St Albans

Hello,

Leah and I are still staying in St Albans with Chris and Kay. Went for a walk around the town yesterday and i found (pilfered) a ball in the park which i named Frederick. It was round though so I didnt have much use for it.

(Chris and Kay's House)

Its a very old town which is apparently used to be the second largest city out of London. It was built by the Romans but something happened and they got shooed away. There are heaps of walls and stuff which are still kicking around from the olden days and there is a massive church which was built after the Romans were dominated (They smashed up the Roman buildings and built the church out of their remains to rub it in their noses).

We also visited possibly one of if not the best pub in the world called the 'Ye Old Fighting Cock'. It is the oldest public house in the UK and maybe the world. If you cant guess by the name it was used as a cockfighting stadium back in the day (1400s). They have a stuffed rooster at the pub and John is lucky that it is rocky that tried to maul him and not one of these buggers otherwise he would have perished.

I am also a bit worried as the longer my beard gets the redder it gets (thanks Mum) and Leah has started calling me 'Fanta Face' which is a little annnoying.

Oh and today I had a few pints of beer called the 'Bishops Finger' which is possibly the strongest beer known to man and i reckon more potent than Dads stout. I have also taken over Leahs journal and started to rate all of the different beers I have tasted. Im gettign a bit of a taste for the ales but i think they would be much better a bit colder. Bishops finger rated 2 cocks out of 3.

St Albans church made from Romans

Some kind of watch tower

Ye Olde Cock (Me with Frederick)

More good times with Frederick