8th Sept 17 - Visit to Greenwich

Day visit to Greenwich

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Caught the Clipper from the London Eye to Greenwich

Passing many London landmarks like Tower Bridge and Traitors Gate at the Tower of London

Cutty Sark on arrival at Greenwich

The Queen's House

Chapel at the Old Royal Naval College

View of Canary Wharf with the Old Royal Naval College in the foreground

This is the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College BEFORE they started the renovation. Amazing Painted Ceiling by Sir James Thornhill in the early 18th Century.

We were equipped to hard hats

Climbing 70 steps through the scaffolding to get 'up close' to the ceiling.

We were given mirrors to view the painted ceiling

After a visit to the Maritime Museum and lunch we returned on the Thames Clipper