Sunday was particularly fine and sunny so Emma and I took the Underground out to Archway to undertake a Lonely Planet Walk through
Hampstead Heath. Considering it was still Zone 2 the area was very green with relatively old but expensive low density housing and shops throughout. The park itself was very large and had lots of people like ourselves were enjoying the warm afternoon. Spring has arrived in London and all the flowers are blooming which makes for a nice change from the grey/brown tones of winter.
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Hampstead Heath Park
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Half way through the trip we came to the weirdest cemetery. It was obviously very old but at the entrance was an old lady charging 3 to enter. Concessions were granted to those who had family buried in the cemetery but it still seemed very strange to be charging such a high fee. What was even more off putting was the cemetery was very run down and could have done with a good tidy up. I would not mind paying 3 to see a clean cemetery with lots of impressive headstones but to ask for money for a run down, unimpressive plot of overgrown land seemed a bit cheeky.
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A shot of the pricy cemetery from outside the gates
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The Lonely Planet Walk took us past a few local landmarks, most important of which was John Keats house.
John Keats was a well known poet in the 19th Century. Around the park was some very weird road signs talking about calm traffic. We werent sure exactly what the sign meant but it sure was up there with the other weird and meaningless signs we have seen so far on the trip. After a few hours of walking we called into the Holly Bush pub for a refreshing drink before catching the tube back to our house.
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John Keats' House
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Weird Road Sign Competition: Hampstead Heath (left) & the winner from Frankfurt, Germany (right)
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