Greeeeeeeeenwich
Pictures from way back in late September, when the sun sets after 7pm and term had not started yet, such bliss.
The outside of the Old Royal Navy College.
The Painted Hall, one of the buildings in the Old Royal Navy College.
Apparently it was meant to be a dining room for pensioners but upon completion, they thought it was too pretty and decided to turn it into a tourist attraction instead.
Oh oh oh, let me see if I can remember the details of the painting on the ceiling.
The middle is the King William and Queen Mary with the Virtues behind them. Above them is Apollo in a chariot. The French King, (Louis XIV?) is beneath the king, in shadows.
Oh, the one pointing at the plan of a building is the Muse of Architecture.
At the bottom is Hercules and Minerva casting out the Vices.
Ermm....at the bottom, there's Hercules and Minerva casting out the vices.
All around the edges are the zodiacs and the seasons. Haha, I remember that Spring, Summer and Autumn all had cool names but Winter was apparently modelled after some cranky old pensioner who would still curse and get drunk when he was 90.
A bigger version here.
Zodiac signs, but not all.
The chapel.
A really really beautiful pipe organ at the other end of the chapel.
Queen Anne's house. The design was considered revolutionary at that time, that time being the 1600s.
Looking towards the Thames from Queen Anne's house. I kinda like how you can see the more modern buildings faraway in the background in between the two halves of the Old Royal Naval College.
The Royal Observatory (and where the Greenwich Meridian Line is) is on the hill behind Queen Anne's house. Didn't go there though, since we've been there the first time round. Same with the National Maritime Museum.
One last shot of Greenwich before taking the bus back.
Had to meet someone so I got off the bus earlier. Since the weather was lovely, I decided to walk along the riverbank instead of the busy road and then I hear drums and trumpets and cymbals.
A parade *3*
Protests and demonstrations are a common sight, but parades less so. Unfortunately, most of the pictures I took ended up blurry or had my finger in them. Still, it was a lovely surprise.
The outside of the Old Royal Navy College.
The Painted Hall, one of the buildings in the Old Royal Navy College.
Apparently it was meant to be a dining room for pensioners but upon completion, they thought it was too pretty and decided to turn it into a tourist attraction instead.
Oh oh oh, let me see if I can remember the details of the painting on the ceiling.
The middle is the King William and Queen Mary with the Virtues behind them. Above them is Apollo in a chariot. The French King, (Louis XIV?) is beneath the king, in shadows.
Oh, the one pointing at the plan of a building is the Muse of Architecture.
At the bottom is Hercules and Minerva casting out the Vices.
Ermm....at the bottom, there's Hercules and Minerva casting out the vices.
All around the edges are the zodiacs and the seasons. Haha, I remember that Spring, Summer and Autumn all had cool names but Winter was apparently modelled after some cranky old pensioner who would still curse and get drunk when he was 90.
A bigger version here.
Zodiac signs, but not all.
The chapel.
A really really beautiful pipe organ at the other end of the chapel.
Queen Anne's house. The design was considered revolutionary at that time, that time being the 1600s.
Looking towards the Thames from Queen Anne's house. I kinda like how you can see the more modern buildings faraway in the background in between the two halves of the Old Royal Naval College.
The Royal Observatory (and where the Greenwich Meridian Line is) is on the hill behind Queen Anne's house. Didn't go there though, since we've been there the first time round. Same with the National Maritime Museum.
One last shot of Greenwich before taking the bus back.
Had to meet someone so I got off the bus earlier. Since the weather was lovely, I decided to walk along the riverbank instead of the busy road and then I hear drums and trumpets and cymbals.
A parade *3*
Protests and demonstrations are a common sight, but parades less so. Unfortunately, most of the pictures I took ended up blurry or had my finger in them. Still, it was a lovely surprise.