Greenwich

On Saturday I took a mini day trip to Greenwich with some of the FIE students.

Before the trip even started, I met a Deepher, Katie, from Wisconsin, whose Membership Manager from IHQ (headquarters) is a graduate from my chapter at Temple!  It was really great to meet her, and we talked non-stop about DPhiE related things.  We were even "shush'd" on the boat tour because we were talking to much. #sorryimnotsorry

So we took a boat tour along the Thames River, but as I said I wasn't paying that much attention.  Then we hiked a small mountain (ok, not really a mountain, but it felt like it!) to visit an observatory/planetarium, which was pretty cool.  Then we had the day to ourselves.  A group of us got lunch, then headed back up the mountain to go to the Prime Meridian line.  It cost us 5 pounds to get in!  I can't believe that they would charge, but we decided to pay.  When where we going to have this opportunity again?  So we paid, got our pictures in two hemispheres, then checked out the surrounding area, which included a house-turned-museum about this guy and the progress he made with the telescope and time.  Or maybe that's not what it was about?  Not too sure.

Just as we were leaving, it started to down pour and hail.  My boots got soaked, but there was nothing we could do.  It let up about a few minutes later, and we headed into a market.  It was a cutesy little market, a bunch of nicknacks and food.  I got a churro (so good!) and a pistachio, lemon, and poppy seed vegan cupcake that was tasty and filling.

Then we headed back to our flats, and even thought it was someone's 21st the next day, instead of going out, we spent the night in.

Despite the rain, it was a pretty cool day!

-B