Cycling along the canal to work
Despite being on holiday, I had to go in to work today to get a couple of things sorted out. I took the opportunity to go along the canal route – at least from Bordesley as far as the Aston railway station.
I still have to do the dreary (and traffic-heavy) Stratford Road from Hall Green, but once you get on the canals, it’s a nice ride.
The above picture is taken here (Google Map) just as I’m about to go under the railway lines.
If you want to follow the map, I keep going along the canal till I hit Aston Junction, take a right and carry on till I get to Holborn Hill, where I get back off the canal, go along past Aston Villa stadium, and up towards the university.
It’s a bit of a hike, so I dawdled, and took some photos along the way.
I like this shot. It makes it look like there’s a gloriously sunny day waiting for me at the other end of the tunnel. It wasn’t. Today was very grey, cold – and on the way home, I got snowed on.