Regent Canal Walk

Today was a gorgeous day in the city from the time I woke up you could tell it was going to be an outdoors day or as the weather forecaster would say,"a blue sky day."
Lou and I decided to meet for lunch on Regents Canal as I had been waiting for a suitable day for a walk along the canal.
The 91  bus takes you close to the canal en route to Kings Cross so I started from there and walked in the direction of the green steps where I was to meet Lou.
The canal is home to so many houseboats of various sizes and shapes.  Many  are lived in and some even sell things. There was a Word houseboat selling second hand books and offering coffees.
People grow all sorts of plants on their boats,from annuals to herbs and even some vegetable plots with beans and peas on tripods sitting on board.
The water is murky and I did not fancy a swim but it was a lovely walk along the tow path towards the city.
The green steps duly appeared and it seems they are covered in artificial grass for the summer months and people were enjoying their lunch or catching up with friends. There was a resident group of geese who were very industrious,preening and cleaning themselves much to the interest of the crowds.
Lou arrived and we took a walk through the developments here. It is a transformation of an old industrial site from Victorian times to a regeneration of the area for business and community living. It is most impressive and Lou has been the P, awning officer responsible for this development. Something to be very proud of as it is now a great living space with recreational amenities and quality housing.
One of the interesting features was the redevelopment of buildings inside the old gas works frames which are heritage protected so the architects have built a building inside the metal structure and developed an up market site with reflective panels and walkways.
Another building was having the roof restored in a modern but traditional way. Lou said the Heritage people loved it but the Victorian Society were against the concept. The concept P, and look stunning though.
There was a lovely square with water features which took my eye too, kids were loving being able to run through the fountains of water watched by their parents,very safe for playing in.
Anyway the place we were to have lunch was closed so we bought lunch from the Waitrose shop and sat on the steps in the sun until Lou had to go back to work and I continued along the canal until I ran out of puff and caught the bus home.