I had to go to the dentist today for a fun checkup, which resulted in me finding out I need some dental work done. Oh the fun. Injections in the mouth aren’t nice, but anyway, it’s too sunny to think about that.

After the dentist I had to wander up to the post office. Now, because of all the crazy building sites in various places in town, which are going to result in us being drowned in mainstream shops and cafés, and what-not, the post office isn’t where it used to be in Exeter. However, it moved a long time ago. A 5 minute walk up to the post office, next to the NHS walk-in centre, and I was presented with a gorgeous sign saying that they’d moved to one of the new shopping areas – the one that opened quite recently.

So, back through sweaty town I marched, swishing and swooshing my coat, diving between oncoming idiots, until I got to the new shopping area. It was quite surreal walking through this area actually, because it’s a revamp of the street I used to walk through two times per week to get to and from my Dad’s old house. Seeing it with lots of cafés and restaurants was odd.

Speaking of cafés, when will the flood of Caffé Nero, Costa Coffee and Starbucks stop? Having said that, I’ve been going to Starbucks recently to enjoy their delicious hot chocolates – especially the hazelnut one, so perhaps Caffé Nero and Costa Coffee aren’t that bad. Thankfully I didn’t see anymore Subways or anything. There was, however, an Italian restaurant, which looked very good. I can’t remember if it’s the same one that was there before everything was knocked done, either way, it looked good. There was also this odd shiny glass building, which is apparently coming soon, which makes no sense, because as far as I can see, it’s already there. If I remember correctly, I also saw a Caffé Rouge, which I suppose is like a Caffé Nero, but serves alcohol and food. I’ll have to check it out.

Another thing which was intriguing, which hasn’t yet opened, is the new Debenhams. The one that’s here currently is a really, really, tall building, which can be seen from miles away. However, it’s a depressing shade of baby-blue, and is going to be knocked down, which will be odd. The new building doesn’t compare on a vertical scale, but it’s certainly a lot wider. I’d quite like an aerial view of the whole place.

Unfortunately I didn’t take my camera with me, so I couldn’t get any pictures to go with this. However, next time I’m there I’ll take some and either update this post, or make a new one.