Got into Newcastle about 8:45 and had arranged to meet Monda for breakfast at 10 along with Dan Morgan. As I usually do I went straight to the hotel to see if I could get booked in prior to the 12 reg time.
Got lucky as the room allocated had not been used the previous night and in little more that 5 mins was booked and heading to my room. This gave me time for a wee wander round and then head to reg at the casino before meeting up for breakfast.
Only been to Newcastle twice before, once as a young soldier in the 90' where I seen nowt but the inside of various drinking establishments and once for APAT where I spent all my time in the casino. Whenever I visit another city I usually make time to wander and look around.
During my wanders from casino to hotel in my previous trip I had passed a circular brass plaque marked "so and so passed this spot xx times during the month of July 1968. On 28 July 1968, he looked up" Not totally accurate wording from me but hopefully you get the jist. I couldn't work out what he was looking up at or why, I looked up at that spot, viewed 360 degrees and didn't really see anything of interest.........................I was bemused.
As I wandered further around the city this time I came across a few more of these plaques and the penny dropped.
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