It’s day two of living in London, and it turns out that the grass really is greener on the other side.
Roughly 47% of the greater London area is covered in vegetated green space (this figure actually excludes an additional 14% of space covered by private gardens!) SO far, my two favorites have been Kensington Greens and Hyde Parks. The cover about 1250 acres of London and has been Operated by the Royal Parks of London since its opening in 1637. 10/10 would recommend taking your morning runs or afternoon walks through the parks (just be careful where you step, because the guards horses take their afternoon strolls through these parks as well).
Samuel Johnson said, “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life.”So this quote has a multitude of meanings, the first refers to London geographically. London is a big city, but what makes it really huge is that you can get lost for hours and days down the old alley ways along 
the main streets. Samuel Johnson could have also been referring to the different walks of life throughout London. From what I’ve seen so far, London can be split up into four divisions of North, South, East, and West; a rule of thumb is typically that “West if best, East is least.” The saying isn’t 100% realistic though, the East end of London has West London beat on several occasions. The first is price, even though London is the most expensive city is the world, its much easier to find a flat in East London that costs less than £6,679,050 (the average pric
e of a terraced flat in Kensington). Along with price of living, price of drinking is cheaper too, which makes for an easier and more exciting night life. The saying goes on to say that north is the
intellectual end, south is rough, west is posh, and east is poor. South London does have a bit of a history
of being a rough and tough community (according to my tour guide today, it used to be a neighborhood that you didn’t need to follow the rules in). Apparently the city was filled with thugs who participated in blood sports such as bear VS dog fights. Today, South London today is still filled with a typically more “artsy” community.
Today, I had the pleasure of seeing all of this today!
Tip of the day: do not wear heels on a walking tour, because your feet will not look or feel the same after 20 miles in the streets of London.
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