Marking Time

Marking Time
            As a schoolkid, I loved learning about iconic places and times in history. Nerd alert: I was enthralled by the fact that there is a thing called the prime meridian which is the zero point for measuring longitude and marks the time zone for Greenwich Mean Time.
            The thought that I would ever visit this historic spot in Greenwich, England never occurred to me. It was sure to remain a phantom entity in my mind.
            But then my older son started living in London, and it turned out he lives a short train ride from Greenwich.
            Each of us has a unique range of things that make our hearts flutter with excitement. For me, taking the long scenic walk from the train station, past the historic clipper ship Cutty Sark, through the greenery of university grounds and then gradually climbing the hill to the Royal Observatory where the prime meridian is located was a thrill.
            From our high perch at this old historic site, we looked back across the park and saw the modern London skyline across the Thames.
            We can never be sure where life’s path will take us. Make the most of the bright stretches!
            This week’s highlighted hike is a World Walks contribution, Greenwich Observatory Walk, London. 
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This week’s Hike Notes is a new World Walks entry:
Greenwich Observatory Walk, London
 
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