small. It had barely 10 booths and 2 food stalls. The things being sold there ranged from comics and action figures to antique dishes and cameras, to a literal knotted mass of jewelry where the man would take a pound for anything you could disentangle from the hoard. 

After the market, we proceeded to the famous Greenwich Maritime Museum. This museum exhibits many items important to the port-city of Greenwich, the effects of the British Navy in many wars, as well as the importance of boating to the whole of England.

The first main room of the museum featured many sailing artifacts, from a luxuries canal boat to a wall of ships figureheads.

Other rooms in the museum were dedicated to trade and naval warfare, which we visited as well 

After exiting the museum, we visited Greenwich park, a nice bit of green space where we took a little time to relax.

After the park, we visited the famous Greenwich market.

 This indoor/outdoor market featured stalls selling all manner of antiques, arts, jewelry, and clothes. The market wasn't particularly busy when we arrived, but you could tell its the kinda place that'd be packed on a good day. We spent a good while perusing different vendors, eating gelato, and having an all-around pretty good time.

As we headed back to the ferry to London, we realized a small festival had been set up by the docks. As a perfect end to a great day, I rode a wonderful horse name Patsey a few times around the ring before we departed. (It was the fastest carousel I've ever been on)