July 2009
8 posts
Back to the Heath
A while ago I went to Hampstead Heath. I figured in the 2 weeks of summer here (It actually did get hot and sunny, from what I can remember) I would go back. I wanted to check out the swimming ponds specifically. Though I didn’t get any pictures, I did brave a dunk. However, for a below average swimmer like myself, they aren’t the best place to go. They are deep ponds with no shores,...
June 2009
22 posts
The Thames
It was a hot and sunny day. What I really wanted to do was escape to the seaside and watch pale lobster brits run around in the sun. However, in the interest in saving money, I decided to stay city bound, and made the trek across the river down to the section of the Thames River Path near Richmond park. The walk follows the river the whole width of the country, but the Richmond bit is one of the...
May 2009
11 posts
Wandering in East London
Some more days spent wandering around the ‘hood. From garbage markets to hipsters with Warner Brothers paraphernalia to prison ground school yards, this is East London.
April 2009
71 posts
Hampstead Heath
Though the name Hampstead Heath somehow brings to mind annoyingly posh Londoners “taking the air” on the weekend, I decided to go because it’s a free green space that only costs a pound to get to, three of my favorite things. Expecting something like Regent’s Park, I was pleased to discover, other than the grassy heath itself covered in kite flying Brits, it is actually...
