---> Taken from atop a hill at Hampstead Heath, one of my very favorite parks I came across in London, you can see the city line behind me. If you look close enough, you can make out some of the building outlines like the London Eye and St. Paul's Cathedral. I walked around this massive park for several hours one afternoon. In addition to coming across this viewpoint, I also saw the Kenwood Estate and the Pergola gardens. Everything was so beautiful, I can only imagine how the locals love to escape the city life to walk their dogs and enjoy fresh air. Which brings up another interesting point-- unlike parks at home where dogs MUST be on a leash, hardly any dogs here ever are! Not to mention, all of the dogs I've observed are SOOO well behaved (maybe that's why they don't have to be on a leash). All I can conclude this far about my observations is that just as British people have a reputation for being extrodinarily polite and on the quiet side, this reputation appears to extend to their pets as well. My dog would never in a million years fit in here!
---> We had gone to the night showing at Shakespeare's globe theater and this was the view from the Millennium Bridge on our walk home in the evening. It was such a perfect evening! From this view, you can see London Bridge in the foreground and Tower Bridge in the background. The city of London is so gorgeous all lit up!
---> What a new experience it was to be able to enjoy our pints on the street
outside of the pub! And let me tell you-- this was one popular pub-- with people spilling out of its doors all the way across the street, bitters in hand! I think we came across one of the local hangouts. This, the Churchill pub, was the venue that combined Thai food and the pub atmosphere. In addition to all the of the baskets of flowers you can see on the outside of the building, the entire inside was filled as well, from the ceilings to the walls to the toilets! We loved it! The sign behind us is a picture of Churchill throwing up a peace sign-- he's become one of our favorite characters we've learned up since being here.
---> Taken from atop a hill at Hampstead Heath, one of my very favorite parks I came across in London, you can see the city line behind me. If you look close enough, you can make out some of the building outlines like the London Eye and St. Paul's Cathedral. I walked around this massive park for several hours one afternoon. In addition to coming across this viewpoint, I also saw the Kenwood Estate and the Pergola gardens. Everything was so beautiful, I can only imagine how the locals love to escape the city life to walk their dogs and enjoy fresh air. Which brings up another interesting point-- unlike parks at home where dogs MUST be on a leash, hardly any dogs here ever are! Not to mention, all of the dogs I've observed are SOOO well behaved (maybe that's why they don't have to be on a leash). All I can conclude this far about my observations is that just as British people have a reputation for being extrodinarily polite and on the quiet side, this reputation appears to extend to their pets as well. My dog would never in a million years fit in here!
---> We had gone to the night showing at Shakespeare's globe theater and this was the view from the Millennium Bridge on our walk home in the evening. It was such a perfect evening! From this view, you can see London Bridge in the foreground and Tower Bridge in the background. The city of London is so gorgeous all lit up!
---> What a new experience it was to be able to enjoy our pints on the street outside of the pub! And let me tell you-- this was one popular pub-- with people spilling out of its doors all the way across the street, bitters in hand! I think we came across one of the local hangouts. This, the Churchill pub, was the venue that combined Thai food and the pub atmosphere. In addition to all the of the baskets of flowers you can see on the outside of the building, the entire inside was filled as well, from the ceilings to the walls to the toilets! We loved it! The sign behind us is a picture of Churchill throwing up a peace sign-- he's become one of our favorite characters we've learned up since being here.
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