Sunderland, United Kingdom

Among the very few places I traveled here in UK, Sunderland is the place which I liked after Cornwall. Cornwall is vast and famous for it's rocky beaches, but Sunderland got a beautiful stretch of sandy beach with high tide during night hitting the city walls on shore.

Historically a part of Durham County, Sunderland lies in the North-East of England on the mouth of river Wear. It emerged as a small fishing village in the Tenth Century and grew as a port. People from this beautiful city are commonly known as 'Mackem'.

Some photographs to explain the place better...

The 'Marine Drive' and Sea from the wagon... (Don't miss the British breakfast platter :D)


The lovely neat interior of the Wagon...


One extreme edge of the beach...


Sunderland Yatch club...


Rowing...


No dogs during Summer...


Lost...


Step Down...



Travel Information:
Location - Sunderland, 280-300 miles far North of London (Approx. 6-7 hours of drive)

NewCastle upon Tyne: Another 'Road Trip'

The travel BUG never dies and neither forgets to BITE even if all the cells in your brain are dead...huh. So the CURE to the recent attack, NewCastle upon Tyne. This time towards North-East of United Kingdom...

And here we go.....

England's 20th most popular place and home to NewCastle United Football Club, is a part of historical city of Northumberland and lies on the North bank of river Tyne.
Commercially the city has reputations for wool trade, coal mining and ship building. The city also houses the famous beer 'Newcastle Brown Ale' and of course Soccer.

I managed to spend an extended evening in the city only to experience few architectural marvels around and not to mention, it own my heart and an urge for a proper visit.

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge...

The famous Gateshead Millennium Bridge is worlds first tilting bridge which spans the river Tyne with a pedestrian passage and a cycle track. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford & Partners, this 126 meter bridge is a perfect marriage of Architecture and Engineering. The basic concept behind the technology is the opening of an eye.
You must be wondering what the 'tilting bridge' is! Actually the bridge allows the passage of ships underneath with a tilt when it is required. The support bases act as pivots and 8 electric motors producing 500+ horsepowers tilts the 850 tonne bridge. Each tilt takes around 4 and 1/2 minutes and is very very energy efficient. The gateshead quays claims that each tilt costs only 3.60 GBP.

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge and The Saga...


'The Saga Gateshead' by Sir Norman Foster...


St. James' Park...







One religion... 'Soccer'


'Angel of North'... a sculpture by Antony Gormley