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Its amazing how the simplest things in life can make you feel.

Yesterday Hannah and I had a day out in St Andrews and Anstruther. We stopped in St Andys for a quick shifty round the shops; definitely not my favourite thing to do but in St Andrews it wasnt as bad. Maybe its the quieter streets, the quaint little original shops or perhaps its the historic surroundings. St Andrews has charm in bucket loads, little cobbled streets with dusty, mysterious book shops. The good thing is that its paired with the usual big brand stores, so it can suit a variety of tastes. The other thing about St Andrews is that for a small Scottish town it feels very multicultural something only to be found in the bigger cities, due Ive no doubt to the ever popular and acclaimed university.

So guys in Scotland, if the ‘missus’ is moaning for you to take her round the shops I would definitely recommend St Andrews; its remarkably less painful than usual, mixing a small town picturesqueness with the buzz and feel of a bigger city.

Then onto Anstruther we ventured. I have to say one of my favourite places. Crisp, salty air and the freshest fish cooked by one of the best chippies! Anstruthers award winning chippy is very good indeed. It is well worth the queue (which can be around 30-45mins wait). However my advice would be to go at non-peak times. We were seated within 10 mins at around 2 oclock. There is nothing fancy about the restaurant and takeaway……they let the fish in batter do the talking.

After a fine haddock supper a gentle stroll along the pier was in order. As we made our way across the occasionally slimey walkway hand in hand, I found myself deeply relaxed and taking deep breathes of the salty air. Looking out to sea and listening to the gentle slaps and gurgles of salt water on rock and concrete brought a real satisfaction and thoughtfulness washed over me like the sea on the rocks below. There was hardly a gust of wind there which is most unusual but added to the serenity I was feeling inside. I think Hannah and I both realised how nice it would be to settle somewhere like this; a quiet corner of the world to start a life together.