Blogs from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 6

An der Stelle, an der heute die Stadt erbaut ist, stand früher Pons Aelii, eine der römischen Festungen entlang des Hadrianswalles. Nach dem 12. Jahrhundert, als hier ein normannisches Kastell von etwa 1080 ausgebaut worden war, entwickelte sich die Gemeinde zu einem wichtigen Kultur- und Wirtschaftszentrum. Kohle und Wollstoffe wurden bereits im 13. Jahrhundert von Newcastle aus exportiert, nach dem 16. Jahrhundert wurde Kohle der Hauptexportartikel. Bis ins 19. Jahrhundert war auch der Schiffbau ein wichtiger Industriezweig. Vor 1974 war Newcastle upon Tyne Verwaltungssitz der Grafschaft von Northumberland. Der Engel des Nordens (englisch: Angel of the North) ist eine von Antony Gormley kreierte moderne Skulptur. Es handelt es sich bei der rostbraunen Stahlskulptur um einen Engel, der an die industrielle Vergangenheit Nordenglands erinnern soll. Die Konstruktion erreicht eine Höhe vo... read more

After just 3 months of planning, we are finally organised and ready to go. Our route is roughly planned and some flights have been booked so far. We've said goodbye to Caroline and Dave and wished them luck with their new plans. All we need to do now is get to Manchester airport, have a final drink in the UK with Luke and Celine and get our flight to Reykjavik.... read more

Today we are wrapping up our trip in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in northern England! It was quite the bus ride from London to here (8 hours), but extremely scenic. Lex's buddy Mitch welcomed us with open arms. Haha he also attempted to prepare us for the 'circus'. The town of Newcastle is home to the summer weekend 'circus' -- a.k.a every single stag and stagette party for the United Kingdom. Truly, we saw and partied with 30 to 40 different groups who were all dressed up in ridiculous costumes. Everything from pirates, playboys, jail bait, to condom suit; you name it and we would have seen the costume ;) The city is wicked for partying -- they honestly have a place called 'the bar mall'. Literally, it's an indoor mall with only bars and clubs in it. Needless ... read more

So I discovered last night that the Dr. Who watch I bought doesn't work. Looks like it needs a new battery, but I wasn't sure, so I called up the museum this morning to ask. Seems that all of their watches weren't working, so I'm guessing it is the battery. Hope I can find a replacement easily. (I know, what a geek! A Dr. Who watch??? Anyway.....) Checked out of my room this morning with a few hours to kill before my train. I decided to go and sit in George Square and found that there was some kind of presentation going on, involving the army, the police overseeing, and a few Royal officers. There were too many people and my bags were too heavy to find out exactly what it was, but it looked interesting. ... read more

Right now I'm on a train to Ross's house and I am using WiFi to upload a post, so people 4,000 miles can see it. That is so cool. I was in Edinburgh last week, here are some pictures, and I will post the rest from Scotland soon. cheers... read more