George Hotel
Travel Blogs from Newcastle upon Tyne
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!
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Nun hieß es bald wieder Abschied nehmen. Die englischen Gastgeber und Partnerschaftskomiteemitglieder brachten uns zum Flughafen nach Newcastle. Mit herzlichen Worten des Dankes verabschiedeten wir uns. Bald hob unser Flugzeug der KLM ab und brachte uns wohlbehalten über Amsterdam nach Stuttgart zurück.
Ganz wundervolle, interessante und beeindruckende Tage lagen hinter mir. Ich denke, es war nicht mein letzter Besuch in ...
City of Bridges
... 1849) carries trains on the upper level and vehicles and pedestrians on the lower.
The demonym “Geordie,” referring to people from the Tyneside area of northeast England, is of debatable provenance but is certainly a diminutive form of the name George. It also describes the distinct Northumbrian dialect here.
There is plenty more to do in this region, but tomorrow I’m headed way down ...
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 ...
Fined
... meals even), right beside the UNESCO Heritage site of Hadrian’s Wall (constructed in 122 AD during the rule of Roman emperor Hadrian). It made for a neat, early morning exploration before we jumped back into the car to continue south.
Cutting our losses and choosing to pay the parking fine,
Leann and ...