[ July, 2013 ] The last destination of our London walk was Hampstead Heath.
Well, it has got 790 acres, so it is big enough on its own as a walking course.
There are many facilities here including a zoo and a athletic track.
The interesting one is the swimming ponds, one for women, one for men and one for both.
This time we did not go there, but saw a lot of people with beach towels as it was a hot day.
They spread there towels on the grass for sun bathing and sometimes jump into the pond.
It is more interesting than a atrificial pool.
I looked up and found the water temperature now in the mid-July was 23 degree.
A bit too cold for me.
There is a white house called Kenwood House in the Heath.
It was originally a mansion of an aristocrat and now it is a museum.
But unfortunately at the moment renovation work was going on and ir was closed to public.
Here, in its garden, they hold some concerts every summer.
I have been there once and it was very nice and atmospheric, though on the way back, it was a chaos with many many people.
Hampstead Heath is a nice and bright park with a lot of families and friends during daytime in the weekends, but it is also famous for gay cruising.
