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Arriving Newcastle

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April 8th 2013
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. Al ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Tyne & Wear » Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more