Attractions in London
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Keep up the good work, Richard. By the time I get to London next year, I'll have experienced a complete virtual tour.
And there will still be loads to see and enjoy, Scifan
BTW. Apologies for the rather shaky sketched red lines on the screen shot of the Pool of London. It was my first attempt at using the Sketch Pad App.
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There is a reasonably priced place to eat near the Dickens Inn in St Katherine's Dock. It's situated in the brick warehouse by the Medieval Banqueting hall.
Then, do visit the Design Museum. Which is in Shad Thames close to the Eco houseboats. They have good taste at the DM.
There's so so much to enjoy.
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There is a reasonably priced place to eat near the Dickens Inn in St Katherine's Dock. It's situated in the brick warehouse by the Medieval Banqueting hall.
Then, do visit the Design Museum. Which is in Shad Thames close to the Eco houseboats. They have good taste at the DM.
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There's so so much to enjoy.
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Thank you for this hint!
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Thank you for this hint!
Here's my attempt at pinpointing the restaurant.
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Here are some photos etc from our excursion to Greenwich.
We caught a river cruiser at Westminster Pier.....
Random views en route....
Above a view of Monument (column with gold painted ball etc on top) where the Fire of London started in 1666.
The Eco village near Shad Thames seen riverside.
Charles Dicken occupied rooms in the narrow dark house. He wrote 2 books here, one of which was - I understand - Great Expectations.
Our destination.
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We caught a river cruiser at Westminster Pier.....
Random views en route....
Above a view of Monument (column with gold painted ball etc on top) where the Fire of London started in 1666.
The Eco village near Shad Thames seen riverside.
Charles Dicken occupied rooms in the narrow dark house. He wrote 2 books here, one of which was - I understand - Great Expectations.
Our destination.
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Our first attraction to enjoy on dry land was the Cutty Sark....
The trust has done a grand job restoring her after the fire, and she is such a visitor friendly vessel now....
The ship was raised 3M above her dry dock. What a space under her......
More later. The iPad is running hot and needs resting to cool!
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The trust has done a grand job restoring her after the fire, and she is such a visitor friendly vessel now....
The ship was raised 3M above her dry dock. What a space under her......
More later. The iPad is running hot and needs resting to cool!
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I was just going to ask you about the Cutty Sark when I saw this post. I saw the pictures of the burned out hull and this restoration is nothing short of amazing. The only good thing about that fire is that the ship had been stripped of her fittings during restoration and were not on board during the fire.
Did they have to add internal bracing to the hull to support it in the dry dock without keel blocks?
That looks very interesting.
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Yes, she is supported on a system of 24 tubular lega and with tensioned stainless steel wires inside. The whole installation is non obtrusive.
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Can you see this from inside the ship? In the hold, maybe?
