Regents Canal London.

After a hearty breakfast at the Hotel it was time to head off to Kings Cross railway station for the journey back to Peterborough. We were in no hurry as we had plenty of time to spare. A bus ride and two changes on the Underground and we found ourselves at Kings Cross with plenty of time for a bit of sight seeing. We wanted to see how St Pancras station was looking after it’s conversion into the Eurostar Terminal and we were both pleasantly surprised how this beautiful building had been transformed hopefully giving it another 100 year lease of life.

Regents Canal London near Battlebridge Basin. If it's good enough for Manchester, it's good enough here.

Just down the road was the Regents Canal and the Battlebridge Basin where the London Canal Museum is situated. As we have visited this museum previously we didn’t bother going for a second look. One thing we noticed that we didn’t encounter when we visited the area in 2008 was the blanket of duck weed covering the water. Another thing that caught our eye was the number of narrowboats moored along the towpath two abreast and some displaying very expired BW licence’s. We are led to believe these boats may have been kicked off the River Lee after mooring revues in that area.

Duck weed covers the Regents Canal by Battlebridge Basin.

Eventually it was time to head back to Kings Cross to catch our train. Once on board we thought that it might be a good idea to get some drinks from the snack bar on the train. As the train was due to leave in a matter of minutes I walked back down through the train, about 6 carriages, to find the snack bar. Walking through carriage “E”, which was the only carriage that was full, there was a distinct rise in temperature. About 10 minutes after pulling out of Kings Cross the train manager came on the tannoy system saying that as the Air Conditioning Unit in carriage “E” had failed passengers were invited to move up to carriages “C” or “D” for a more comfortable journey.

St Pancras Railway station. Thank goodness somebody fought to save this beautiful building. Upstairs windows are now apartments.

St Pancras station with it's Olympic Rings with the games now less than 12 months away.

A statue depicting St Pancras station over the decades. The gangers who kept the railways moving.

The troops departing while injured comrades return.

Back in March we walked in the back door of our temporary accommodation to find our dinner on the table ready and waiting. We feel absolutely spoilt living with Mick, Julie and Pam who have been a real Godsend to us.