“I’m not lost, I’m exploring.”
Tim, my son, used to live in Islington, a district in Greater London in 2018 … so best place to go for coffee is in Caledonian Road or The Cally (as locals call it). This is a long stretch of road running for a mile on the western side of Islington.
We just had a few hours to spare before we had to leave for Prague, so we had a short stroll along this main road. We started off with an early morning coffee at Costa.
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This is the bridge over Caledonian Road with ‘The Cally’ signage
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One turn took us to this beautiful church known as the St Andrew’s Church of England.
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Louis Masai’s beautiful and colourful selection of Parrots in Tilloch Street, entitled the ‘Cally Squak’.
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Gorgeous mural by James Cochran aka Jimmy C on Caledonian Road itself.
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These store decors, tiny streetart, flowers …. All made me smile.
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Passing through Regent’s Canal Towpath….well what can you say! It is a magnificent peaceful oasis amidst the busy city. Would have loved to have taken a boat ride, but maybe in another time.
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I love the parrot mural and Jimmy C’s work is always amazing! The canal is indeed an oasis in the city, I love to visit Little Venice but I don’t know this stretch so well – I must check it out.
Do you live near there?
No, I am in West London, but I often visit different parts of the city
Oh, near Notting Hill?
Quite a bit further out – Ealing
👍🏼😃
It’s a place I love 🤗💟
That’s nice 👍🏼