Tigger had to go in to the office today and I decided to meet her part way on her route home. Liverpool Street Station makes a good meeting point.

Here I am at the Angel crossroads on the way to the bus stop to catch the 153 that goes to Liverpool Street Station. Handy.

Bouncing along on the single-deck 153. The wonders of modern communications, specifically text messages on our phones, allow us to keep in contact and say where we are and how soon we will arrive. How did we manage before mobile phones? 🙂

The bus drops you off inside the Liverpool Street Bus Station. As I was early, I decided to go for a wander. (Curiously, my foot is not at all painful today. How does one explain that?)

I thought to explore Broadgate Circus which is beside the station but it was crowded so I beat a quick retreat.

Building work took place here and went on for a very long time, partly because interesting archaeological deposits were found and had to be dealt with properly. The result of the work is a station on the new Elizabeth Line. I’m not sure when services are due to begin on it.

I walked down Blomfield Street and spied greenery. We have passed this way often but never actually explored the park.

The park lies in the centre of a circular site called Finsbury Circus. There are grand buildings but I was more interested in the garden.

Approaching the gardens. What are they like, I wonder?

The garden is circular, as you might expect, with a large central grassy area and a circular path with benches round the periphery.

It also has a small bandstand but as there was a crowd of people in it, I didn’t go any closer to photograph it.

Just then, I received a message from Tigger that she had arrived so I hurried off back to the bus station.

We fancied a coffee before starting for home but everywhere was crowded out until, in Finsbury Avenue Square, we found the Everyman Cinema. It has a bar in the basement. This is quite pleasant, with comfortable chairs and was virtually empty of customers. My sort of place.

You are served at your table and the coffee comes in proper cups. As I said, my sort of place!

After our coffee break we made for a bus stop, passing through Finsbury Square. (Do you see a pattern forming? 🙂 ) It contains, inter alia, this Victorian drinking fountain erected by the Smith family. More information here.

While waiting for the bus, I photographed this picturesque building topped by a figure of Mercury on a globe. He is so high up, though, that he is hard to make out. I previously described him here. Our bus soon arrived and were wafted back to the Angel, courtesy of TfL (Transport for London).