I do try to educate the kids, but Steve here dosn't appreciate where he is. Left is at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London on the Millenium. Home of the Prime Meridian. (000.00 Longitude) Also home to GMT (Greewich mean time, from which all the world bases its time for military and airline flights.Our feet straddle the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres.
Left below is the HMS Victory at Portsmouth, Victor at the Battle of Trafalgar, and Admiral Nelsons Flagship. H He died during the battle with the French. It still is a ship of the Royal Navy and is staffed by them as a museum. |