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06-11-2015, 09:46 AM
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There's a million things to do on the long London layovers.
Here's a "little known" one:
Take the ferry down the Thames to Greenwich.
Go to the Royal Observatory. (Greenwich Mean Time)
Not specifically aviation related but there's a lot of cool exhibits about the history of timekeeping and navigation and all that.
Actually very relevant to "ocean crossing" still to this day.
Stand on the Prime Meridian.
Zero longitude. One foot in the Western Hemisphere, one in the East. That will make you thirsty.
Have some pints in the little downtown area.
Kinda touristy but there's a couple neat old pubs.
Here's a "little known" one:
Take the ferry down the Thames to Greenwich.
Go to the Royal Observatory. (Greenwich Mean Time)
Not specifically aviation related but there's a lot of cool exhibits about the history of timekeeping and navigation and all that.
Actually very relevant to "ocean crossing" still to this day.
Stand on the Prime Meridian.
Zero longitude. One foot in the Western Hemisphere, one in the East. That will make you thirsty.
Have some pints in the little downtown area.
Kinda touristy but there's a couple neat old pubs.
06-11-2015, 09:58 AM
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1800 EDT tonight....
With all the distractions out there,
DON"T FORGET TO BID!
DON"T FORGET TO BID!
06-11-2015, 11:13 AM
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06-11-2015, 12:12 PM
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06-11-2015, 12:29 PM
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There's a million things to do on the long London layovers.
Here's a "little known" one:
Take the ferry down the Thames to Greenwich.
Go to the Royal Observatory. (Greenwich Mean Time)
Not specifically aviation related but there's a lot of cool exhibits about the history of timekeeping and navigation and all that.
Actually very relevant to "ocean crossing" still to this day.
Stand on the Prime Meridian.
Zero longitude. One foot in the Western Hemisphere, one in the East. That will make you thirsty.
Have some pints in the little downtown area.
Kinda touristy but there's a couple neat old pubs.
Here's a "little known" one:
Take the ferry down the Thames to Greenwich.
Go to the Royal Observatory. (Greenwich Mean Time)
Not specifically aviation related but there's a lot of cool exhibits about the history of timekeeping and navigation and all that.
Actually very relevant to "ocean crossing" still to this day.
Stand on the Prime Meridian.
Zero longitude. One foot in the Western Hemisphere, one in the East. That will make you thirsty.
Have some pints in the little downtown area.
Kinda touristy but there's a couple neat old pubs.
06-11-2015, 12:52 PM
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And as CE alludes to above, with your observatory admission, you get free admission to the national nautical museum at the bottom of the hill and is not to be missed. Actual timepieces commissioned by the crown in the late 1700's to early 1800's so sailors could safely navigate the oceans. (prototypes of the H1/H2 from 1740's) Great display. Captain Hooks original logbooks from his first pacific explorations.
John Harrison and the Longitude problem : Time fact files : Astronomy & time : Explore online : RMG
06-11-2015, 01:11 PM
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London,
Go to Sir John Soane's Museum, free and quirky. It's in an old row mansion on Lincoln's Inn Fields Park. The previous owner was an architect in the 1800's, he collected bunch of interesting stuff from all over the world.
Get a beer at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese bar. Make sure you go down the several flights into the cellar bar. Famous old poets and authors rumored to have pints there.
Go to the top of St Paul's Cathedral for an awesome view of the city.
Cheerio,
Humboldt
I created a pub crawl map with a friend, free to whoever would like. It takes you from the Tower Bridge to Big Ben, lots of walking, most switch to half pints by 5 PM. Lot's of pubs and tourist things to do along the way.
Go to Sir John Soane's Museum, free and quirky. It's in an old row mansion on Lincoln's Inn Fields Park. The previous owner was an architect in the 1800's, he collected bunch of interesting stuff from all over the world.
Get a beer at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese bar. Make sure you go down the several flights into the cellar bar. Famous old poets and authors rumored to have pints there.
Go to the top of St Paul's Cathedral for an awesome view of the city.
Cheerio,
Humboldt
I created a pub crawl map with a friend, free to whoever would like. It takes you from the Tower Bridge to Big Ben, lots of walking, most switch to half pints by 5 PM. Lot's of pubs and tourist things to do along the way.
Last edited by Humboldt; 06-11-2015 at 01:30 PM. Reason: Map Offer
06-11-2015, 03:23 PM
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All right...I need a break from the TA talk...its making me angry and my BP is way to high!
I have a long layover in LHR coming up, what are some of the unknown cool things to do?
Do they have an RAF museum, Royal Navy Museum or something like that? (I am Retired Naval Aviation) any really cool bars to have some pints in?
I have a long layover in LHR coming up, what are some of the unknown cool things to do?
Do they have an RAF museum, Royal Navy Museum or something like that? (I am Retired Naval Aviation) any really cool bars to have some pints in?
If you have a long layover, take the tube/train to Duxford (just south of Cambridge). One of the world's best museums on an airfield that has been active since 1919.
Also, a smaller but closer and lesser known museum is the deHavilland museum in nw London.
06-11-2015, 03:33 PM
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06-12-2015, 08:18 AM
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Well I got two days there, courtesy of Ma D, so I think I will do the RAF and then the next day maybe the Greenwich!
Oh, and Humboldt...pm me that pub crawl map...might have to verify the authenticity and accuracy of it!
Thanks guys.
Oh, and Humboldt...pm me that pub crawl map...might have to verify the authenticity and accuracy of it!
Thanks guys.
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