Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne has some very interesting information about hotels in Newcastle, it also gives you the most upto date information regarding the Tyne Bridge and Angel of the North.

Take a look and see for yourself.

Limosuines in Newcastle

I went out to the Theatre Royal last week, it was a really good time having a look around Newcastle city centre first and then turning up in style with a stretched limo.

I really wanted to drive down Northumberland Street, don't think the driver was too happy when I asked, but the price of limos I thought I'd try to get my money's worth.

If you want to find out about limos try Newcastle Limos

Eldon Square

What do you think of the new Eldon Square, yeah fair enough its been new for about a year now but one of my best visits today as I saw it in full glory.

Its turning more like the metro centre with those little desks popped about the place, but still makes you think that Eldon Square is moving forward and providing you with a little bit more.

I go to Eldon Leisure a lot, its the only place I feel secure when training due to the security guards walking around the place, fair enough mainly in the Square but sometimes in the Leisure part too.

I hope they do more with the place, especially with the Tesco and Poundland down below, be good for them to revamp the full place to maximise space.

North East England weather chaos

During the heavy snow that covered North East England, it was refreshing to see how the local councils held back grit and also workers, especially at Newcastle City Council where some workers were bragging about staying in the canteen playing cards while the rest of us struggled to make our way to and from work.

In Heaton, several roads were highly dangerous to walk & drive upon, no grit and not a single shovel in site to clear a path. However a little used street by the public, but a favourite for council workers to park their car, was attended by 8 staff who cleared the path and a bit road so they could get their cars out, never mind the pensioners trapped because they were too lazy to do that.

Jesmond would be an area that I suspect got more than its fair share of grit, workers, and even the army to help clear their paths & roads, god forbid they see a piece of ice and have to stay indoors!

North East England History

I haven't been on here much over the past few weeks, I haven't had time for much really as I have been creating a Historical map for the North East.

The map shows various Historical points & points of interest in the North East of England.

Places such as the Tyne Bridge, Central Station & Segendum are listed on there.

The North East Map can be found on the NorthEastEngland.org site.

It will of course grow over time, adding more & more places and more features along the way.

New Look for NorthEastEngland.org

This is the new banner for the North East England website which now has a new look that is due to get even better over the coming months.

Whitley Bay

Although I sustained an injury from training I thought a trip to the beach was in order.

I normally use the metro system but decided on a bus from the Haymarket which was a big mistake. I thought it would be a better view and more sights for me to stare at and although that was right it was probably the most sickening journey I have had.

The bus takes over 1 hour to get there and goes through a full estate time after time, you start getting bored after the third estate and the continous up and down motion gets you very sick.

After we got there it was a miracle I did not vomit all over the bus stop, I had to sit down for a few minutes which is very strange for me.

The shops were packed into 1 place which is very good and the shops were also the good old shops that are cheap and cheerful, none of that posh gear the town sells with inflated prices.

After a march around I thought I would go to the beach, I have a thing about the sea that interests me and I could stare at it for hours and hours without getting bored (weird you may say!). What struck me is that the waves were massive and the sea was rough as you like but they still had the flags out for a swimming zone, I am a good swimmer but would not have been able to do it in the sea that day.

I saw a massive ferry obviously leaving from North Shields going to Amsterdam or the Nordic areas no doubt, the ship seemed so steady and very slow but the sheer size of it was overwhelming. As I looked across I saw a small trawler, it seemed like it was being thrown all over the sea and its size was so small I thought they would never make it and for a while it seemed like they had gone under, the boat was going up and down and that made me sick.

The sea air really knocks you out which is a good thing so my day out ended early as being tired and feelsick wasnt too good, I thought get a bus with a more direct journey so I did!

The bus I got on took off but it seemed like it was bobbing up and down, the bus driver then said that the hydrolics were on the blink so be careful getting off. The motion of going up and down reminded me of the boat I saw, I could feel with every downward motion a bulk in my stomach so I had to get off 5 stops early.

To sum up, Whitley Bay is beautiful and a real old fashioned place which I like and the sea view is out of this world. Definately a great place to spend the day.