Premier Inn Sunderland North West
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Ready for Departure
As dusk descends, the promised monsoon rains have not quite materialised but it is cold and very windy. It's good to know we will in hot and sunny climes quite soon.
Luggage is nearly packed. Judith has been scouring the shops for suitable light clothing and we have vast quantities of medical items including insect repellents and malaria tablets.
No room for the cricket bat I'm afraid.
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Hexham - absolut eine Reise wert!
... von Hexham ist noch immer frühmittelalterlich geprägt und deshalb so interessant und sehr reizvoll für den Besucher.
Die Grafschaft Northumberland, in der Hexham liegt, war einer der bedeutenden Ausgangspunkte zur Christianisierung des europäischen Kontinents durch die irisch-schottischen Mönche. Einer der bedeutendsten Gelehrten des frühen Mittelalters, „Beda Venerabilis“ wurde hier geboren.
Der Samstagnachmittag wurde ...
City of Bridges
... the same footprint in 1178, some of the finest Norman architecture in Britain.
It’s a City of Bridges. Of the 10 bridges across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead, seven can be seen from the roof of the Castle Keep. The Swing Bridge (1876) turns 90 degrees to allow ships to pass on either side. The pedestrians-only Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2001) tilts to allow boats to pass under it. The High ...
Newcastle
... today was possibly the coldest so far, no rain, sun out but a dare say it didn't get over 6 degrees. Today we explored the city, it's not as well preserved with old fortifications like York but we did see the old gate tower that was the entrance to the old city but other then that there wasn't too much. Most of the buildings date back a hundred years or so and look amazing but nothing much older.
Day 155: Finally arrived in Scotland.
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Rambo and bath bombs
... which is definitely my new favorite restaurant. The guys have the coolest collection of sweaters ever and Julie wore one of Dave's to dinner. It was white and covered in black hedgehogs lol. After dinner they took us for a pint in a local pub and we saw some very rowdy characters lol. We were all so tired after our beers that we went home and Tom made us all hot cocoa. Julie and I went straight off to bed afterwards. We really wish we could have spent more time with the ...