Day 118 - All 39 counties

Today I went all the way up to Morpeth (in Northumberland) and back. So now I've been to all 39 counties in England!

I spent almost all of my time working on the train. And I spent an hour (freezing outside the train station) in Morpeth and a couple hours in Newcastle. Newcastle is definitely one of the nicest looking cities in England. It was a cross between Durham and Manchester, which is a great combination. I especially liked the river and all the bridges across it.



On the way back I ran into some (homeless?) people selling Underground tickets -- they were used day passes, probably found on the ground, which they were selling for £2, the same price as a single ticket. It's actually a pretty good deal for people who are traveling late. And homeless people could conceivably make a lot of money doing that. It's better than asking for handouts (which, by the way, is very common here!). It's probably not a very legitimate business though. I won't say whether or not I bought one, or whether or not I talked them down to £1.

posted by Matt @ 11:58 PM