nope, i've changed my mind

Its like this. I was hoping this post would be my review of the trip to Sweden. Which believe me was an awesome trip of 2 blokes not knowing where they were going, set in one of the most beautiful and natural landscapes possible. But that'll have to save now for another day

Saturday I did a great thing for mankind!! I did something that other men quake in fear over. Some would soil themselves at just the mention. Rumour has it that one man after attempting to do this 'thing', that his head spontaneusly combusted and blew up in a crimson display. So what am i on about? I went clothes shopping with my wife!! No I really did, and I kept at it for 5 hours without complaining. Only 2 things saved me through it all.
1) I desperately needed the points with my wife after being off last week, and enjoying it!! :)
2) We were in Guildford!!

I will save you all from the details of wifey going twice into every womans clothes shop and carrying 8 garments at a time into the changing room. At one time she had 12 items and I had to stand outside ready to swap items over at her request! ENOUGH of that.

I wanted to share the photos of the buskers that I took on this visit.

This band is called the Holloway Brothers. (listen) They were just jammin when I took this photo and playing some cool funk, nice. Later they were all playing seriously and the crowd was loving it. This is what a Saturday afternoon shopping in Guildford is all about.

My man here on the bagpipes wasn't gonna take anything sitting down. Considering the effort it takes to play the bagpipes he just kept going in true scottsman style. Funnily enough I saw him the following day in Staines and we shared a spot of banter about the fact. Nice bloke, built like a brick outhouse. Definately not my normal skirt wearing type, but he does have a large hairy sporran if you like that sort of thing.

if I was not in this place now, Guildford I would be!

Since I was a kid my favourite place to live if I had to move was Guildford. Hear me out before you shout me down on this one.


This is what I like about it..
1. It sits in the best county in the country Surrey
2. Officially a city as it has its own cathedral
3. Its history and its castle ruins, the architecture is wonderful.
4. Multiculturalness (i like that) mainly I think because of the students from the college
5. Best cafe's and restaurants
6. Best shopping (it beats Kingston hands down!!)
7. Buskers. Not your scruffy lot but interesting colourful characters that wash.
8. Guilfest music festival but only in recent years
9. People look cool. Its the place where I consider what I wear before I go there, because people dress so nicely in Guildford.
10. My local and favourite branch of Richer Sounds is there. (DVD and Hi-Fi arooney!)

So why blog about something trivial like this. Well thats what its about right? It was going into Guildford for the first time in a year with my son, and soaking up the cool relaxed vibe. It just felt 'nice' to be there again. To sit in a familiar place drinking a perfect coffee, watching nice people dressed nicely, a breath of fresh air.

So I ask you why do you think I feel like this about Guildford? Why not choose somewhere exotic? Why not Kingston or even London?

Anyway i'm off now as i'm getting ready for my Sweden trip for this weekend. Thanks for bothering to read this far! :)