Playing catch up with a few photos...

I have found a few miscellaneous photos which have brought back some memories.  Therefore it is only fair to blog about them!

Beginning with a dinner party that we had a few weekends ago.  Here in our cozy flat in England, we have no dining room, or dining table for that matter! This makes for a gathering between two settees and a living room table!  

The boys sitting at our Dining room table, inhaling Anne's cooking!  Actually here it looks like Dan is chocking!

Here in this picture is our wonderful meal made by, Anne.  Did you think I was going to refer to myself there?  Hahaha think again!  

Yum!!! Even looking at it right now I can taste it!

Our wonderful Anne prepared for us, chicken Tarragon with some beautiful potato dumplings from Germany!  It was spectacular!  We spent the rest of the evening watching a British film.  I can’t remember the name of it, but it was a dark psychological drama per say.  I love these types of evenings, just hanging about and making fun of each other’s accents (between the German, British, and Canadian).  Having Anne’s homemade meals make it that much better!

Next in line is the Quayside market!  (Pronounced Keyside).

Dan always sees it fit as to take us on field trips around Newcastle when we start to get crabby.  This weekend Dan decided to take us to the Quayside on a Sunday where there is a market every weekend.  I have always wanted to go to this market, so we accepted the offer of our travel consultant and headed out.  Sunday we decided to include breakfast, so we left around 10ish in hunt of a ‘Full English Fry-up’.  We found a quaint little cafe with a £5 breakfast that was right in-front of the market.  Delicious!  Along with a skinny vanilla Latte!

You would think from the amount of pictures I have of these two together, that they are my children...

Our view of the market during breakfast... Notice the gloomy England weather... and this was a nice day!

At the beginning of the market.

Finally a place to buy my undies! Soooo kidding!

After the market, Dan took us to an art gallery that is located a few steps from the Market.  The art gallery is called, the Baltic and it used to be a Flour Mill.

Our walk across the Millennium Bridge to the Baltic

On the millennium bridge.  This bridge tilts at certain times of the day!

Another picture of my 2 children entering the Baltic.

The remaining evidence of this Gallery once being home to a flour mill.

View from the top of the Baltic

The Sage!  Where there are live shows presented.

While there we were able to meet Anne, well not exactly!  We were able to meet the cartoon character that Dan swears Anne looks like.  This Character is indeed cute, but I don’t think it’s our Anne!  Meet Moomin....

Supposedly Anne's look alike...

Ahhhh... to make this blog extra special I have to share an Anne moment with you all.  You see Anne sometimes gets lost with conversation, but for the most part her English is stellar! The Moomin thing reminded me about a time when Anne was travelling and she sat with some Mormons.  I can’t remember the entire story, all I remember is Anne was thinking the entire time that the Mormon’s where referring to Moomin’s instead of their Mormon faith.  I remember hearing this and just dying!  Ahhhh.....  I love the lost in translation feature between the four of us it is ridiculous sometimes.

Dan decided that our day trip was still not finished, so he took us to the ‘Angel of the North’.  Before venturing across the Tyne to Gateshead, the boys inhaled a bratwurst from the market, and I guiltily ate an entire bag of cotton candy! Opppssss...

The ‘Angel of the North’ was constructed by artist, Antony Gormley.  He chose to re-create this massive male angel, because he wanted to strengthen the faith that they are still out there.  Even though no one has witnessed an angel, we need to keep our imaginations alive and well.

Ryan and I

Bum Shot!

Later, after a few hours rest at home, we ventured out to the ‘Bullman’ (local pub) for Sunday Dinner.  All in all it was a fantastic weekend! Thanks again to our Travel guide/photographer/most importantly best of kind mate! For the excitement!