Another lovely day!
Tina McInerney
Hi there
We were in Liverpool today having caught the train from Chester where we are staying for 6 nights. We are in a lovely apartment just outside the city walls overlooking the river Dee. We have breakfast beside the window which is just above the water. It is truly scenic. The apartment is great-it has been renovated so all is very new and the plumbing is terrific, especially the shower. Plumbing is always interesting in european countries. The apartment even has nice fluffy dressing gowns so I am sitting here on the couch in a lovely white gown - no, dad is not wearing his! I will take a photo if he does!
Part of the deal for staying here, apart from Chester being a very interesting city with amazing medieval buildings and an amazing cathedral, was to visit Liverpool and Manchester. So today was Liverpool with its revamped docks area and redeveloped city centre with an amazing shopping centre (although the shops are the same as everywhere else - Zara etc etc ho hum!) there were some fabulous museums. I visited the Tate modern whilst Dad went to the Maritime museum. We wimped out of the Slavery museum as we thought it would be just too confronting as it is, according to Lonely Planet, but apparently very good. We walked around the city for quite a few hours and there were so many old buildings built around 1850 in the heyday of the industrial revolution and as a result of the monopoly England had on trade at the time. Quite fantastic buildings.
But that wasn't all! The highlight - a tour of the homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. We were taken in a minibus - not unlike the white Toyota - so that was lovely - although I didn't like travelling in the back! They run the tours through the National Trust - not that you have to be a member but it helps as it is less than half the price. So we had a bit of a lecture from people called the custodians of the houses who had the story of their lives of how John and Paul grew up and how they started out. It was a bit of fun. So that was our day. I had some photos on my phone but can't seem to send them but I am sure Dad will work it out. As you can tell, we are having quite a cultural experience here!
Love to all mum xxx
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