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A Big Day In Newcastle on Tyne

February 26, 2013 by Jacqueline Harvey Leave a Comment

We travelled on the train from Glasgow to Newcastle through stunning countryside, ranging from snow covered mountains to windswept beaches.  Newcastle is much prettier than I had imagined with the Tyne River flowing through the centre and a fabulous redeveopment on the riverfront including restaurants, hotels and museums.  We stayed at the Malmaisson Hotel with a view straight out onto the very cool Millennium Bridge which changes colour in the evenings.  I had a little pang of Sydney homesickness when we first glimpsed the Tyne Bridge which is a miniature version of our very own Harbour Bridge.

An absolute highlight of our visit to Newcastle was meeting the Sayer family; Christine and John and their gorgeous girls Emma and Lily. The girls have been enjoying the Alice-Miranda books with their mum and Christine began following me on Facebook and Twitter.  We had chatted several times and when I said we were coming to Newcastle I realised that they didn’t live too far away in Sunderland.  So I asked her if they’d like to come up to Newcastle and meet us.  It was wonderful.  The girls were beautiful – so gorgeous and sweet.  I loved meeting them and Christine and John.  We were only sad that our visit to Newcastle was so short.  We visited two schools the following day which I will write separate blog posts about.

I can’t wait to go back to Newcastle when we’re in the UK again in November and I hope that I’ll be able to visit Emma and Lily’s school.

Categories: Jacqueline Harvey Tagged as: Newcastle on Tyne; Random House Children's Books UK; Random House Tour; Alice-MIranda; Alice-Miranda At School; Alice-MIranda On Holiday; Alice-MIranda Takes The Lead;

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