Regent's Canal
Sunday 26th August 2012
Went for a boat trip along the Regent's Canal, from Little Venice to Camden Lock. Had a wander around Camden, paid a visit to Primrose Hill, then went for dinner at the Feng Shang Princess floating Chinese restaurant.
London August 2012
John's Pictures

14:32:04
Rather attractive little booth in Warwick Avenue.

14:43:27
On arrival in Little Venice.

14:44:39
View across Browning's Pool, Little Venice.

14:48:49
Me (a bit dark) and Littel Venice.

14:50:56
The Waterbus approaches.

14:56:06
Chie on the Waterbus.

14:56:35
A Canadian goose.

14:56:45
Up close on the Canadian Goose. Oh and some litter floating in the canal.

15:03:13
A canal boat called Quercus - also the name of my favourite whisky bar in Tokyo.

15:05:43
Me on the boat.

15:05:50
Me on the boat with some of the other passengers.

15:16:41
It was hard to actually take interesting pictures once the boat got going. Here's a wall beside the canal, just before we entered the tunnel.

15:17:26
Going through a tunnel.

15:27:36
One of the grand houses which has gardens backing onto the canal.

15:29:03
Other grand (but seemingly actually fairly modern) residence.

15:40:51
A canal boat.

15:41:27
Feng Shang Princess, floating Chinese restaurant.

15:41:37

15:41:45

15:45:16
A duck, and another juvenile duck in a boat.

15:46:21
Pirate Castle.

15:49:50
On arrival at Camden Lock.

16:11:13
Welcom to Camden.

16:31:01
Another wall mural in Chalk Farm.

16:50:34
Primrose Hill.

16:50:46
Me and Chie on Primrose Hill.

16:51:45
Chie's sticky out belly.

16:51:53

17:25:28
Zoomed in view from Primrose Hill.

17:36:48
Frog phone.

17:40:47
The Albert pub, where we went for a pre dinner drink

17:41:41
Stained glass windows in The Albert.

18:17:39
Milner.

18:24:24
Back to the Feng Shang princess again for dinner.

18:27:38
View of the canal from near the Feng Shang Princess.

18:36:42
View from our table in Feng Shang Princess. Odd mixture of Chinese lantern and very English canal.

18:37:01

18:40:06
Spring rolls.

19:01:51
Beancurd and aubergine hotpot.

19:07:12
Mock chicken with sugar snap peas. Nice sweet/peppery sauce with this dish.

19:31:37
The view from the "helm" of the boat.

19:42:06
A nice lamp post on a bridge on the way back.