Not that diary

Now St Albans, the historic town just North of London which has a bicycle stand shaped like a bicycle as you may have gleaned from my last post a few days ago, is also home to a lovely cathedral and several churches. However, continuing with my shopfront theme from Brighton , I decided to capture what the high street  in St Albans had to offer. For those outside the UK, the 'High Street' is the main retail area in a British town or neighbourhood. These days you never know what to expect on a British high street- a long line of typical chain stores, boutique cafes, charity shops or boarded-up windows. Having approached the town from the less used exit of the main rail station,  I started my walk at the "wrong" end of the high street. Therefore my first few encounters left me somewhat puzzled. Now why on earth would this nice little town with pretty house have a high street dominated by pound stores? Adjoining this was a betting shop and Thomas Cook Travels...