RIOT!

I've had a brilliant last couple of days, managed to keep myself occupied since Saturday night without spending a single penny. Its been great relaxing around the house and feeling good about not spending any cash.
Yesterday was very cool, we visited Shaun's work place, Leeds Castle, which is a monstrous castle which was called home for a millennium by royals, particularly notable King Henry VIII, who used to use it as a bit of a shag pad centuries ago, which i found to be quite interesting.
It now runs as a huge tourist spot which would see thousands of people a day visit and take tours of the castle and its grounds. In which there is an Aviary, which is home to some very impressive birds, such as Toucans and Macaws. A funky hedge maze, a grotto and an adventure playground for the children.
In the grounds surrounding the castle is a public golf course, which would be particularly cool to play on, thanks to the fact one of the holes green runs right next to the castle's moat.

If you've seen the news, you will know that London, and a fair bit of the United Kingdom is experiencing riots, It all started in Tottenham, where a guy was shot in his car by the police, a peaceful protest there ended up with the torching of a Post Office and a small riot. Now the youths of several of the Suburbs of London and a few other cities around the UK, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, are all experiencing copy cat riots, loads of buildings have been burned down senselessly, cars torched, police attacked.
I will touch back on the fact that this is pure and senseless violence and criminality, it is a waste of public services and in a country which is to host the Olympics in less then a year, is not the image which they want to purvey to the rest of the world.
Its crazy that anyone would tear up their own neighbourhood, for no real reason.
I'm very lucky to be living out of London for the minute, in a quiet little village, no chance of riots coming down here. So I'm safe, however, i have a few friends in London and in Birmingham who im hoping are keeping themselves out of harms way.