I've just spent a bitterly cold weekend in Newcastle with my daughter. On Saturday we mooched round the quirkier shops, and galleries, and drank lots of hot drinks to keep warm.
The photographs of Saturday were all grey and grim, but Sunday was much more colourful.
We wrapped up well and popped round the corner from her flat to see the Chinese New Year celebrations. They were a bit later than everywhere else because the local derby football match was played last weekend. It was good for us, because we wouldn't have seen it otherwise.
We were able to get up really close as the dragon danced right past us.
We enjoyed the lion dance too, especially this part when he met up with a friend outside the Chinese Centre.
The noise from this one drum was deafening!
This whole street is lined with Chinese restaurants and these wonderful lanterns, and just round the next corner is the Chinese arch.
We followed the parade down to the archway, and then scurried home to get warm again.
It was painfully cold!
How lucky to find a Chinese New Year-and-a-week celebration! Did you have Chinese food to celebrate? We had Chinese duck in (home made) Hoisin sauce on Saturday. It was delicious, but Mr FD said there wasn't enough duck. I think I agree!
ReplyDeleteLovely weekend spent with loved ones makes up for the cold weather! Rosx
ReplyDeleteLooks like you found a nice bit of colour.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm glad you managed to celebrate CNY, I love all the celebrations here- although the drums are pretty constant! You get used to them after a while- Nice to know that I'll still be able to find some CNY celebrations when I come back to the UK. Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteChinese New Year is so much fun! It has become a very big event here in British Columbia due to our huge Chinese population. And having a Chinese daughter-in-law has made it a part of our family. I'm glad you had such a nice time with your daughter!
ReplyDeleteThe lions and dragons are so colourful. We didn't have any celebrations in town this year. In past years we've had lovely dancing displays and some really loud firecrackers!
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What a lovely collection of brightly coloured photos Kathy, just what we need at the moment. Glad you were able to see the celebrations :)
ReplyDeleteI hope everything is okay on the PP. Were you affected by the terrible weather?
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a Chinese New Year parade, it all looks very colourful.
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