The pendulum always swings back. There is no such thing as a new paradigm shift.
This site is so funny: http://bankcollapse.com/ 

Here is how you can purchase physical gold in London:If you are in London, you can come into their offices and purchase gold over the counter. Their offices are open for trading Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 4.30 pm.You can pay cash.

Here is where you can store it: oldest one http://www.thesilvervaults.com/  and modern: http://www.metropolitansafedeposits.co.uk/