For the first time our bus dropped us far away from the city centre during our weekend day trip. Welcome to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, any Newcastle FC fan here? For starter, we headed to a museum instead of a football stadium first because of the route that we needed to travel from the bus to the city centre.
For the first time we get to see a swift moving, larger than life-sized robot dancing around the museum, capable of spraying 'lubricant oil' (water) at visitors! The pace that technology is improving can be clearly seen at the robot, almost on par with what we can see in science fiction movie Real Steel!
For the first time we visited St. James' Park stadium, the home to Newcastle United F.C.. Here is the Chinatown arch with St. James' Park stadium in the background!
For the first time we tried bubble milk tea and pancakes in the UK!
While most of my friends went for shopping in Eldon Square, me and 2 friends went on to explore more of Newcastle.
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| The very tall Grey's Monument! |
Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas has impressive details in its sculptures.
Some structures in Newcastle have weird names, and inappropriate signage make them worse. Castle Keep is one of the oldest structure in Newcastle.
This long bridge is called High Level Bridge, but the 3 tonnes weight limit says the bridge is a 'weak bridge'. From here, we walked across the Tyne River through the pedestrian walkway in the High Level Bridge, and took some photos along the way...
The Tyne Bridge at the rear can be seen clearly from the High Level Bridge, one of the best spots to capture some photos of the former.
As we crossed the Tyne River, we walked all the way up towards the direction of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. It's a bridge designed for the usage of pedestrian and cyclists only, and can be tilted up to allow ships to pass through! It has few tilt-up sessions each day, so make sure you'll stay for the session to witness the marvel of engineering!
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| The Sage on the left is a centre of performances. |
Along the Tyne River has a recreational area where families can enjoy some 'beach' activities. Here's a volleyball court!
Fold-up seats! Just like on the beach!
The sun was strong (but the air is still considered cold) and after the volleyball and all the walking, we went for Starbucks for some refreshing drinks, my treat!
After the drinks, it's almost time to go head back to our bus which is now even more further from our location! On our way, there was a small roundabout with only paint on the tar road as guidance.
On the bus and on our way back to Sheffield, we spotted the Angel of the North, the largest sculpture in the UK! Too bad it is located too far away from the city of Newcastle, but we somehow got lucky and get to stop by the Angel of the North while we were on our way to Scotland later on!
So here's the end of our weekend day trip around the cities of the UK. We went to a total of 8 places: York, Manchester, Whitby, Cambridge, Bicester Village, Liverpool, Cheshire Oaks and lastly, Newcastle. There are few places we opted out like Blackpool and Stonehenge. I'm actually a little regret of why I didn't choose to go Stonehenge, as I am fascinated with its wonders and mystery.
NEXT: British people!
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