Newcastle-upon-Tyne, once the capital of England's shipbuilding industry.  The city is beautiful and across the river is Gateshead, a complimentary town. 

Looking up river at the bridges crossing the Tyne.  Do you see all four?

Looking down river at Newcastle's famous bridge.  The new millennium foot bridge is in the lower left corner, the Sage is on the far bank.

The old Baltic Flour Mill has been rescued and is now a major art museum; The Baltic Museum for Contemporary Art.  Admission is free and there's a restaurant on the roof that offers great views.

The Sage Gateshead is a spectacular music educational facility.  

This is an interior view of the 1700 seat theatre in the Sage, the largest of the three theatres in the building.  It is said to be the 12th best acoustic venue in the WORLD.  I was so inspired taking this scene in, that I took a deep breath and broke out in song.  Now I can say I sang at Theatre 1 in the Sage, in front of 1700 seats (I'll leave out the fact they were empty).