On the Millennium Bridge with the BALTIC Centre behind. |
Millennium Bridge with the Sage behind (that wavy building). |
I think we hit the sweet spot with our boys' ages on this trip. Toby coped amazingly well with a fair amount of walking, while Theo was happy to be carted around anywhere, as long as he got milk on a reasonably regular basis. We got a DaySaver ticket which meant we could hop on and off the Metro and buses - at least we thought we could; the fourth and final bus driver of the day insisted it wasn't valid and made us pay. Up until that point we had been most impressed by both the value and frequency of public transport, and it was great to be able to rest our legs now and again.
Toby likes buses! |
A whistlestop tour in photos: We visited Grainger Market and ate pasties by the Grey Monument, which appeared to have a permanent seagull in residence.
On our way to Leazes Park for the obligatory playground stop, we passed a diminutive Chinatown, part of the old city walls, and Newcastle United's football ground.
For you public nursing advocates (I'm looking at you, Eva!): Theo having his lunch by the old city walls. |
Daisy chains in the park |
We were able to take a bus part way to the Discovery Museum, where Toby got ecstatically drenched in the Play Tyne room, with a replica of the Tyne River and its bridges.
Out to the real thing, we rode a bus along the quayside, and walked across the sweeping curve of the Millennium Bridge.
That's the Tyne Bridge in the foreground, but you already saw the Millennium Bridge. |
Dinner was at Zizzi's, located on the solid Georgian splendour of Grey Street, from where we caught our final bus practically to the hotel door.
Next day was the beach at Cullercoates, a short drive away. It was cooler and a little drizzly - but what does that matter when you're a three-year-old boy with a bucket and spade?
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Sounds like a lovely family holiday with great pictures. I have three children and have always wanted to try and holiday in the North of England, but find it hard to see beyond family holidays in Devon.
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