Hampstead

If you have time to putter, take the Tube to Hampstead. It's off the Northern Line in Zone 2. Budget about 4 hours for puttering.

It's very old school village-like. Very small and very quaint. Whatever you see in your mind's eye when you hear the words "small English town", this is pretty much it.

It's real nice and real quiet, unlike, saaay, the rest of London! And the Heath, which is open space and lawns and paths on the top of a hill.

I went looking for a pub at the top and found out it was closed for two years and the building has been converted into condos. Nice condos though.

Grimley says that Hampstead is hella expensive. Figures.

I'll post the pix in a couple of days.