I was immediately grateful for yesterday's efforts as I set off with the daunting task of walking all the way from Wembley into central London, across the city, and out the other side. Just the extra hour and a quarter tacked on to Wednesday's walk made all the difference, as the first few stations tumbled by.
North West London, between Wembley and Kilburn in any case, consists like much of the rest of north London primarily of row upon row of suburban housing. The areas of Maida Vale and Warwick Avenue were much easier on the eye, with some impressive housing and Regent's Canal. I still found the tag of 'Little Venice' for the area a bit of an exaggeration, but maybe my imagination isn't as good as the tourist information board...
Central London was as ever fun to walk through, the Bakerloo Line cutting down from Regent's Park to Oxford and then Piccadilly Circus, before moving through Trafalgar Square, over the river at Embankment, and finally limping through the south bank to Elephant and Castle.
Elephants seemed to be the theme of the day, and I counted (and photographed) about five of those displayed around London in aid of the campaign to protect the Asian variety of the animal. A good cause, and it certainly brightens up the capital.
Was really pleased to get through this walk, about 14 miles in total, as it gave me more confidence about meeting my targets and finishing tube lines on time. Three down now, and hopefully more to come soon...
Cheers
Alex
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