Its been long since the last post. Summer went by and the exhibition season starts again this year. The first one was for me in Newcastle England, so I had to take the layout out of the museum one week before the exhibition ended. They were easy on me..
My car packed fully with 2 layouts! The roof case holds all the legs, the rest is packed in the car. The second layout "The Shop" is packed on the back, for that I use a bike carrier:
I travelled on Thursday from Rotterdam NL to Hull GB:
After leaving the ferry on friday morning I travelled 160 miles to Newcastle on Tyne over Great Brittain's beautiful roads:
The show was held in a small hall that is normally used for bowling. For now the delicate floor was covered by a special layer:
And Friday afternoon al was set up and tested for the show on Saturday and Sunday:
And I got my special plates:
The hotel I was in was situated in North Shields, near the coast of the North Sea. Well, it is nice, I have to agree. But it was rather cold, around 65 degree Fahrenheit:
The hotel:
On Sunday evening at 6 the hall was empty again.....:
My hotel room for 3 nights:
Driving back I came along the "Angel of the North", a tall statue build of metal. 20 meters high and 200 tons in weight. Very impressive:
On Monday on my returntrip I travelled towards York where the National Railway Museum is located:
And visited for 2 hours before driving to Hull again. Here in front of a (I believe) class 26):
A quick meal from a well-known restaurant.... ;) :
And on the ferry again, now heading to Rotterdam NL. Well, it is very nice on the back deck in the evening sun:
And as panorama shot:
Wel, the trip was worth it but for 2 days show you are busy for 6 days. I was alone and that too isn't good, the next time I will go with a minimum of 2 persons.
See you all!