Blue Carpet

Outside the Laing Art Gallery ,we have what is known as the 'Blue Carpet'. As you can see its actually the pavement but its made to look like a badly laid carpet. I quite like it although its more a speckled grey than blue but I guess that wouldnt have sounded quite so good! For a
a closer look go here

North Shields Street Art.(detail)

more detail

North Shields Street Art.(detail)

as before but detail

North Shields Street Art.

I dont think we have enough of this sort of thing in the UK.It is around but you really have to search to find it....I came across this one because I decided to drive home a different way yesterday! I think it really adds to buildings when its done this well.

Millenium Bridge...another view.

Yet another view of the Millenium bridge,but again slightly different.On the left is the footpath and on the right the cycle path.

Angel of the North.

Another view of the North East that has been shown again and again.Hopefully this is a slightly different look at what has become an icon of the area(although a lot of people really hate it!) I think its ugly but still love it.

Tynemouth Metro station Market.

This market is held every Sunday at Tynemouth Metro station.As you can tell it used to be an ordinary railway station but after years of standing idle,it(like many others in the area) were renovated for use when the Tyne and Wear metro was opened.You can pretty much get everything here from clothes to cd's,dvd's,and books,and even home cooking.

Tyneside Cinema.......

Tyneside Cinema....an "indie" cinema where they mostly show pretty obscure films aswell as foriegn language stuff and even the odd mainstream family film.Needless to say its nearly always top quality stuff!

Monument.

Monument and part of Monument mall
in the very centre of the city.

Blyth Staithes.

Blyth has a bad reputation which is maybe a little unfair.
Some parts,like here,are great.A popular spot with people
out for a walk and fishermen alike.

Beetle (again)

Another pic from last summer of the 'beetles' that appeared
at the quayside.I love 'em! 

Gateshead.

Two more pictures of the Millenium bridge and a poem
on a huge billboard on the Gateshead side of the river.
If you have never been to the Quaysde here it really
is a wonderful place to visit(as is most of the North-East!

The Beetles.

I spotted these beetles(?) painted on the walls and road of a street leading down to the quayside last summer.
Never worked out why but I think they look great anyway!

Repent!

This chap is down by the Quayside every Sunday as far as I know...shoudn't he be in church??

Wet boots.

This was taken at the
hoppings in 2005--a damp night!

Big wheel.

This big wheel was at the quayside before Christmas and although I think this could have been a great picture I feel its too dark at the bottom and there isn't enough detail because of that...still,thought I'd post it anyway.

BIG chair!

This is an antique shop a few miles north of Newcastle on the A1.

Best venue in Newcastle.

The Cluny,down by the Ouseburn,maybe slightly off the beaten track ,is one of my favorite bars.They also put a lot of bands on from,country to punk and soul,and it even has an art gallery--and you cant say that about too many pubs!!

Hold me.....

Quayside--made me laugh.

Fun??!

Whitley Bay...not quite the town it used to be.

Millenium Bridge.

The "blinking eye" bridge---an over seen view but
still a great one.taken summer 2005.

Central Arcade

Central Arcade.I love the colours on this and the way the sunlight comes through the ceiling.(Please ignore the blown highlights in the street!)