Okay so on 7:55 am on a Saturday morning, I feel the need to enlighten readers on the Newcastle city night life.
We normally head out on a Friday after work and so we have the weekends for homework and watching MadMen. But Im sure Saturday nights would be much of a muchness.
At about 10;10 pm approx Run to your nearest 100 bustop. The 100 is every uni students holy grail of transportation. we can all agree that the transport system here is TERRIBLE but the 100 has honestly never failed me, he will take you (if you get the right one, there are variation of more direct routes) To the uni, to jesmond, glendale, wallsend, waratah, mayfield, wickham, civic, and Newcastle hunter street stop its self. Brilliant.
Now next point, The bus its self could all most be considered a right of passage, at this time of night everyone you kind of know from uni is MUNTED and aboard the bus singing the drunken larakins two fave songs,
1. "THERE * * ON THE BACK SEAT OF THE BUS, and
2. I WISH THAT ALL THE LADIES.
Okay would I recommend joining in? yes but not directly. For example only if you know the people really well or have been on the bus for half an hour bonding over new age sardines and misogyny should you even consider joining on the back seat or making your own versus for i wish that all the ladies.
DANGER ALERT: Do not get on the back seat if there is more then 15 people and you are close to your stop I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.
THE "G" BAR.
This bar is located at the end of Newcastle. Its also known as the gay bar.
This once was our fave spot as it had great people, great dance floor and cheap drinks.
However, we have given our selves a life time ban after an incident involving rouge karaoke.. so ill leave this one here....
THE KENT, SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL (SJ'S) AND THE HAMILTON PUB.
Getting off two stops after the G will take you to Beaumont street. I love going out here because its all pubs and kebab shops about a two minute walk apart. Plus theres a train station, so when the bus starts only coming ever two hours its good to know theres a back up plan.
Individually I enjoyed both the Hamilton pub and SJ's more then the Kent, it was filled more with your older tradies just knocking off work for the week but I like that. Also Hamilton pub has a who wants to be a millionaire game and sjs has a raised second story kind of area around the dj with big couches. Awesome.
The Kent is very popular and seems to have less tradies then the other two, but it still seem to be catering for the over 27s and once again i really enjoy the atmosphere. Theres a band down stairs on one side, then food on the other and upstairs is a dj and a balcony, GREAT SMOKING AREA.
okay moving on,
THE CAMBRIDGE.
We tried really hard with this place. We really did. But its reputation dose not proceed it.
For example, Last night Albie spotted an attractive young man with dreadlocks, still being novices and going off reputation we of assumed he would get off at the Cambridge stop and go in, however he didn't, he spat on the ground and made a cross over his heart as he walked past the Cambridge. This gives you an idea.
HOW EVER having said this, the Cambridge has a great live band section and THE BEST five dollar cocktails.. mmm. Its almost worth all the "Cher's" who have invaded the place looking for there grungy beaus and leaving nothing for the rest of us average people.
WALK ON THEN TO THE LEFT, KEEP GOING STRAIGHT. YOUR AT
KING STREET.
Pinging tonight ladies and gents? if not i would give this over crowded overly testorne pumped two story club a miss. this is the place where if you like a good DJ you might see him, IE muscles.
Its most redeeming feature is the MacDonald's across the road.
GRAB A CHEESE BURGER GO BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND TURN LEFT AGAIN.
your at
SLICK CAFE RESTAURANT BAR.
crowded, small live band and kind of industrial looking. Alison found 20 bucks here, maybe you'll be as lucky, if not I recommend not staying long... stock up on 5 dollar spirits.
Keep going straight and straight and straight (quiet a walk)
depending on how you followed my direction you could be at either the
CBD or FINNEGAN'S
The latter is very much superior. Finnegan's is the best best place to go out in Newcastle, i have never met a bad person in there. but drinks are expensive, i hope you listened and stocked up at slicks.
CBD is alright later in the night, but we always seem to get there when its still dead. its nothing special however, you seen one club you seen em all this one kind of melds into the background. If your not trying to see how many stamps you can get and generally want a good time skip it, wander around till you find Finnegan's.
Keep walking straight. when you see an oasis kebab store turn left and go across the train track over pass walking thingo, on the other side to your left you have
FANNYS
dont go in unless your a 16 year old with a fake id or a sexually frustrated drug addicted Lebanese man.
walk to your right and continue straight till you get to
HARRY'S PIES.
another great Newcastle tradition. Its a Harry's hot dog DE wheels and and and and oh its just so brilliant. Please don't walk past it, get a curry tiger or a hot dog de wheels and bottle of water. go across the road and sit near the water and rest. you ll need your energy.. because up ahead is
THE BREWERY
its the most popular student watering hole. its okay i guess. I have only ever been to the upstairs part. its always very crowded but aesthetically its quiet nice, on the water with a big balcony. anyway because I tend to boycott this one ill leave it here, and let you tell me what you think about it.
Up the road is the final train station and
CUSTOMS
I remember it being happening once, but last night it was very dead. we went in peed and left. again Ill let you make up your own mind.
Well that's it. hope on the Newcastle train platform four, if you have followed my instructions carefully you will notice the next train leaves in ten minutes, hop on and wait. cacth the train to warabrok.
then walk home.
please have lots of water and avoid all seven elevens.
thank you and good night.
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