Today being Saturday, we spent the morning in slothful ease. Then, after lunch, followed the well trodden path to the deli.

The Curvaceous Tree, greening up nicely

On the way, I took a photo of my favourite, the Curvaceous Tree. It has clothed itself nicely in green for the new season.

Myddelton Square, south side

I also photographed the south side of Myddelton Square. Why? Well, why not? This is a lovely place and I enjoy walking round it.

Percy Circus

All the tables were occupied at Myddelton’s deli so we took our coffee (and cakes!) to that other favourite place of ours, Percy Circus.

A sunny moment

All afternoon, the sun was playing hide and seek between the clouds. Every tine the sun shone, I tried to take a photo of the sunlit scene but, in the time it took me to raise the camera, the sun would disappear again. I did manage to snatch one quick photo.

Looking back at Percy Circus

Having dispatched our coffee and cakes, we set off down the hill to the main road to catch a bus. I took a photo looking back at Percy Circus garden. Lovely place.

Aboard the number 46 bus

On the main road, we boarded a 46 bus which would take us to Swiss Cottage, this afternoon’s destination. The 46 is a single-deck bus and though it wasn’t crowded when we boarded that would soon change.

Social distancing? What’s that?

The bus became uncomfortably crowded and the driver, whose responsibility it is to avoid overloading the bus, paid no attention to this.

We left the bus here

We left the bus at a stop in Swiss Cottage. Swiss Cottage is one of those districts whose name is prettier than the actual scenery.

The present Swiss Cottage

The district took its name from an inn that once stood here that was called Ye Olde Swiss Cottage. What it looked like and when it was demolished, I do not know. The present Swiss Cottage pub makes a passable attempt to imitate a Swiss mountain chalet, I suppose.

Mobile snack bar

There is a place set aside for the Swiss Cottage Market but this afternoon there were only three traders present. They included this dinky little mobile snack bar.

Once a paddling pool

Tigger tells me that this feature used to be a paddling pool. As you can see, it is one no longer and is being used by young men practising the skateboard manoeuvres. The attraction of this pastime is lost on me.

The Leisure Centre

This impressive (well, large) building is the Leisure Centre. What activities can one engage in here? I don’t know but thy kindly allowed me to use their toilets and for that I am grateful.

Finchley Road

We walked along the busy main thoroughfare which is called Finchley Road, reasonably enough as it leads to the district called Finchley. It was filled with traffic moving at an excruciatingly slow pace. I was glad not to be driving.

Caffè Nero

We stopped off at a branch of Caffè Nero for coffee. We sat outside to enjoy the polluted air.

Fairfax Road

We then walked down the long Fairfax Road. It is named, of course, after Thomas Fairfax who, as commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, won several important battles, including the important Battle of Naseby. Apart from that the street is pretty uninteresting.

Green roundabout

Its nicest feature is arguably the green roundabout or traffic island at its end though it shares his with other streets. (Yes, I am being ironic.)

Belsize Road

We decided to catch a bus to Camden Town and walked down this street, Belsize Road looking for a bus stop. When we found one, it was closed. Thanks a lot. We walked a long way further and eventually found a bus stop that was closed. The bus we caught there took us to Camden Town.

Aboard the number 214

At Camden Town we changed to the number 214 which carried us back home to the Angel.