Tag: The Beatles

Liverpool, England

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We dock… and it’s cold, it’s rainy and it’s GLOOMY!

“It’s Dreadful!”

Oh dear!

worried

Not to worry…

I’ve come prepared!

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Let’s Do This!

 

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Port of Liverpool Building
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Took me forever to get the English Flag to fly appropriately for the photo!

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First Double Decker I Saw!
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The Royal Liver Building Clock Tower 
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The Liver Bird. On top of many buildings. Liverpool’s Symbol. Also in the city’s  Coat of Arms. That’s all I know about the Liver Bird. If you want to know more click here.
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Lot’s of Different Architecture! That church had the most beautiful Church Bells that rang at 5:00 p.m.

 

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Found this building to be ultra-cool.
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A mix of old and new and their version of a Gondola?
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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral in background.
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Love Locks down at Albert Dock. These are starting to pop up in many cities around the world.

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We did not have a pad lock or we would have done it.
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Food Trucks!!

Then off we went to experience The Beatles Influence…

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The Pub Entrance to where it all began!
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A tribute to them…

At a museum, I saw the stage where Paul and John met for the first time and they performed together on this stage.

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This is THE STAGE!!

And here is the piano where Paul wrote the song Imagine…

One of his orange colored wire rimmed glasses is sitting on top of the piano.

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We were quite pleased to be able to tour this museum. It is quite close to Albert Dock.

We worked up an appetite and pub fare was had!

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Fish and Chips and Scotch Eggs.

And of course some…

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The Guinness in England has a slightly sweeter taste then what we have in America.  🙂

Back to the ship we went…

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See the ferry to the left… has a Beatles vibe to it!

Liverpool was great… next stop Hamburg, Germany! But first,  how about a song from The Beatles… Penny Lane! It is a street in Liverpool!

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