Monthly Archives: April 2011

I go to the Gateshead Interchange at least every weekend.  Steve uses it each day.  It’s a huge bus stop with the subway station underneath.  That makes it a big hub for transportation.  For people who live in large cities … Continue reading →

I just learned about Hadrian’s Wall when I went to the Hancock Museum in January.  I saw artifacts from the site there.  Still never ceases to amaze me how much history, and really old history, we have in the North … Continue reading →

Grainger Market is an old indoor marketplace that still brings in a ton of shops.  It was crowded on the Saturday we went and I was amazed how it was like a whole section of the city within a big, … Continue reading →

Fenwick is a large department store in Newcastle.  When I first went to it in December 2009, I saw the big window display of the Nativity scene.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the Christmas story in a public place, … Continue reading →

This is the neatest thing to see when you come into Newcastle.  The Gray’s Monument is huge and old.  It’s like a centerpiece for downtown Newcastle.  This is where the winter markets are housed and it’s a neat square to … Continue reading →