If I wasn't mad keen about Maelstrom before....

[waywardh]

.... I really am now!

Dan and I went to Greenwich yesterday which was most enjoyable, we went to the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory and to the Cutty Sark.

The Cutty Sark was fab, and I was feeling most childish stood on the main deck thinking about Maelstrom. I do not care if that makes me a sad muppet, I am a happy sad muppet.

The museum was very cool, but I would like to go again and spend a bit more time there than we did yesterday. We went to the Cutty Sark first and spent quite a while there so we had to rush to get both the Museum and the Observatory done.

Observatory was good as I have never seen the meridian line before, the only drawback of it was the fact that the path to it is up that steep hill, I thought I was going to die before I reached the top of it.

Oh and Dan bought me a cuddly penguin from the Museum shop. So it was a very good day. :-)

Comments

[raselhague.livejournal.com]

Went to the Cutty Sark recently too.

It left me with a longing to own my own giant figurehead.
:-)

[elani.livejournal.com]

I just want the whole ship. :-)

[thewhitespider.livejournal.com]

Oh good. Then I can own up to standing on the Cutty Sark's deck and thinking exactly the same. ;-)

Happy sad muppets all.

[elani.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It was very cool being stood up on top deck, just needed the frockcoat and I would have been well away.

Now I just want one we can hire for events. ;-)

Cutty Sark

[talking-dog.livejournal.com]

I have been to the Cutty Sark and it was good but I have been on HMS Victory and that is amazing

http://www.hms-victory.com/

Re: Cutty Sark

[elani.livejournal.com]

I must tell Dan to take me there!

Re: Cutty Sark

[indykid.livejournal.com]

It's strange how things change. I remember going on a lot of school trips to visit HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior. I think I've actually seen Victory 3 times. Back then I was a bit bored by it all. I suppose growing up on the Isle of Wight and only 7 miles from Portsmouth that maritime history visits were quite common.

I look back on those visits and wish I had the enthusiasm for them then that I have now.