The Experience of a Lifetime

By Colin Pearson
in London

The London travelers dream starts with a ride in the notorious tube. This smelly and overly hot underground subway station is the prime form of transportation for all travelers and city commoners. We saw days where we packed like sardines and accustomed ourselves to the no personal space way of living. Nonetheless, we got to our destinations in a swift manner, and traveling was made easy by the tube. Next up, Greenwich, a very historical city for many different reasons, the invention of time, longitude and latitude, and especially the beautiful paintings within these building walls you see here. Built for worship, these sites are huge tourist attractions, as the walls are the original painting with no murals hung like you would see today in someones home. The last tea ship, the "Cutty Sark" expired here and was turned into a landmark museum, where others can learn about the history of this great ship, and all of its voyages. We got to ride a clipper boat on the Thames river to transport throughout the city one day, and along the way we caught a glimpse of all the tourist attractions, such as Big Ben, the London Bridge, and many other large towers or buildings. Wesminster church was a surreal experience, as we got to view the inside and see some of the best glass and carved sculptures a building has to offer on this planed. The London Eye was filled with performers of all types, but they gathered hundreds around them just to get a decent income for their talents.