Me and Gateshead/Newcastle

Well, I'm living with my partner, David, who's a part-time EAP tutor and part-time homeopath. We live in Gateshead which is famous for the Angel of the North, whcih was made by Anthony Gormley, an artist from the area. Actually, I really like this area becuase there's so much going on. It's true that there are gaggles of girls on hen parties at a weekend, but there's also quite a few theatres, some pretty avant-garde, as well as arthouse cinema, great coastline and a plethora of castles. Here are some pictures of places around here - I can't take credit for these as I don't actually have a digital camera.





This is the Angel of the North. It's just round the corner from me. The picture doesn't do it credit - when you stand next to it, you don't even come up to the top of his foot.

This is the quayside - on the left you can see Baltic art gallery, which is a modern art gallery, and the millenium bridge. In the distance you can see some of the other bridges - Tyne, High and Swing bridge.









This is Bamburgh castle, which is as magnificent as it looks. It's really imposing and is near the beach below, which is a National Trust property. It's called Druridge Bay.