Friday, March 25, 2011

Regent's Canal, part two

I learned a new word today, "gongoozler." This is apparently a person in Britain who watches canal traffic.

I decided to finish the Regent's Canal. Here's the usual map:

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Regent's Canal

Riding the Bakerloo line today, I discovered that all service was suspended south of Paddington. A perfect opportunity to start on the Regent's Canal, where I left off yesterday! So, leaving the station I backtracked to Little Venice.
And I was glad I did- the weather was amazing.

Here's the map, east to west again:
From Little Venice, over the top of Regent's Park and London Zoo, and ending at Lock 17 in Camden.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Grand Union Canal

First post! Today, I walked along the Grand Union Canal, specifically the Paddington Arm, from Willesden to the canal's terminus behind St. Mary's Hospital near Paddington Station.
I walked east on this map:

The canal was amalgamated in the early 20th century from a series of smaller canals, in this case Grand Junction Canal and Regent's Canal.