Starbucks AND Pizza Hut - I see why the royal family chose this location for the castle... IMG_9462 IMG_9465 Don't want your boat hitting a dam in Windsor IMG_9469 Better to take the train.. IMG_9470 Or waste a lot of gas driving your Land Rover IMG_9471 The woods along the way to see friends Alison and Karim IMG_9472 Tom (and Maz, but she was in Cardiff this weekend) live in Aldbury, Hertfordshire, UK. Here's the post office of Aldbury. IMG_9474 Stocks road... IMG_9475 And here to the right you see the stocks IMG_9476 St. John the Baptist Parish in Aldbury - the tower is 14th century (but don't be fooled...there are 15th century additions!). There's also a very nice graveyard around the church with a variety of decorative headstones from various periods. IMG_9478 Jonathan Ellwood died in the October 2002 Bali bombing and is buried in Aldbury IMG_9479 IMG_9483 IMG_9484 IMG_9487 IMG_9489 IMG_9491 Aldbury is very picturesque and several episodes of The Avengers were filmed here IMG_9494 Is that a one car or two horse-drawn carriage garage? IMG_9496 Nice thatched roof IMG_9497 IMG_9498 These colors reflect the dread of the poor man at the foreground...this is from a team playing in Aldbury IMG_9501 (color adjusted) This is why we only call our sport soccer in the US and not football...we don't take it this seriously IMG_9502 IMG_9503 IMG_9504 You see, this is why Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair have such a close relationship - there's a nice British telephone booth next to the White House IMG_9507 If Tom ever gets too arrogant, I'll use this photo! IMG_9509 A community garden for the people of Aldbury is well used IMG_9513 IMG_9515 IMG_9518 IMG_9519 Tom and Maz's place IMG_9520 Return to Features