Newcastle-by Amelie

We were supposed to go to Newcastle for two nights. Because of the huge power outage in London, our train got canceled and we quickly had to book a hotel. After finally getting some rest, we went for round #2. I was getting tired of that train station. We got to the metro that we were going to take to the train station and realized it was closed, too. We hopped in a taxi and got to Kings Cross Station. We were finally on the train going to Newcastle! Yay! Once we had arrived, we were picked up by our cousin Lesley and our Uncle Tony. They brought us to our hotel and 30 minutes later picked us up with a couple other relatives we had never met before. There was Graeme and Hazel, Matt and Ben (Lesley’s kids) and Ian (Lesley husband). We walked to a fish and chips store and had our first British snack. Once we were done eating, Matt, Ben, Ian, Lesley, Tony and our family went to Lesley’s house and stayed there until dinner. All of us but Matt and Ben went out for dinner and met up with another relative named Ian. It’s a lot of names, I know. The next day, we had to go to back to London. First, we packed up, then we were picked up by Lesley and Tony again and brought to the train station. At the train station, we met up with Graeme and Hazel again and we all went to a coffee shop. Once it was time to leave, we all hugged goodbye and we took of for London, our second to last stop. It was so nice to finally meet all the relatives on my mom’s side.