After my very pleasant lunch I took at walk away from the buzz of the city centre, and headed out to the nearby coast. The Menai Strait flows fast here, separating the mainland from the Isle of Angelsey. The salt laden breeze was sharp and fresh as I ambled along the coastal path. A delightful feature is the Pier at Garth. It’s not a gaudy, entertainment decked affair, just a […]
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An evening stroll along the Tyne took me past the tilting bridge on the Tyne. It’s unusual design means it opens a bit like an eye winking to allow shipping to pass underneath. In the background the Baltic Gallery can be seen. A former Rank Hovis flour mill from the early 2000’s has been an exhibition space for contemporary art. This stretch of the Newcastle quayside is quite the place […]
Spidey the spider crab. It’s Friday, so that means it’s market day in Earlestown. It’s a traditional open market and a varied and lively one too. As much a social as a shopping occasion. Among the stalls is a grocery one, it also sells fish hence the appearance of Mr. Spidey. Don’t know if that is his name, he wasn’t really in a talkative mood, in his she’ll you might […]
If you take a stroll along Grainger Street you will find this simple plaque which describes Mrs. Howard’s frankly scandalous behavior, no wonder Newcastle was shocked. https://newcastlegateshead.com/ SOME OTHER LINKS. https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00TKGBNYM https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Lachlan1/sets https://lachlan-main.pixels.com/ https://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/lachlan-main
Ever so slowly the brakes are coming off and life is starting the long haul back to normal. To take advantage of this opening window a took a short train ride to the Cheshire market town of Frodsham.
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