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A 17m long sperm whale beached in the Royal Navy college lawn, near cutty sark, Greenwich.

‘This super-real, art installation is the work of the Belgian arts collective Captain Boomer, created in collaboration with Zephyr Wildlife Reconstruction. There are even actors playing scientists as if this installation needs to be any more real.

Just next door at Cuttty Sark (see pic below), I thought this was a flash mob!  A bunch of people suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They ran into the crowd, positioned themselves, music came on, and started to dance for about 10 mins. Then a guy on a speaker explains that they were the dancers from last years Olympic ceremony.

You can pick up the GDIF event programme just in front of the ‘boat’


After this area, I headed up towards the Royal Observatory via the beautiful Royal Naval College. I passed the Maritime museum and walked though the gardens and wooded path. The walk is uphill but there is no rush.

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Flash mob at Cutty Sark
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National maritime museum
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colonnade at Royal Navy College

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Above is the view of the Old Royal Naval College and below is the installation called Audible Forces. The different instruments uses wind to make sound and music.

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The highlight for me in this area is the Greenwich Meridian Line, in the grounds of the Royal Observatory. I got there too late, the gate was shut but you can still take photos of the line outside the side wall where the line runs.

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I had a really amazing afternoon out at Greenwich. I feel a bit cheated I missed most of the festival because the program started late Fri but I guess I could go today or tomorrow!