R and I caught the bus to the city centre. Grainger Market is interesting. We walked a bit more but my arthritis kicked in so badly, I was constantly looking for a seat with a back to ease the pain and get my back upright. Sorry hon, I just want to go home, and we did.
We had a really nice Italian dinner that night at Oli and Joe's. Few photos were taken on the day.
R told me off for being weird, as I took a photo of my bus seat. You must agree, it is a rather nice looking bus seat and I think it was comfortable, perhaps not great for the wide hipped.
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From the bus, a bobby top.
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Newcastle is a lovely place to live (except for the hills). Just waved daughter off to return home there.
ReplyDeleteDo tell me about the hills Tasker. I feel the centre of the city is so separated from the river and the station by a steep hill. Well for oldies anyway. I did want to see the Millenium Bridge raise and lower and I did see you get up the hills by bus, but we ran out of time.
DeleteOh my. That looks very .. cheesy... but tasty. My low fat diet would be straight out the nearest window.
ReplyDeleteJay Cee, we absolutely did not lose weight while visiting Newcastle.
DeleteI am sorry about the arthritis - but glad you had the sense to go home. I often don't and everyone pays for my stupidity.
ReplyDeleteHooray for delicious dinners. And yes to those seats, though they don't look friendly to those of us with wider beams.
EC, the seats are not quite as narrow as they look in the photo. R and and I could sit beside each other.
DeleteThe best bus seat I’ve ever seen x
ReplyDeleteIt does look nice, John.
DeleteThat looks like a good feed there. I would love to enjoy these on my photo walk!
ReplyDeleteRoentare, it was good quality food and the service was fine too.
DeleteThat looks like a very supportive bus seat.
ReplyDeleteYour dinner is making me hungry and I've only just had breakfast!
Perhaps now after lunch Caro, you are not feeling so hungry.
DeleteThe bus seat looks a tad.... slim and as though the sides have been deliberately folded in to make it so. FAT SHAMING! :P
ReplyDeleteBite a photography fail MM. It wasn't as narrow as it appears here.
DeleteThe bus seat looks weird but also looks cushy. I imagine it must be very hard rto design bus seats given the range of sizes they need to accommodate, narrow, wide, short, tall and everything in between.
ReplyDeleteNewcastle does look lovely and so does that food!
River, it is hard as bus companies also want to cram in as many seats as they can. Generally public transport seating has become worse over the last couple of decades but these seats were comfortable.
DeleteNewcastle has had a very up and down history since the Industrial Revolution, at least in peoples' minds.
ReplyDeleteHels, it was a rather awful place when R left in 1970. The EU and then PM Blair pumped some money north and it has not looked back.
DeleteLucky the car owner didn’t come out swinging- don’t touch my car!! Was it a different model to yours?
ReplyDeleteCathy, I was just looking. No need to punch me on the nose. Our car is a Mazda, this was a Mercedes, so rather different.
DeleteSure is an unusual bus seat. The meal looks scrumptious. Italian is my favourite food. Keep your mitts off the Merc. Did you see the big steel angel high on the hill in Newcastle?
ReplyDeleteDiane, we've seen the Angel of the North a number of times. No need to see it again. We could see it in the distance from Sister 3's highrise building.
DeleteI like the picture of the seat, looks artistic ! You are so lucky that you could take all your pictures with a digital camera or your phone, when we were in the States in the 80th I I made a few photos with a Polaroid, because I hated to buy a film, to get it developed etc. Marie from London shows now her Chicago trip and I see a lot of places where we have been.
ReplyDeleteGattina, it is hard to imagine the olden days with photo cameras. I used some awful cameras before digital. Marie's photos have been great.
DeleteThat's a real pain regarding your back Andrew, I guess some days are better than others. That seat is looking good...and yes, don't worry about money when it comes to eating :) we are thankful that we have money to pay for the food whether eating out or in.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, yes some days are better than others. I am usual fine by the afternoon but that is not when R likes to go out. I used to fuss so much about the what we spent out. I've cured myself of that.
DeleteYou've made a good advertisement for Newcastle.
ReplyDeleteJB, we barely touched the sides. It is a great city and people are just so friendly.
DeleteLots of fond memories
ReplyDeleteFor sure TP, and they are filed away digitally and in my memory.
DeleteThat food plate looks delicious. Want it. Do you or any of your readers know what happened to Peppylady (Dora) in Idaho? She usually posts a lot but nothing lately.
ReplyDeleteNever mind, I see she posted.
DeleteStrayer, Dora's postings have been a bit erratic lately.
DeleteThat's a nice looking spaghetti in your bowl. Sure you had enough parmesan cheese on it? Sorry that you had to battle through pain from your arthritis - what a curse that condition can be!
ReplyDeleteYP, yes, I think I added just the right amount of parmesan. If the pain was always as it was that morning, I would seeking some very strong pain relief.
DeleteYou got a nice picture of the city. The bobby top: is it the curious open work roof? What is it above?
ReplyDeleteSorry Debby, not only did I leave you guessing, I also had the words wrong. I should have written bobby OR wooden top. That is the policeman wearing the traditional helmet, the police once called wooden tops.
DeleteI am sorry your arthritis troubles you so. Ugh... I agree there are times not to worry about prices. Which reminds me, I still crave a trip to the US east coast. ~sigh~ Some nights I dream of unsuccessfully trying to reach the ocean. lol Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteDarla, you should make the effort and visit the east coast. Funny dream really. Are you blocked by sand dunes as you reach the coast?
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