Glastonbury

This has to be one of my favourite places to be, Im a little sad now I dont live so close to Glastonbury because it was easy to get a bus to. Ok it took and hour or two to get there but it was worth the anticipation and the saving so I could go. I know a lot of the store owners by name and they know what type of goodies that I like. I can tell you what route I walk, what shops I go in and which one sells what at a good price and quality.

Apart from that Glasto is not just about shopping for me, I find that it is one of the most restful places. Everyone and anyone is accepted at Glasto from the rich in their wellies and wax jackets to the down and out drunks with their beer, it seems like just about everyone and everything melts into one accepting union. There are wonderful cafes that provide a plethora or foods and stores that sell everything and anything. But getting away from a shopaholics dream you have the real attractions of Glastonbury, The Abbey, Chalice Well, The Tor and being around the myths and mystery of the place. The Abbey is lovely and I really loved the ruins and the information in it, sadly though the myth of it being King Arthurs burial place is just that. Chalice Well is the most gorgeous, peaceful and tranqil places I have ever been, mind you word of warning dont drink too much of the water from the red well it tends to bind you up a bit if you dont mix it with the other spring water lol (too much natural iron!!!!). I always used to bring home a litre or so when i went with a friend or remembered a bottle because there are two natural spring break throughs behind the Well building as you come off the Tor but it is nicer to sit in the Well gardens relax in it serenity and meditate. I have been in there countless times and been seen doing walking Zen meditation in the joint streamed area back and forth up to my ankles in freezing cold water taking no notice whatsoever that i have blue frozen toes rofl rofl...but ahhh its nice.

Now the famous Tor, what can I say. Well if you cant walk well and suffer from breathlessness it is a total no go Im afraid, I have trouble walking and I can tell you now its taken me almost an hour to climb up what my friends can do in about fifteen minutes max!!!! None the less I have finally after 20 years to managed to climb it before leaving that part of the country, it was a huge triumph for me but one goal im glad i achieved. Like i said i took an hour but i was determined i was going to do it at least once in my life. The view was breath taking but then again it was windy as heck up there lol. You can see so far on a clear day its unimaginable, my picture does it no justice at all. It certainly isnt for the faint hearted but it is worth every bead of sweat and exertion, and I should imagine that you could get so many different camera shots over the period of a year you could make a day by day calander and never tire of its beauty. Hummm wonder if someone would be brave enough or clever enough to do that??????? Certainly not me as i sadly now live too far away and my health has deteriorated far enough for me to admit that i know i couldnt make it up there agin so i am left with my pictures and ones i see online.

SOOOO.... would i reccommend Glastonbury...damned right i would but if you want to do it all and do it justice stay in a local BnB and go for a few days because you will miss out on the atmosphere and the joys of it.

love and light xxx