Newcastle and beyond

Sometimes, you just have to get out, even when you dont feel like going anywhere. Saturday was one of those days, so I wandered northwards to Wards Graphics just below the Metro Centre for some mount boards and suitable tools - having made the decision to mount a couple of images each month and then to organise an exhibition. Having made the trip, I ventured down to the Quayside in Newcastle. It is one of the places I seldom travel to, perhaps because of my almost complete lack of knowledge about the geography of the place - its one of the few places I seem to always get lost in the one way systems.

My main hope was to get some pictures of the Silver Slug and Millenium Bridge, which I did, but I think the bridge has much more potential at dusk - definitely worth a repeat visit!





Whilst wandering around, it turned out there was an Americana concert at the Silver Slug (aka Sage).




After a brief (but torrential) downpour, I headed east, to Whitley Bay, one of those places I had heard of but never visited. I hadnt realised it has a beautiful lighthouse and I was really blessed by good light and interesting skies :-)



Whitley Bay seems to have that common feel of most seaside towns, most of which have seen better days, but it is quite a beautiful spot. The past heydays of the 50's and early 60's, before international travel became so accessible seemed to be embodied by the old derelict Spanish City building.



It is nice to see that this has made Grade II Listed Building status and that it is due to be cleaned up and renovated. I will have to make a return trip to see the finished result.