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Back via the canal route.

Canal route.

I saw about 2 dozen hussars riding into town. I wish I had my camera with me.

Back via Holland Park and a smelly Oxford Street. Not again I think. Now I’ve tried the “direct” rout I’m sticking to the canal.

Today I went the road route. Which is apparently just as long as the canal route and although I know the way is a lot more stop and start. Included is 5-10 mins stop off at the photo lab to pick up some pics. Still I dont think it is much faster this way due to the traffic and the traffic lights.

I’ve just started cycling from home to the beeb. It’s about 10 miles each way along Regents and Grand Union canal. Even though this took me well over an hour, and involved a few wrong turns, I enjoyed it. The canal route is very pretty and takes me through some weird, wonderful and wacky bits of London. It’s got tower blocks, mansions, industrial bits, railway stations and the zoo (I even got squarked at by a bird). Though I did start this on one of the clearest and most beautiful days this year. It’s still always going to be better than trying to cycle down euston road.

Evening traffic made the journey back less enjoyable. Mind you I just cycled 20 miles today which makes me feel very righteous.