London, The Unfinished City.

Saturday October 3, 2026. Cloudy but turning sunny in the afternoon, with a high of 20°C (68°F). The first Saturday of October and my first trip to London of the month saw me exploring more of London's history, but this time I would be alone. The usual walk to the Watford underground station was followed by a train ride, from Platform 1, to Finchley Road. Here I boarded a Jubilee line to Green Park, where the train was to terminate. This was due to engineering works, meaning that  there were no trains between Green Park and Canary Wharf. I thought about taking a Victoria line train to Stockwell or Brixton, but instead decided to begin my wander from here. On leaving the station I headed south, following the path along the side of Green Park before crossing The Mall, from where I took the obligatory photo of Buckingham Palace, and entered St James's Park. I then followed the path to St James's park Lake, where I stopped to take a photo of the Great White Pelicans before cros...