Last Saturday I went to the Newcastle University open day!
I was feeling pretty tired, because of early starts taking their toll on me, but had to drag myself out of bed to leave home for 8am.
6am starts really don't agree with me...
After a rushed half hour journey to the train station, we (Daddy Bee and I) got to the platform for the train to Newcastle. We boarded the train when it arrived, in full knowledge that it was going to be one heck of a long journey.
Nearly three hours passed of being sat on a noisy train, on seats with barely any leg room and across from an American lady who kept on staring at us. After the tiring but picturesque train journey was over, we hastily made our way to the Metro station. We eventually arrived at the University, after a short Metro journey, but over two hours after the open day had commenced. So I knew that it was unlikely I'd get tickets for any of the Medicine talks.
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| Geordieland |
We rushed over to the building where Medical School talk tickets were being handed out - the King's Gate Building of the University - to be told the inevitable, they'd all gone.
Tickets for all three talks had gone in an hour.
So, I didn't get into any of the Medicine talks. I still had a wander up to the Medical School regardless and caught a glimpse of the exterior, which looked impressive to me!
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| Newcastle University's Medical School |
We also went to the Information Fair, and got talking to the loveliest female security guard ever! I was talking to her for about five minutes, but I could've honestly stood there all day listening to her talking with the best accent ever.
I absolutely loved the city of Newcastle, even though I didn't get to see very much of it. After all, two hours isn't a lot of time to explore anywhere.
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| They have a noodle bar in Haymarket Metro Station. Which is a bit of a clincher for a noodle addict such as myself... |
I'm thinking about going again, later this year, perhaps. But travelling the day before and staying overnight, so that I don't miss out again!
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| My poor attempt at getting a decent picture of the King's Gate Building |
Luckily, Newcastle University sent me a recorded version of the presentation yesterday.
So if you, like me, couldn't get into one of the Medicine talks - Or even if you couldn't make it to Newcastle altogether, you can watch the presentation here:
