Yesterday I met up with some old friends in London. After coffee at the Club, lunch at Fortnum & Mason (air conditioning!!!) and a little light shopping, we decided to walk to the Paddington Basin. In the heat it was quite a feat, but we eventually got there.
The basin is just behind Paddington Station, right in the middle of London, and still looks a little unfinished / abandoned. We walked along the canal to Little Venice, discovered that there were canal cruises, and decided to drift along the water to Camden Lock.
A lovely trip, especially since we floated through an area that looked very industrial and a little shabby - still lots of tourists, mind. It was wonderfully cool on the canal, very welcome after the unrelenting heat recently. As for Camden Lock, that would require several posts to describe - madness cubed!
Another week at least of heatwaveish weather, how ever will we survive?
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| Paddington Basin |
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| Standoff at Paddington - two men facing each other, see also below |
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| Walking towards Little Venice |
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| Floating on the canal - see the Vespa? |
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| Note the Pirate flag! |
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| Chinese riverboat? |
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| Arriving in Camden Lock |
