I have always heard about Greenwich being the official time
of the world, so I decided to check it out for myself.
I began my day by just wandering around the Thames and into
The Old Royal Naval College. I found the
Cutty Sark, which is a famous old merchant ship docked in Greenwich.
Next, I went in to the National Maritime Museum, since all
the museums in London are free! I found the
actual uniform that Nelson was wearing when he was shot and killed at the
Battle of Trafalgar.
I also stopped at the Queen’s House. In 1616, King James I, built this for his
wife, Anne of Denmark.
I then made my way up to the Royal Observatory. Its here where I took went through a small
museum to learn about the Prime Meridian.
This is where I learned why they put the Prime Meridian here and how
Greenwich Mean Time came to be. It was
basically established for the ships to find their longitude location.
Lastly, I went to the Peter Harrison Planetarium and learned
about the, “Secret Life of Stars.”
Greenwich is a nice area in South East London, where history
plays a large role, time begins, and longitude is 0° 0' 0"!
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