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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!
... machten wir gemeinsam einen Spaziergang durch den Ort Corbridge und schauten uns die romanische „St. Andrew's Church“, erbaut im 8. Jahrhundert, an. Interessant war die aus dem 17. Jahrhundert stammende Brücke über den Fluss Tyne. Die Brücke wird heute noch von Autos, im durch Ampeln geregelten Einbahnverkehr, benutzt. Ebenso beeindruckend war die Anlage der englischen Stadt mit ihren, z. T. historischen Gebäude. Nach dem „Dinner“ plauderten wir noch einige Zeit ...
City of Bridges
My first impressions of Newcastle, where I'm staying for a week, were impacted by the dismal weather in the first three days: either raining or misty. It’s hard to appreciate a place from under a brolly. It seems that the mist finds a way under the umbrella. Day 4 turned cold and brighter, but then came more dull days. One day while waiting for better weather, I went to see the new James Bond movie and then went and ...
Newcastle
Day 153: We arrived early into Newcastle, we had planned to arrive the day before but being a Saturday night there was nothing left anywhere (at a cheap price anyway) so we stayed in York an extra night, which turned out good because of Emmas back (better now). Since we arrived early we couldn't check in for a while and we were told that the Newcastle vs. Man United was on in the afternoon, so we decided to get a head start on a few drinks ...
Toon Toon!!
... a boxing trip to Manchester....well a school hall in Oldham! Quality atmosphere especially during the Main Event when the local favourite got his ass handed to him! Drinks afterwards capped off a quality weekend. Kirsty along with John James and Sarah hit the toon and a comedy night.
One afternoon we headed into Durham. The Cathedral was grande....turns a Lisle (D'Lisle....but close enough) used to boss thre cathedral back in the 17th century). We walked the streets ...