Greenwich

The March girls (not Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth but SiJin, Miho, Momoko and myself, by virtue of birth month) trooped to Maritime Greenwich by DLR, passing by the Manhattan-like Canary Wharf.

With the Cutty Sark all covered up, we first took to the Pepys building of the Old Royal Naval College for our fill of tourist brochures. Then we passed through the Grand Square of what is now the University of Greenwich.

We went to admire the late 18th century Chapel with the most exquisite ceiling, then crossed over to the Painted Hall, the ceilings and walls of which took 19 years to complete.

Then we stepped into the Queen's House, now a repository of art. A simple lunch at Paul cafe at National Maritime Museum followed, calling for a bit of sunning at Greenwich Park while enjoying the view.

The short hike up to the Royal Observatory rewarded us with nice views and allowed us to straddle the meridian of the world and set our watches to Greenwich Mean Time.

Passing through the town, we took the Foot Tunnel to Island Gardens for another view.