Blogs from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

From Corbridge to Heddon-on-the-Wall, Hardian's wall pathway is mainly downhill through pastures and livestock and is diverted around a couple of farmyards with less dramatic sections of the wall and associated forts on display. Our B&B was next to the High House Brewery so we had to sample the local brew. Very good. The charming owner of the Dingle Dell Tearooms in Heddon is ready with flags and Union Jack goodie boxes for the celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday. A big event in her life. After Heddon the pathway winds down to and follows the river Tyne where we came across the Boathouse Inn. Look where the flood level is marked way above head height on the wall. We strolled down the Tyne riverside promenade into Newcastle after 9 days of walking to arrive at ... read more

Good send off from Pipecoil office, 14 sat down for good curry in Jesmond. So sweep stake. How for will we get?, £5 random pin, £10 U'r choice. If we do it = have party fund????... read more

In which I mooch off several people, go to a science festival, pretend to graduate, FINALLY visit Bamburgh castle, and say goodbye to Greggs' pasties. So. Here we are. In the interest of full disclosure, I am writing this from Medford, Massachusetts, where I've been living for a couple weeks. This entry is definitely overdue. Sorry about that. Anyway, here is how my final two weeks in the Toon went: After York, I took the train to Newcastle where I stayed with different coursemates and a housemate for a few nights each. In my first week back, Newcastle hosted the British Science festival, a huge, annual event that takes place in a different city every year and involves special exhibits in the major museums (and the library), math/logic puzzles on the sidewalks, and a variety of ... read more

Phew! our luggage was 5th off the belt. We were met at Newcastle by Brian's sister Liz and mum at 11:45 - still a cold 3 degrees - back to reality. We tentatively weighed ourselves at 16:00ish OMG I only put 3lbs on and we were our usual weight around 11st - woohoo! Now, really don't know how that happened as we expected to be at least 6lbs heavier with all the food and booze. Almost makes up for the freezing weather.... read more

13th March was a cold day of blizzards and sunny spells. In among work support calls, finished off packing the cases and ensuring not overweight then Liz picked us up at 15:00. Heavy snow showers on the way to Newcastle and managed to check in straight away Was a bit dubious, but decided to book cases all the way through. The flight was late in and had to wait for someone late (how/why do people get lost?!). Thought "here we go" Finally took off an hour later than scheduled as also had to de-ice the melting 2 millimitres (!) of snow.... read more