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Day on Hampstead Heath

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January 28th 2007
Living in West Hampstead since November, we felt quite negligent that we had not yet visited the famous Hampstead Heath. Although the suburb name is the same, it is not actually all that close to where we live (about a half hour bus ride). So, on a grey, overcast London Sunday we started traipsing across the Heath to see what all the fuss is about. My conclusion is that its nothing special, bu ... read more

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