Keep Calm and Carry On
Travel Trivia:
‘If the ravens leave the Tower the Kingdom will fall…’
At least 6 ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all times. Each raven has a wing clipped to make sure they don’t fly too far from home.
Breakfast
Meet in the hotel restaurant and start our day.
The Tower of London
Explore 1000 years of history at London’s iconic castle and World Heritage Site. See the Roman Walls, Crown Jewels, take a legendary Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) tour and meet the ravens.
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Travel Trivia:
With a flow of up to five miles an hour and a tidal range of up to 23 feet – the power of the Thames tide should not be taken lightly.
Optional Excursion
Thames River Cruise to Greenwich
Travel in style with the River Red Rover, all-weather boats, equipped with comfortable seats, hot and cold refreshments and spectacular views of London. In between the allocated stops, you’ll have access to a guided commentary of the many sights along the Thames. Whether you stay for the full ride or hop off at any of the stops, you’ll enjoy a fascinating tour of London in comfort.
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development, which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion.
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Travel Trivia:
The Meridian Line in Greenwich is the dividing point between the eastern and western hemispheres – Longitude 0°. You can stand on the Line at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park with one foot in each half of the earth.
Greenwich Meridian
The Meridian Line, or Prime Meridian, separates the eastern and western hemispheres just like the Equator separates the northern and southern. It’s been marked at Greenwich since 1884 in the courtyard of the Royal Observatory, where a stream of visitors take each other’s photograph standing on the line. It’s also marked by a green laser that stretches out across Greenwich every evening.
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Travel Trivia:
Pie and mash is a traditional working-class food, originating in the East End of London. Pie, mash and eel shops have been in London since the 19th century, and are still common in East and South London and in many parts of Kent and Essex. The shops may serve stewed or jellied eels.
Dinner: 7pm
The Mayflower
If we are in Greenwich we can eat at Goddards. Dinner will at Goddards Traditional Pie and Mash. Yes they serve eels! This is close to the Cutty Sark.
Return to Lalit
We will return to the hotel by double decker bus. Have your Oyster Card ready!
Optional: 9:00 The Shard
Optional Excursion
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. Located 800ft above the ground, The View from The Shard is the highest viewing platform in London and is the only place to see the entire city all at once. The Shard is within walking distance of our hotel.
Get Some Sleep!
Done with London! Tomorrow… Edinburgh!