London II

At the hostel today, I met a guy who got a job interview call at 8 in the morning. He was summing up where he'd lived to the interviewer - if I recall correctly it was Singapore, Italy, India, Finland and now London. When I asked him how the interview went, he said it didn't really matter because he was probably going to Denmark anyway, where some friends had offered him a job. "Everywhere is the same, so it doesn't really matter where I live," he said. "The buildings are different, the streets are different, the climate is different, but people's mentality is the same everywhere."

I didn't know what to say to that. I thought I was an experienced traveller, but I felt a little lost at those words. I'm still not sure whether I agree.

I went for a beautiful walk this morning. Hampstead Heath is one of, if not the most amazing park in London, but it's a bit out of the way for most tourists - it's not on the standard maps, I had to get an A- Z guide to actually find it on a map. But that also means it's relatively quiet. Most of all, it has the greatest view over London you could possibly imagine. I couldn't get the video I made to upload from my phone, but here are some photos to give you an idea.

View from Parliament Hill towards Highgate. The view toward Central London was a bit too foggy for a good picture.