Primrose Hill Perspectives
If you're anything like me, old habits die hard. Its always fun to improvise a bit.
I've been going up the hill since I was wee, either to toboggan back down again (back then, it seemed to snow in London) or watch fireworks on Guy Fawkes night (another nostalgia).
I'm used to going up the hill from the corner of Primrose Hill Road and Regent's Park Road. The view is magnificent. But I usually spoil it a bit by sneaking a peak behind me while trudging up the path.
Tonight, instead, I tackled the slope from a different angle, entering the park on Primrose Hill Road but on the Elsworthy Road side. As I ran up at 45 degrees I almost felt enveloped by blackness and started to lose hope. I saw but one luminous bobbing thing in the distance, owned by a solitary dog walker.
Then, I spotted the viewing area and silhouettes in the distance. I began to gallop at the thought of a breather!
Approaching the view from this angle, the lights are spread out in a wide panorama as they gradually reveal themselves over the gentle slope. Its always been one of the best views in London but from that angle it was even more breathtaking.
I didn't stay long because my hands were numb and about to drop off.
I've been going up the hill since I was wee, either to toboggan back down again (back then, it seemed to snow in London) or watch fireworks on Guy Fawkes night (another nostalgia).
I'm used to going up the hill from the corner of Primrose Hill Road and Regent's Park Road. The view is magnificent. But I usually spoil it a bit by sneaking a peak behind me while trudging up the path.
Tonight, instead, I tackled the slope from a different angle, entering the park on Primrose Hill Road but on the Elsworthy Road side. As I ran up at 45 degrees I almost felt enveloped by blackness and started to lose hope. I saw but one luminous bobbing thing in the distance, owned by a solitary dog walker.
Then, I spotted the viewing area and silhouettes in the distance. I began to gallop at the thought of a breather!
Approaching the view from this angle, the lights are spread out in a wide panorama as they gradually reveal themselves over the gentle slope. Its always been one of the best views in London but from that angle it was even more breathtaking.
I didn't stay long because my hands were numb and about to drop off.
