On Saturday, we all walked to Greenwich from Canary Wharf and spent some time poking around the observatory.
On the way there we walked through Millwall Park and saw some cows and lots of blackberries ready for picking.
Also on the way there we stopped by the library to get information about library cards.
Also on the way there we had ice cream cones while we walked under the Thames river using the footpath. It was very busy on the High Street when we got there.
We walked through the park and there were lots of people playing on the grass. The hill going up to the Observatory was very steep and [Child 3] rode on Dad’s shoulders.
We stood on the Prime Meridian which was pretty cool, knowing that we were on the logical start of the world clock. Funny thing is that there’s a statue/monument that has a little plaque on it, which everyone was crowding around for photo opps… even though the actual longitude measurement line runs around the entire world. We simply took our photos on the line itself a few yards away from the monument and avoided the crunch.
On the way back [Child 3] and [Child 1] got big gumballs (pokyballs) from a tree and we stopped by the floating Chinese restaurant on the way back. Yum!
On Sunday we went picking blackberries in Millwall Park which was very nice, as we made jam from the berries to put on our vanilla ice cream while we all watched the Magnificent Seven on TV and cuddled on the bed.
On the way home from picking berries we stopped by the Quaystone church and heard music inside. We didn’t go in because we had bags of berries and dirty clothes but we’ll visit next weekend.
Also on the way home we got some ice cream at the cafe near by the flats. [Child 3]’s ice cream fell on the ground and the owner of the shop gave him a new ice cream cone.
Before bedtime all the kids played marble games and everyone had fun.
Wonderful weekend!