Last Wednesday we ventured south of London to Blackheath, stopping in Greenwich on our way to stand on the Prime Meridian. Zero longitude was established at Greenwich in the 1850s as a convention to help marine merchants maintain consistency in maps used for navigation. Though the zero longitude line is somewhat arbitrary, we took advantage of the opportunity to be tourists and posed with one foot on either side of the line. Greenwich is also the site for official Greenwich Mean Time, or ‘GMT’ as it is often called.
From Greenwich, we met up with Nadia’s aunt and uncle who live in Blackheath – a neighboring village. We drove to the hill in Greenwich park near the Royal Observatory to take in the gorgeous view of the Queen’s old house with London skyline in the background.
We went to a delicious Thai dinner and took time to chat – it had been a few years since Nadia was in town and the first time I met the family. We had so much fun we decided to barbeque in Blackheath the following Sunday. We were spoiled by the ongoing sunshine and incredible spread of food. Nadia’s aunt and uncle prepared tandoori style barbaque with curries and other sides. The food was so tasty, I ate as if it were a Thanksgiving feast.
