British Summer Time

Today we moved our clocks ahead one hour, so we're officially on "British Summer Time," even though it's of course not summer yet. Still, it's very nice to know that it won't be dark until after 7:30 P.M. from now on--it's very strange to think that when we arrived in London back in December, it was pitch black by 3:30 P.M. Many attractions around town have later closing times beginning in April, so that'll make it even easier to have London adventures during the week. Today's destination, Kenwood House, still had the off-season closing time of 4:00 P.M., but we arrived with plenty of time to look around the expansive house and grounds.

The adjoining coach house contains a lovely restaurant, with ample outdoor seating, so we ate a yummy lunch sitting in the sunshine, enjoying the spring day.
We wandered quite a bit around the grounds of Kenwood House, which include manicured tunnel-like paths,
and plenty of open space.

We continued our walk in Hampstead Heath, wandering through parts of the park that we'd not yet visited,
including Parliament Hill, one of the highest points in the park and a popular kite-flying area.

The reputedly fantastic views from the hill were a bit obscured today, but it was still very nice to be on the heath on a warm day, instead of the cold, rainy days that coincided with our previous visits. Here's hoping that spring has really sprung!