Day 3 - Museum Day

* Note: Photos are on my Panasonic Camera. They will be added here after I get back to Sacramento. The Panasonic app is not compatible with this phone.😡

April 30, 2023 Today is a museum day.  We have two museums to visit.  In the morning, we are going to the Churchill War Rooms.  This museum is one of many associated with the Imperial War Museum. Our tickets allow us to enter between 9:30 and 10:00 am. 






You have heard of Greenwich Mean Time, right?  The standard for our time tables was established downriver from London, in the town of Greenwich.  There are several wonderful Royal Museums in Greenwich. We purchased tickets on line to visit the Royal Observatory at 2 pm, after lunch.

It was a good plan. BUT we didn't count on the millions of tourists who are in town to share in the excitement of King Charles' Coronation! OMG!





The tourist hub of Westminster Cathedral, 10 Downing Street, Parliament and Big Ben were cordoned off for walkers and busses only. It was a crazy, crowded scene.

Things went well for the Churchill War Room museum because we had early tickets. We were ahead of the crowds. It was an excellent museum.

About noon, we decided to head for Greenwich by Uber Boat. Except we couldn't even get close to the boat dock! I asked Carl to hold our place in line while I went up front to find out if we were in the right line. Yes, we were in the right line, but it would be at least an hour before we would be boarding a boat! And then it was a 45 min boat ride. We couldn't get to the Observatory in time.

Carl & I decided to switch to the other boat waiting line and catch a boat going to Vauxhall. While waiting, I called the Observatory to let them know we couldn't make it. I got a recorded message about the museum and how to get a message to them. They would respond after 5 pm. To make a long story short, we got our tickets rebooked for the next day, same time. Whew!

We returned to Vauxhall, and found some dinner at The Oval. Carl ordered the Sunday Roast, a good choice!



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