Days 6,7 - Greenwich & Southampton

Boats and Trains

EUROPE

Amy & Tom

10/19/20262 min read

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What we did
Friday started off cold and drizzling with the temperature in the upper 40s. We both didn’t sleep well, so we snoozed late into the morning hoping to catch up on some sleep. Tom had breakfast at the hotel while Amy slept a little more and then we walked down to Angel and took the tube to Embankment Pier. There we took an Uber Boat down the Thames to Greenwich. It was nostalgic to visit where our world cruise ended 5 months ago and we picked up where we left off by walking up to the Royal Observatory. The Royal Observatory marks the Prime Meridian, where the Eastern and Western Hemispheres meet. It’s up on a hill overlooking Greenwich Park and the River Thames, where you can take in beautiful views of the Old Royal Naval College and London itself. We then had lunch at Goddard’s for “pie and mash.” While it wasn’t our favorite meal this week, it was fun to do something so completely touristy. We then returned back to our hotel taking the train the whole way and relaxing. As we had a late lunch we had a “free drink” at the hotel and a few happy hour nibbles in the Executive Lounge before heading off to sleep.

Saturday morning we had breakfast at “Pret a Manger” before packing up and heading to the train station. Tom reserved an Uber for us as the easiest route was to drive to the Waterloo train station where Tom had booked us on the 1:05pm train to Southampton. We then took a cab to our hotel, VOCO which is right next to the cruise terminal. Two ships are coming in tomorrow, the Cunard’s Queen Mary and the Celebrity Apex which we will board tomorrow. After settling into our room, we headed out to take a look at the town. They have an old wall from the 1300s that surrounds some of the city. And, we saw a placard indicating this is where many of the pilgrims stayed before boarding the Mayflower centuries ago. We walked quite a bit and through a mall looking for dinner and found a great Indian gastropub called “Tap and Tandoori.” The food and service were quite enjoyable. We then walked back to the hotel.

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