It's a very funny story and my friends always say these kinds of things happens only to me. So I decided to give myself a treat, a weekend getaway to Newcastle, alone. This was the first time I ever did something like that. I've always travelled with family, friends or Arumugam anna, my driver. I took the night bus from Victoria coach station at 11 pm. I was supposed to reach Newcastle the following morning at 5:45. As everybody would guess I was half asleep on the bus and got off one stop earlier, Durham. Unfortunate for me, it was one of the coldest weekends in the UK. Not even a couple of layers could beat the cold. I must admit, I wanted to go back to my cozy bed in London but the first bus out wasn't for at least another two hours. I stayed at the bus coach station till 6:30 in the morning and then decided to explore the town having already got down there. I walked through the streets of this beautiful little town just as the sun said 'Good Morning'.

The morning sunlight and the empty streets made me succumbed to its beauty. I almost forgot that I hadn't reached my destination yet. As I gazed through the streets, the cold didn't hurt anymore and thought to myself these are moments I would like to seize.

Durham was an unexpected halt, my next blog post will feature my actual planned journey to Newcastle.

Stay tuned.

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