Thames cruise to Greenwich

Then past that other great British icon, the Tower Bridge. What a lovely bridge it is. I marvel at it every time I see it.


And this rather odd looking building which looks as though they ran out of money half way through building it.



And then further on this view of the Thames itself. Apparently much of this area was docklands, but is now mostly apartment buildings.  That's the dome of St Pauls Cathedral on the left.


And  The Grapes" where Dickens wrote much of his work. I think it's a pub.


And then on to Greenwich. There is much to see at Greenwich, but unfortunately, it is not permitted to take photos of much of the interesting stuff. There is a very interesting display of the early clocks which were invented to enable accurate navigation. Probably the most interesting item in the Royal Naval Museum is the bloodstained breeches that were worn by Lord Nelson when he was shot, and also the jacket he was wearing where the hole is still visible where the bullet entered. We were to later see that bullet on display at Windsor Castle. It looked suspiciously round to me. I would have thought it would have flattened when it hit Nelson's spine. Still, who am I to argue with the Queen of England....