Newcastle: It's not just a club scene

We never made it to Newcastle last year so it was on our list for side trips this year. Among the students, Newcastle has quite a reputation for its club scene, but that's not why we went there. Actually, it's named after a "new" castle.

The five of us really liked this castle because it was authentic. Not too much "folderol and fiddle-dee-dee" can be found in this castle  In fact, bonus points to those of you who can recognize the allusion to the quotation here.

Back in the day, the knights must have been VERY short!

This, I believe, is the Tyneside Cinema. It's an Art Deco theater and is ranked #2 on TripAdvisor's list of attractions.

Grey Street is a lovely Georgian street in town.

I'm not sure what the building below is. For some odd reason it reminds me of a caterpillar. 

Of course, Bill is conducting courses in medieval literature and history so we had to go see How to Train Your Dragon 2 because it's...medieval with Vikings and dragons!

It takes only 12 minutes and 7 pounds (the British sterling kind) to get back to Durham. This was our view as we emerged from the train station.