I stayed in this lovely hotel in the Jesmond part of town...
It is a nice part of the city and close to the university...
A little bit of color on a very gray day...
There are a few different malls in the area. None of them have exterior doors. This was by far the fanciest...
John Deere in the UK, helping to get ready for the holidays...
Back home near North Mountain and Jamison City, there is a restaurant called the Brass Pelican. When I was a kid we were discussing where we were going to eat and I mistakenly called it the Golden Goose. My family never let me forget it, so I was really excited when I saw this restaurant...
The university's student union building...
The clouds parted for part of the afternoon. Look at all of the chimneys...
Earl Grey...
Grey Street curving down toward the river...
A huge bridge runs over part of the city...
A flashy door on the Guildhall...
Bessie Surtees House. I didn't go in, because a large number of elementary school children did. They are merchant's houses built in the 16th and 17th century. Next time...
The Tyne bridge...
The Sage Gateshead...
The Tyne Bridge and I believe the Swing Bridge in the background (I didn't walk in that direction)...
The Millennium Bridge...
A building one skinny room wide...
Preparing the holiday decorations...
A lot of people were out shopping for the middle of a weekday afternoon...
A LEGO santa...
A big holiday window display...
There was a restaurant/bar next to my hotel. It was much more lively at night...
More of the Jesmond hood....
Newcastle university...
The Quad...
More of the university area...
Old and new buildings...
My really nice room...
!!! You went to the Toon!!
ReplyDeletei'm so jealous...
it's weird cos you know i'm from argentina and i've never been out of this country...but of all the places in the world...Newcastle is the city i must visit. i've been a fan of their football team for a long time now, so going to a match at st james' park is one of my dreams :D
And now after seeing this pics...sigh...lol
Could you understand anything they said? Geordie is quite tricky.
Happy new year Jan!
best wishes from here:)
lauri.
Actually, I was in the Netherlands for the week before. I was waiting at the Amsterdam airport for my flight to Newcastle when a guy said something to me. I didn't understand him and just replied that I don't speak Dutch. Turned out he was from Newcastle and speaking English, just with a heavy Geordie accent. :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
Jan