Doylestown -- Not so Hip, but Very Cool.

Okay, Doylestown is not going to win the "southern California hip place of the year" award. It's more of classic style, they call it neo-traditional . . . ahhh . . . fire the guy who came up with that tagline. But I like Doylestown, I like it a lot.

The first thing it's got going for it, from a food lover's point of view, is the Wegman's a couple miles away. For Philadelphia residents, Wegman's is a dream place to grocery shop and a great place to get a make your own salad.

Doylestown has plenty of good shopping for female shoppers, Chico's, Talbots, Beans, etc., but also coffee shops, dozens of restaurants, bakeries, and a couple good book stores. Many of the stores are not franchise chain stores but owned and run by local merchants. Then there is the Mercer Museum which is a fascinating building which we will visit on our next trip.

Going for overnight? Another suggestion. The Hampton Inn on the south side of town is new and in good condition. It's the new style Hampton Inn with great beds, real towels, and flat screen TV's. $109 for a weekend room. Not bad. And no highway noise.

I'm looking forward to eating in the restaurants in Doylestown. It's a great place to walk around, window shop and laze around with a good cup of coffee and a book.