Thursday, August 30, 2018

Pedaloing and the Prime Meridian

19 August 2018, Sunday

One thing on the kids’ to-do list this summer was hire a pedalo - a British paddle boat.  They got their wish on the boating lake in Greenwich Park, and it was even more fun when we realized the Prime Meridian runs right through the lake.

So, we paddled back and forth between the eastern and western hemispheres for 20 minutes.  Being in Greenwich today was the kids’ first time in the eastern hemisphere.

After boating, we walked up the hill to the Royal Observatory and enjoyed the view over London and Greenwich.


Paddling in Greenwich Park


The boating lake

Straddling two hemispheres!

Royal Observatory

View over London and Greenwich


The Queen's House


The official Prime Meridian marker

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