No trip to London is complete without stopping off here to pick up supplies for my girlfriend: there’s nothing she likes better than a milk chocolate Ben’s cookie, with extra big chocolate chunks!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Food, London, Retail.
I don’t understand why Travelodge chooses to use these slightly threatening teddy bears to advertise hotels: if anything, it puts me off staying here!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Hotels, London, Retail, Teddy Bear, Travelodge.
Not the best quality photo – iOS doesn’t like focussing on shiny things – but nice to see that there is still the odd reminder of the old GNER crest, and that National Express and East Coast haven’t plastered their logos over absolutely everything…
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, GNER, Logos, Trains, Transport.
Heatherwick’s Blue Carpet has long been a source of controversy in Newcastle – not least as it isn’t really blue any more. Some reviewers say that you can be stood in the middle of it and not know it’s an artwork: this was certainly the experience of my girlfriend earlier today!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tourist Attractions.
Thorpes, on Gosforth High Street, is one of those shops that looks as though it might just sell everything you’ve ever imagined. There aren’t many shops like it left these days… and it’s the only place I’ve seen 150w incandescent light bulbs in years!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Retail.
Writing about popcorn this morning made me want some, so I walked down to Blockbuster this afternoon and picked up my entitlement!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Blockbuster, Food, Movies, Popcorn.
Two sets of train tickets, each of which are for specific booked East Coast trains between Newcastle and London this month. Both are sets of two singles, this being a far cheaper option than buying a return. Those on the left cost a total of £18.05, the ones on the right £172.25. The average cost per mile of rail travel might be the same as 1968, but the fare structure is many times more complex, and seems to be far less logical.
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Trains, Transport.
It’s seems unfortunate that Direct Holidays have chosen to advertise by seemingly making light of sunburn, the UK’s leading cause of skin cancer.
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Direct Holidays, Public Health.
I’ve said before that Caffè Nero is my natural third place. I don’t think I’ve admitted online before that I like their tea blend so much that I once bought a whole box of teabags from them… Mmm!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Caffe Nero, Food, Tea, Third Places.
Stock management really doesn’t seem to be Asda’s strong point… which can make shopping there a somewhat frustrating experience. I often wonder about the extent to which this is due to not having an equivalent of Tesco’s Crucible database, and how much is due to a straightforward lack of high quality stock management systems.
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Asda, Retail, Supermarkets.
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