A Trip to Glastonbury
Our second favourite place in the whole world is Glastonbury, Somerset. Since the late 90s, we try to get there at least once a year (although this past few years visits have been slightly longer apart). We spent a couple of days in the town this week and, whilst it rained quite a lot, it was still enjoyable.
Glastonbury is known for its other-worldly presence. Many people believe that there is a deeper, spiritual connection to the place rather than just an old, medieval town steeped in legend. To me it's very peaceful and full of a diverse range of people, which makes it interesting to someone who has always held more than a passing interest in Sociology (if I have regrets one of them would have been not studying Sociology at A-Level/degree).
The smell of incense and spices flood the streets. As well as grass!!! I did stop and warn a young lady toking away on a rather pungent smelling spliff in a doorway that there were two police officers literally coming round the corner, but the far away Gen Z stare was all I got. Luckily, the Po-Po were in a good mood and just laughed as she desperately, and clumsily, hid the evidence when they appeared. Next time, dearest Gen Z, trust the old Gen X dude!
There are many attractions in Glastonbury, and the surrounding areas, but we stuck to two out of the three main ones: The Chalice Well & Glastonbury Abbey. We also indulged in yummy caramel muffins from Burns the Bread! We took a look at Glastonbury Tor from the town, but the weather wasn't good enough to climb it (I'm an old man and it's February!). Maybe next time! We also had some chips from Knights, which are always yummy!
One thing that is troubling for Glastonbury, and Somerset as a whole, is climate change. This past few weeks has seen almost constant rain in the area and quite a lot of the land known as the Somerset Levels is flooded. As the climate catastrophe continues the threat to Glastonbury increases. Some models show that the town will be gone within the next 50 - 100 years. It was quite alarming to know these stats and to see members of far right, conspiracy touting The Light standing on the corner of the High Street, flogging their rotten nonsense. One of them was proudly wearing an I Love CO2 badge, which is very peculiar considering what is going to happen to the town that they so claim to love due to the rising temperatures caused by that very gas. But enough about those people, they are insignificant.
Alas, I only took two photos! Not really good for someone running a blog! I shall try to remember to take more the next time I go. Maybe, weather permitting, I'll attempt the Tor!
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