Whistlestop tour of Newcastle

I spent the day in Newcastle delivering a training course to Arup, the world renowned Engineering consultancy started by Ove Arup.  After arriving last night in the midst of a blizzard I took in a few of Newcastle's sights and sounds; the Earl Grey Monument, the old city wall, the Tyne bridge, the Gateshead Millennium bridge and of course most importantly a pub for a pint of Newcastle's finest brown ale.  It definitely taste's better in Newcastle.


The talk was on the use of SketchUp in engineering design, and seemed to go down very well, with everyone impressed at what can be achieved with such a simple to use program.


I made it back to Wokingham this afternoon despite the foot of snow and the fact that the rest of the Berkshire seems to have come grinding to a halt.  I managed a journey of over 300 miles with only minor delays and my mum couldn't make it 3 miles down the road to the school where she teaches at!  My commendations to the railway staff who did an excellent job.


Here are a few pictures I took of Newcastle...

Central Square where the Arupians work.

The famous bridges connecting Newcastle and Gateshead

The snow didn't seem to stop anything up north!

An interesting sculpture outside Central Square called the DNA DL90, it is by artist Abigail Fallis and represents a DNA double helix.