
On Sunday, Aunty Lucy's last day in London, we went to Little Venice and filled-up on the most delicious pub lunch at a beautiful old pub -
The Prince Alfred , before walking along the Canal - passing through the grand lavishness, industrial grit and enormous Council tenements of Maida Vale, emerging in beautiful Regent's Park behind vast palatial homes.


we watched a canal boat emerge from this tunnel - they were headed for Heathrow and expecting it to take them 6hours! as we walked on we discovered that it is a VERY long tunnel. it must be with some trepidation and adrenilin that the boats enter the darkness with only a small headlight.

we're thinking a Canal boat trip would make a great holiday. i loved our canal boat holidays as a child - i celebrated my fifth birthday on one of them.


entering Regent's Park


heading for home as the light fades