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[Connemmara]

Hi Bobbi - I know you are from Newcastle and I have been following Catherine Cooksons adaptations on TV as I have read all of her books. The one book that was her best was called "Katie Mulholland" a real masterpiece - however this book was never adapted. Since you are from that part of the world would you know why? Have a nice time in Bulgaria - I do hope it is not too far up in the mountains as I myself aint a good climber. Enjoy the guinness too in the plastic pub hahhahaha

[Bobbisox]

Hello Conn, not really too sure why there was no adaptation of this particular book, a lot of the 'shoots' are taken not far from here in a place called Beamish, also up in Druridge Bay on the Northumberland coast,
I will be having a good time thanks :-)
I have just spoken to my friend via Skype and she says their little village shop is reminiscent of Arkwrights in Open All Hours, should be fun...

[mike11111]

If they want a tram shot they always go to Beamish museum. You can often see the Sun Inn in the background - a real pub frozen in time at 1913. Unfortunately they no longer charge 1913 prices!

[Bobbisox]

haha Mike I was a bit disappointed when we went in to be charged todays prices!
but very relieved not to have had to visit that Dentists..LOL

[sandyRoe]

Don't be drinking too much of the slivovitz, Bobbisox. It makes you dizzy for some reason...

[sandyRoe]

If you had a few glasses you might need that donkey to carry you back down the mountain.

[Bobbisox]

and I don't need that to help me Sandy...:-)
I doubt we will be going that far tbh, it's in a small place called Banya but the self-build does look very impressive

[mike11111]

I liked the Coop at Beamish, where they have the system whereby when you paid, your money was placed in a little wooden container and launched on a pulley system to a cubby hole where the cashier would extract the money and return the change by the same system. I can still remember them in use up until the mid-fifties.

[Bobbisox]

me too Mike, I love going to Beamish, the landscape around there is beautiful, did you go down the mine?

[mike11111]

Yes, although I only ever went to Beamish when I had to take school trips, so it was more in the line of work for me. If I remember correctly the mine is a walk-in one - not quite the same as going down in a cage as I did at Seaham.

[Bobbisox]

yes this is true, I went down a mine in SA,,,scaryeeeeee!

[Maydup]

Awww we had a lovely day at Beamish last year when we went on holiday to your neck of the woods. I'll not forget the dentists in a hurry either! I really loved wandering around the little mining cottages too with their Peter Rabbit gardens.

We stayed not far from there in a holiday cottage on a sheep farm. Beautiful coutryside, the nearest village was called Lanchester.

We had a day in Newcastle, another on the coast, visited Durham, Hadrians Wall and much more. Oooo we packed it all in!