bobbyshinton 59 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Venice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Venice. Â Really? or piss take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9087 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Got to say it is pretty impressive, but only when approaching from the South imo. Â It's also quite impressive when you go past the Angel down the Bowes Incline then over the Tyne Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14118 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 London is canny if you arrive into Charing Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Venice. Â Really? or piss take I've just been so I wanted to throw that one in there. It's not that impressive until you come out of the station though, in reality. Newcastle takes some beating though, from the south, as Dave says. Birmingham via New Street though, fucking hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Venice.  Really? or piss take I've just been so I wanted to throw that one in there. It's not that impressive until you come out of the station though, in reality. Newcastle takes some beating though, from the south, as Dave says. Birmingham via New Street though, fucking hell   Venice nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 South Tyneside and Sunderland have to be up there tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14118 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Birmingham via New Street though, fucking hell  What's not to love?  Mind, the route into New Street used to pass near my student halls, so I could see which of my layabout flatmates were at home and which weren't without having to bother with social interaction or anything. Score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Venice.  Really? or piss take I've just been so I wanted to throw that one in there. It's not that impressive until you come out of the station though, in reality. Newcastle takes some beating though, from the south, as Dave says. Birmingham via New Street though, fucking hell   Venice nice? It's lovely Berb but it's a bit cheesy if you know what I mean. All the shops either sell tat or stuff that's at least 50% dearer than it would be elsewhere. You can eat out canny cheap thoughm, but you can also get ripped off very easily. The main sites like the Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs, Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Cathedral are amazing though, if you can stand the crowds. If you spend a night or two there though it gets quieter when the day-trippers leave. Also, I got up at about 6 o'clock on the first morning there and had a walk about St. Mark's Square when there was virtually no one around. We had 3 nights in Venice which was probably enough, for me at least. It's got that many museums and art galleries though that you could spend weeks there and not see everything. Went to Florence (which was great - went to the Uffizi and to the top of the Duomo) for two nights and had a night at the beginning and end in Pisa, which was also very nice and it was quite easy to get away from the tourists in Pisa. Nice trip. Went with Jet2 from the Toon to Pisa and travelled by train in Italy. The trains are spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Birmingham via New Street though, fucking hell  What's not to love?  Mind, the route into New Street used to pass near my student halls, so I could see which of my layabout flatmates were at home and which weren't without having to bother with social interaction or anything. Score! Who designed New Street man? It's like a post-apocalyptic vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14118 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Who designed New Street man? It's like a post-apocalyptic vision. They "renovated" the place a few years ago and succeeded in making it even worse. Though I suppose if nothing else, it acclimatises you for the architectural delights of the city beyond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Who designed New Street man? It's like a post-apocalyptic vision. They "renovated" the place a few years ago and succeeded in making it even worse. Though I suppose if nothing else, it acclimatises you for the architectural delights of the city beyond... What's that dingy little pub in it called again? It doesn't even have a toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14118 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 And it's underneath a fucking shopping centre too. It's like the old Eldon Square bus terminal being Newcastle's landmark transport hub or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 And it's underneath a fucking shopping centre too. It's like the old Eldon Square bus terminal being Newcastle's landmark transport hub or something. I was just on about the George and Dragon the other day, now you mention that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14118 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 What's that dingy little pub in it called again? It doesn't even have a toilet. Never been in/can't remember, but beerintheevening reckons it was called the Bridge and has now been refitted/rebranded as the Shakespeare. The Newt and Cucumber nearby has toilets but is equally dingy. In fact, every pub in the area is pretty bloody awful. We used to go to this place that did two-for-one pints of watery lager on a Friday and Saturday night. However many you ordered, they'd bring you twice as many, however you tried to explain it to them. Pure class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 What's that dingy little pub in it called again? It doesn't even have a toilet. Never been in/can't remember, but beerintheevening reckons it was called the Bridge and has now been refitted/rebranded as the Shakespeare. The Newt and Cucumber nearby has toilets but is equally dingy. In fact, every pub in the area is pretty bloody awful. We used to go to this place that did two-for-one pints of watery lager on a Friday and Saturday night. However many you ordered, they'd bring you twice as many, however you tried to explain it to them. Pure class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Byker or Smiths Park for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Agree with Alex on Venice, I went there for 3 nights thought it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Agree with Alex on Venice, I went there for 3 nights thought it was great. Â Â Not on about how good the city is, just how impressive it looks on arrival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6020 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The subway from LaGuardia into Manhattan is pretty impressive, goes underground and then comes up just as you hit the skyscrapers. Pretty special the first time you see it up close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 London is canny if you arrive into Charing Cross.I agree. I often get the train from Canterbury to Charing Cross - get to see lots of great sites as you go over the Thames etc. Much better than when I go to Victoria tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 0 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Maybe a tad controversial for some, but whilst I love the approach to Newcastle station, I personally think Durham runs a very close second (possibly even joint first)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14118 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Maybe a tad controversial for some, but whilst I love the approach to Newcastle station, I personally think Durham runs a very close second (possibly even joint first)... I really like that whole run from York to Newcastle, to be honest, especially if the weather's canny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester mag 0 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Chester from the south takes some beating as you come over the bridge across the river DEE with the racecourse below the castle and the cathedral and the city in the background. Durham is also good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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