November visit to Newcastle
I spent the first ten days of November back in Newcastle, visiting with Kate and Sean ... again!!! It was great. We saw two Shakespearean plays - Much Ado About Nothing and King John, the Pirates of Penzance operetta, Lord of the Dance Irish dancing, and three films: History Boys (10/10), The Queen (10/10), and I alone saw Borat (probably 3/10 but very funny in spots). The Irish - mother, father, and three of the nine kids (four if you count Sean and five if you count the fact that we saw Brian in Edinburgh) were over for a visit. They all went to a soccer match. I didn't because I've been to so many in my life, I wanted to leave my seat for someone less fortunate.
The two top photos give a small idea of the beautiful rooflines in Newcastle. The next photo is of the front entrance to Cafe Royale, our favourite place to sit, eat and to drink coffee. The photo beside the one of Kate and Sean is of Eithne, Niamh, Clodagh, Brian, and Eanagh in Edinburgh. We spent the day there ... it's only a little over an hour to get there by train from Newcastle.
