Londoner
Even Londoners don't do the tourist bit...forget picadilly and Nero instead head for Hampstead heath,visit one of the cafe that fringe the park for coffee and people watching. Holloway grotty and cheap but there is some interesting buildings tooon saturday in Holloway Saturday Nags head market Sunday car boot,There are some fantastic cheap eats alonge Holloway road too.
Oyster cards mean cut price fares and are available for around£3 in newsagents and stations you just put money on them and touch the yellow button with them on buses and at stations as you travel. make sure you touch the button at both ends on the trains and tubes or they charge extra.
The little bay restaurant on Belsize lane nr Kilburn offers a quirky atmosphere good food and candles in bottles £15 a head will buy you 3 courses and wine.
Some supermarkets have salad bars/spit roasts fresh cakes and bread for cheap takeways.
A nice trip is starting at St Pauls cross the river look at Shakespears theatre..the original building turn right visit the Tate modern(free)walk alonge and soak in the south bank there is ofter free entrtainment at week ends. walk alonge and cross back accross the bridge to Charing x walk to Trafalger square. and people watch.
pop into the national gallery also free and if you have the energy the british museum is not that far away too.There you will find ancient egiptian artifacts and mummies amongst many excellent exhibits.
