Greggs - 23/01/12

In previous blogs about Namibia I talk of all the strange things I noticed such as the behaviour of taxis and the living conditions. Now in Newcastle the first thing I notice is the sheer number of Greggs outlets. It is the home of Greggs and I even had my first experience of Greggs Moment - a Greggs coffee shop!

This map shows how many there are - in the red rectangle (1x1.6 miles) is the city centre hosting 14 stores. In total there are 27 on the map. Despite the recession they have been booming - probably thanks to the fact that it is the home of fresh baking.

Now I'm certainly not complaining. I love Greggs. In fact I had a Greggs every day for two weeks after arriving here!