St. Albans is a little town between the M1 and A1(M), 25 miles North of London. We went there to visit close relatives and soon learnt a lot about this pretty town.

St Albans has a long history. The town has evolved around the St. Albans cathedral. According to legend the first British Christian Martyr namely St. Alban was was beheaded in the 4th century AD around the site of this cathedral. The abbey was at one time the principal abbey in England and the first draft of Magna Carta was drawn there.

We also learnt that outside of ... (more)