Now that Jamie Oliver and his merry pranksters have well and truly changed English taste buds, it's actually - shock of all horrors - hard to find a really dreadful meal in Britain anymore!
Unless, that is, you venture deep into the bowels of East London, find yourself the greasiest of greasy spoons and in your best East Enders accents, order up 'jellied eel'. It's a delicacy around these parts, usually accompanied by pie and mash and a dash of vinegar. Your hapless eel has been boiled for 30 minutes, the juices left to solidify and gelatine thrown in for good measure. Gross, huh?

London is such a hard place to vote on as it has such high and low points! Plus, I think living in London leaves you with such a different taste in your mouth than if you were there as a visitor. They do say familiarity breeds contempt!

Overall, and compared to other places in the world I've visited or lived in such as LA, Berlin, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, etc I'm going to give London a 7. I love the architecture, the arts and the history but can never wait to get away from the crowds and the dirt.

If "big is beautiful" is your motto then be sure to visit Brookwood Cemetery which has been absorbed in to the London surburb of Woking in Surrey.

Once the largest cemetery in the world, and still the largest in the UK, and perhaps even Europe (allegedly!), it was once serviced by a funeral railway which brought the coffins and mourners from central London.

http://www.brookwoodcemetery.com - they do guided tours, too!

It has its fair share of famous figures such as St Edward the Martyr, the artist John Sargent and "Titanic" survivors Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and his wife.

Sure, Highgate Cemetery is gorgeous, but if you want to escape the crowds and communists on a nostalgia trip, and most importantly - if you want somewhere free - my personal pick is Abney Park on Church Street in Stoke Newington.

Like Highgate, it´s a Victorian cemetery, but is non-denominational (ie Baptist and Methodist and other ¨dissenters¨ were buried here).

The ornate bramble-covered gravestones are set amongst thick woodland and in the winter, when all the trees are bare and the sky is an oppressive grey, the meandering pathways are particularly eerie.

To get here you can catch the train to Stoke Newington train station or otherwise the 73, 67, 76, 106, 243 and 276 buses.

London has a lot of beautiful graveyards, but I´d have to say that Highgate Cemetery leaves the rest of them for dead. And no, you don´t have to be a black-nailed Goth, a necrophiliac or have had previous taphophilic experiences to appreciate this historic graveyard.

Set in the prettiest part of North London (close to Hampstead Heath and Waterlow Park and just a short stroll from Archway tube station), the most famous occupant of this Victorian cemetery is Karl Marx. But the section where he lies turning in his grave is actually the least interesting part of the cemetery.

Venture across the road, to the dramatic gated west cemetery, where if you want to see what lies beneath, you´ll need to take a guided tour. After forking out a few quid, you´ll be led along forested paths, through Egyptian-style passageways, past ornate catacombs, mausoleums and Gothic tombs scattered among wildflowers, dense shrubbery and deciduous old-growth trees. The elaborate gravestones are fascinating - often hilarious - the stories of their prostrate occupants a glimpse into the quirky (under)world of Victorian London.

In the 19th century, Highgate Cemetery was apparently a hip and happening place for well-to-do families to picnic, setting up their rolls and salami (or whatever they ate back then) on ancestral vaults.

Architecturally, this is among the best thing you´ll see in London. As for entertainment, skip the overpriced West End musical and come here instead. You´ll have the time of your life. Deadset.