September already...
Today, in a burst of enthusiasm, I took myself to Greenwich to see the tall ships (also a number of smaller ones at Canary Wharf). It was ludicrously busy, but I did get there just as Gloriana was rowed past. V shiny.
Giving up on trying to work out which queue was which (and navigating the tour groups), I wandered round the Naval College. The Painted Hall is worth sticking your head in for if you're there. There followed an amble up to the Observatory, again absolutely heaving with people. It's about time I went back to the Maritime Museum and maybe the Observatory too, when it's less busy.
There then followed a walk along the Thames Path up to Tower Bridge which invited the sun to come out and it to be hot. My feet now hurt. And of course, Tower Hill station was closed so I had to walk further.
I did notice that someone seems to have stuck an enormous inflatable 'thing' in the middle of London. It's apparently the 'Walkie Talkie' building, which somehow I'd not seen from a distance before. It's awful. Hideous. Really hideous. Possibly Carbunculissimus. I could go on...
Giving up on trying to work out which queue was which (and navigating the tour groups), I wandered round the Naval College. The Painted Hall is worth sticking your head in for if you're there. There followed an amble up to the Observatory, again absolutely heaving with people. It's about time I went back to the Maritime Museum and maybe the Observatory too, when it's less busy.
There then followed a walk along the Thames Path up to Tower Bridge which invited the sun to come out and it to be hot. My feet now hurt. And of course, Tower Hill station was closed so I had to walk further.
I did notice that someone seems to have stuck an enormous inflatable 'thing' in the middle of London. It's apparently the 'Walkie Talkie' building, which somehow I'd not seen from a distance before. It's awful. Hideous. Really hideous. Possibly Carbunculissimus. I could go on...