Newcastle is best known for its excellent shopping and active nightlife. The city also sports some beautiful architecture. It is pleasurable to walk through the city and enjoy the Grey's monument and the curved Grey street, the churches of St. Nicholas and St. Thomas amongst other things. The quayside has a lot of waterfront bars and restaurants. There are several bridges over the river Tyne which include bridges like the Tyne bridge and the newly made millenium bridge. I specially walked over the Tyne bridge to get glimpses of ... (more)