Notes on life, art, photography and technology, by a Danish dropout bohemian.
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Guildhall
The Guildhall on the ‘Sandhill’ is the ancient centre of municipal government of Newcastle. What caught my attention is this fine example of how the Brits like their spikes! Oh mama. No soft touches here in the home of justice.
I was so tempted to go to Newcastle Uni. The paternosters were a bit scary, but still, it was a lovely city. Shame I messed up on my maths A level, and they offered me 3 years of physics, not combined studies.
I did notice taking the train to Newcastle, I passed through Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Durham, and I believe York. All university cities. I wondered why I had to go so far from home to get educated.
At least I learned how to drink Newcastle Brown with a half pint glass, and always a good head.
That dock does seem spikey, and isn't that "The" bridge next to the building.
Yes Alex, you're correct, that is the north end of the Tyne Bridge (upon which Sydney harbour bridge was modelled!) FWIW, it's also a very sedate picture of an area of Newcastle (aka 'The Quayside') infamous for its party atmosphere at the weekend. Most other nights too! :-)
29? Holy mama. Here in Bolton, it is now (fortunately) down to 19.
Roger, the British Isles are right in the Gulf Stream, so they seldom get really cold, unlike Sweden and Norway, but like Denmark, which is flat and also gets a lot of the Gulf Stream.
Hi Roger ... currently 29 degrees, a little cooler than it has been for the last few days! Had a couple of spectacular thunderstorms too!
It's summer, so of course no where in England is going to be cold. I just remember from old Eastenders a friend of Mark's saying that Newcastle was cold.
Ahhh ... softie Southerners :-) What ARE we going to do with 'em, bless :-)
Didn't you see the spikey spikes in the dock?
Seriously, Britain has many different climates, West Cheshire is near perfect, dry, sheltered from snow, warm, seldom scorched. I can see Newcastle leaning to cold, but it's not like Aberdeen, is it!
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Shame I didn't know you were on my doorstep, up in sunny Newcastle ... would have been nice to say 'Hi' in person!
Oh no, I didn't take these pictures.
I was so tempted to go to Newcastle Uni. The paternosters were a bit scary, but still, it was a lovely city. Shame I messed up on my maths A level, and they offered me 3 years of physics, not combined studies.
I did notice taking the train to Newcastle, I passed through Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Durham, and I believe York. All university cities. I wondered why I had to go so far from home to get educated.
At least I learned how to drink Newcastle Brown with a half pint glass, and always a good head.
That dock does seem spikey, and isn't that "The" bridge next to the building.
Isn't Newcastle really cold?
Yes Alex, you're correct, that is the north end of the Tyne Bridge (upon which Sydney harbour bridge was modelled!)
FWIW, it's also a very sedate picture of an area of Newcastle (aka 'The Quayside') infamous for its party atmosphere at the weekend. Most other nights too! :-)
Hi Roger ... currently 29 degrees, a little cooler than it has been for the last few days! Had a couple of spectacular thunderstorms too!
29? Holy mama. Here in Bolton, it is now (fortunately) down to 19.
Roger, the British Isles are right in the Gulf Stream, so they seldom get really cold, unlike Sweden and Norway, but like Denmark, which is flat and also gets a lot of the Gulf Stream.
Hi Roger ... currently 29 degrees, a little cooler than it has been for the last few days! Had a couple of spectacular thunderstorms too!
It's summer, so of course no where in England is going to be cold. I just remember from old Eastenders a friend of Mark's saying that Newcastle was cold.
Ahhh ... softie Southerners :-) What ARE we going to do with 'em, bless :-)
Ahhh ... softie Southerners :-) What ARE we going to do with 'em, bless :-)
Didn't you see the spikey spikes in the dock?
Seriously, Britain has many different climates, West Cheshire is near perfect, dry, sheltered from snow, warm, seldom scorched. I can see Newcastle leaning to cold, but it's not like Aberdeen, is it!
Ahhh ... softie Southerners :-)
People who live in shit areas of the world, usually cold, always try to find some way of making themselves feel superior for being inferior.
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