Wrappin' it up....

Well here we are, at the end of 2011. Not sure where this year went.
James has been here and we've enjoyed having him. This next year he's off on a deployment. Not worried though, as that's a ways off. We had an enjoyable Christmas season. James had his 22nd birthday yesterday. In true tradition, we let him pick where he wanted to dine. Benihana. Who even knew there was one here. Luckily it was right next door in Chelsea. It was amazing. Oh it was typical Benihana food, but the dining area was in the basement and very classy. Tres chic.
Today, hubby and I ventured back to Greenwich. James wasn't inclined to go, so we went without him. Last time we didn't get to do everything. We did finish it off this time. Hiked up the hill to the observatory and the Prime Meridian. Informative, yet fun. It was a cool, crisp drizzly day.

Hubby and I got a cuppa at e tea pavilion in the park then headed back to see if the Cutty Sark was open yet. It's under renovation for this summer's Olympics. So no, it wasn't ready. But we knew there had been a pedestrian tunnel under the Thames frrom the north bank to the sound bank Greenwich. Let's see if we can find it. Yup. And it's still in use. This was built in the 19th century and still in use today.

I wanted to take hubby to the Dockland Museum up at Canary Wharf. I had been with the spouses group last month and found it really interesting. So we killed about 2 hrs there. A definite addition to anyone's list of things to do in London.
So, while we think, and contemplate if we can stay awake till midnight tonight, to ring in the the new year, I'll stop here and say " a glorious New Year" to you all.