Newcastle
Wednesday 2nd January
We went up to Newcastle at the weekend, visiting pals - mine on Saturday and H’s on Sunday. Coincidentally they all live about 5 minutes down the road from each other.
I’ve been to Newcastle several times, but never down to the waterfront. It’s rather nice, you know.
I innocently asked if it was still Newcastle on the other side and was shot down with several versions of “Absolutely not. That’s Gateshead. We don’t talk about it.”
But anyway… we wandered along to the millenium bridge, and across it, and I promise I am not making this up…
Within 10 minutes of arriving in Gateshead I’d seen walls daubed in obscenities, semi-decayed animals, a burnt-out and overturned car, more body bags than I’ve ever seen before in my life, and around 20 defaced statues.
Fortunately, they were just some of the exhibits in the Baltic Art Gallery.
Nice exhibition, don’t think I’ll bother with that with exhibits such as fuckface!
John
2 Jan 08 at 11:37 am
Yeah. I live in Gateshead.
In the bad end.
You didn’t even see the bad end.
Abs
2 Jan 08 at 1:10 pm
I’ve been to the nice end of Gateshead and it’s lovely. Watch Get Carter for an idea of how much they have fixed up Newcastle. In one particularly bleak scene I recognised where I’d recently had a most civilized pub lunch!
sweavo
2 Jan 08 at 4:00 pm
Ooh… I saw the “Get Carter” car park. But only from a distance.
stu
2 Jan 08 at 4:06 pm
Good job that you caught the car park, cos it’s coming down soon. And a very good job too, even though it’s Tesco who are doing it. http://www.yourtrinitysquare.co.uk/ if you care/have a strong stomach.
Mikey
3 Jan 08 at 10:14 am