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My wife and her family hail from this great English city. We usually visit at least 1 week a year sometimes 2 depending on family events. Newcastle was rated top party city in Europe by Rough Guide 2006 I think and it has a pretty vibrant nightlife from my experience. Great Chinatown with...more My wife and her family hail from this great English city. We usually visit at least 1 week a year sometimes 2 depending on family events. Newcastle was rated top party city in Europe by Rough Guide 2006 I think and it has a pretty vibrant nightlife from my experience. Great Chinatown with excellent food, They have just about every professional sport there including a hockey team but watching a match at St. James park is definitely high on my list of things to do here.close

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by jonesmc123 – posted on Jul 9, 2007

5

You must visit The Sage - even just to see the architecture. It is designed by Norman Foster and resembles a silver blob. The Baltic is a fantastic gallery nearby. Popolo is a great club up the road from the Newcastle upon Tyne bridge and they have a really good cocktail list. A short...more You must visit The Sage - even just to see the architecture. It is designed by Norman Foster and resembles a silver blob. The Baltic is a fantastic gallery nearby. Popolo is a great club up the road from the Newcastle upon Tyne bridge and they have a really good cocktail list. A short trip out of town took us to see Hadrians Wall- the edge of the Roman empire. There are numerous places along the wall to visit although if you go to Housesteads it becomes easy walking around the ruins to imagine the layout of the fort as it once was with barracks, kitchens and latrines. Round off your day at Heartbreak Soup, an amazing restaurant where you can dine on 3 delicious courses and wine for 25 pounds. Cant ask for better really.close

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by Alice – posted on May 14, 2007

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Newcastle has breathtaking bridge constructions. I never saw such marvellous bridges crossing the old victorian houeses. It seems that the double deckers go over the roofs. I think I took at least forty pictures only with bridges. The town is the beloved party town of the Northern English youth....more Newcastle has breathtaking bridge constructions. I never saw such marvellous bridges crossing the old victorian houeses. It seems that the double deckers go over the roofs. I think I took at least forty pictures only with bridges. The town is the beloved party town of the Northern English youth. At the weekend I thought is was carnaval or something like this. Quite funny. The young people drink too much although especially alcohol is very expensive. I wonder how they are able to spend so much money on drinking. The more as all that stuff comes out of them on Sunday. But maybe it's expensive for mainland Europeans and not for the British. A trip to the North Sea is highly recommended. It's easy to go there by tube and you can sit next to the driver including a very interesting view. The cost with the cottages Tynemouth and Whitley Bay is beautiful. The people there seem to be more polite then those in Newcastle are. That's the experivence I made.close

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by Hebelec – posted on Aug 1, 2006

2

Passing through Newcastle on my way to the Highlands I took one more day for a closer look at the city - and I enjoyed it very much. I admired the beautiful old and modern architecture (the shopping arcades, the Baltic Flour Mill, the Sage, the Shipley Art Gallery, the Seven Stories Childrens'...more Passing through Newcastle on my way to the Highlands I took one more day for a closer look at the city - and I enjoyed it very much. I admired the beautiful old and modern architecture (the shopping arcades, the Baltic Flour Mill, the Sage, the Shipley Art Gallery, the Seven Stories Childrens' BookCentre ...) And I had two pleasant nights at the Albatross and a fine Argentine Tango at the Cooperage. What should I have wanted more???close

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by Margretstr – posted on Jul 27, 2006

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