Chinese New Year!
Random Fact: "Hadrian's Wall was built around 122 AD by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It runs through Northumbria."
Today, we were suppose to go to Hadrian's Wall. We've driven past it whenever we went to Newcastle, but we were going to see it today. However, it turns out the tours don't start until after April, so instead we went to Hexham and then to Colbridge (sp?) to see the Roman Battle Artillery site. It was pretty awesome to walk through that site and to know that you're standing on a piece of history. To see the area where the Romans planned their battles and then another area used as a town square type of place.
Afterwards, we went to a Chinese New Year's Festival where we watched some amazing performances by the international students. They were having a raffle, but I don't usually pay attention to raffles until I heard the numbers "231" being called. It was weird b/c I was talking about how strange that both the raffle ticket and my meal ticket had the same number..."231". So, I walked to the stage and I was presented with a free dinner for two at a Japanese restaurant (odd, I know).
I think I'll consider 231 to be my lucky number from now on. There's so much about England that still amazes me. How we can mix Roman culture with Chinese celebrations and throw in a free Japanese dinner voucher ;). Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
Today, we were suppose to go to Hadrian's Wall. We've driven past it whenever we went to Newcastle, but we were going to see it today. However, it turns out the tours don't start until after April, so instead we went to Hexham and then to Colbridge (sp?) to see the Roman Battle Artillery site. It was pretty awesome to walk through that site and to know that you're standing on a piece of history. To see the area where the Romans planned their battles and then another area used as a town square type of place.
Afterwards, we went to a Chinese New Year's Festival where we watched some amazing performances by the international students. They were having a raffle, but I don't usually pay attention to raffles until I heard the numbers "231" being called. It was weird b/c I was talking about how strange that both the raffle ticket and my meal ticket had the same number..."231". So, I walked to the stage and I was presented with a free dinner for two at a Japanese restaurant (odd, I know).
I think I'll consider 231 to be my lucky number from now on. There's so much about England that still amazes me. How we can mix Roman culture with Chinese celebrations and throw in a free Japanese dinner voucher ;). Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
posted by Novice Novelist | 11:18 PM
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