We started from Highbury and Islington station and headed randomly south. The Islington area is really nice and has experienced an intense renovation in the last few years. Maybe something like this will happen to Willesden Green at some point but probably I will not be around to see it happen..Walking down Upper Street you can see churches with nice little parks and little opening among the old houses that give the all area a quite relaxed atmosphere. Not many people around, almost no tourists... suddenly a random invasion of people with painted eggs in little baskets announced us that we were close to a polish church: How weird!
After passing through the busy Camden Passage with its vintage little shops (I didn't know there was something like that in the area!) we walked along the Regent's Canal (and as usual I had to realize that canals are everywhere in London) with its old warehouses that make a striking contrast with the newly built, expensive flats with view on the water. We ended our walk passing trough Hackney, probably not the best borough of London but not lacking of its own nice spots. Like Columbia Road, where every Sunday there is a big flower market and where we ended our stroll in a cafe, in front of nice salad!! (food is good...) I still think that the all area around Bethnal Green, Shoreditch and Wapping deserves more exploring, but this will be another walk. Summer is coming!
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