Newcastle Millenium Bridge

Newcastle Aug 08
Originally uploaded by rachaelr

From a trip away this weekend to Newcastle. A shot of the Millennium bridge 'tilting' - it tips right up to let ships pass underneath.

Ironically, none of the pubs we visited in Newcastle had any Newcastle Brown in stock....

Hever Castle

Hever Castle
Originally uploaded by rachaelr

Barn

Barn
Originally uploaded by rachaelr

It's cold outside...

Got our first winter snow today. And half of the UK seems to shut down!

It seems really strange that Britian is much warmer and milder than it was 40 years ago, yet the trains and transport system can no longer cope with even a 2 inch snowfall. Almost every tube line that has overland sections had either delays or was suspended (due to 'adverse weather conditions' on some lines!), mainline trains were stopped, and countless crashes on roads that hadn't been gritted (or maybe just drivers who just ignore the ice and carry on driving at full speed..?).

Ramblin'

Over christmas, we stayed up in the Peak District and did some rambling.
Maps of our two walks are up on kurv's flickr photostream :: first one around Hathersage was a 3 mile walk, second around Froggart and Curbar was 6 miles.