On Saturday we went for a walk around the shops in Kentish Town and Camden. I dropped some old VHS tapes off at the "Pets in Need of Vets" charity shop, we had a hearty brekkie at a Turkish cafe, and we each bought sandals for the summery weather (due any day now!).
Spent the evening in Angel, having a few drinks to say goodbye to Ben, who's back home to NZ. Also welcomed James Gunson to the big smoke.Sunday, did a roadtrip to St Albans with Andy and Megs. This is the 15th Century clock tower:
A squirrel ornament:
St Alban's cathedral:
St Alban's school (whose alumni includes Sasha Baron Cohen and Stephen Hawking):
The oldest pub in England!
There is a large park beside St Albans that was the site of a Roman city called Verulamium. There was a great museum with finds from the excavations, plus some wonderfully preserved mosaic floors:
St Michael's, where Francis Bacon attended church:
We also visited the remains of a small Roman theatre, which is very well preserved:
Afterwards, we drove out to Childwickbury Manor, where Stanley Kubrick lived from 1978 until his death. He is interred on the rgounds, but they are still private:
The manor is surrounded by beautiful fields that are absolutely alive with rabbits. This photo does no justice!
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