Sprawling food market

Part of Camden Town called Little Venice

Grace at Hampstead Heath

GP and Grace at the food market

Saturday in London.  It was wonderful.  Grace played tour guide and showed us all of her favorite places which are off the tourist maps.  After a visit to her school we went up to Hampstead Heath, a very wealthy burrough where my boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch lives.  It has a village-like little center with upscale shops and galleries, a huge park with a wonderful view of the city and gorgeous homes.  I told Grace that's where she needs to buy her mummy a place there when she becomes rich and famous.  She likes it because all sorts of musicians have homes there and she's hoping to meet them just wandering through the park. Then we went to Camden Town for lunch at the Camden Market that has food stalls representing countries all around the globe.  There were so many wonderful smells!  Having skipped breakfast (as I was ordered to do) I was going nuts!  I ended up getting a plate of Colombian "street food".  I'm moving to Colombia.  Grace and GP went for Venezuelan.   Then a pint in the pub and a sweet from a bakery stand.  I could do that all day.  Really.  After lunch it was up to the top of Primrose Hill for the best view in London.  There were the Christmas lights in the major shopping and tourist areas and a visit to a humongous Christmas themed fair with rides and games and lots and lots of people.  The fair had come all the way from Munich!  I can't imagine the logistic of it.  This was all topped off by a pub dinner with the prerequisite beers.  That Grace had us hopping on and off buses and the tube all day.  By the time we got back to the hotel at 9ish my feet were throbbing and my legs ached.  I was sure I'd lost 10lbs.  We checked what we'd done for mileage and it was about 20k!  Unfortunately that only translates into 1000 calories.  The beers alone covered that.  London is one of those cities where I never feel as though I've seen or done all I want to see or do.  I'll be back!  xxoo me