Our England Trip ~ Day 5

From my travel journal: "Waking up in Liverpool was so awesome! We were tired from the night before, but just couldn't stop smiling over the great time we were having. After breakfast we bundled up and headed out again - we had some serious souvenir shopping to do!"

We spent a fun morning walking around Albert Dock and buying trinkets to take home with us. It was super cold down by the waterfront, but Carrie gave in to my pleading and went on the ferris wheel with me.

 

I'll admit that on the first go-around I almost freaked out about how high we were, but then I relaxed and just took in the beauty of Liverpool. I loved it!

After the ferris wheel ride we were feeling pretty giddy...

Have I mentioned that we loved Liverpool?

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We caught the train going back to London, and made our way to Wagamama for some hot noodle soup. Several people had told us about Wagamama, and we were determined to try it just once. I loved it, Carrie thought it was ok, and we checked that off our list of places to eat while in England.

I loved the use of "Way out" instead of "Exit" in England! :o)

After dinner we headed back to our hotel where we got ourselves ready for an evening at the theater. When we first started talking about our England trip, Carrie said she wanted to see Viva Forever and I was right on board with that. The Spice Girls played a big part in our lives back in 1997 {before we met Doug} and it seemed only fitting that we have a little dose of Girl Power whilst in England! ;o)

 

The show itself was...well...just ok. We enjoyed the music and the comedy and the evening together at Picadilly Theatre.

I think we were both a little distracted that evening. I know I was.

Early the next morning we'd be heading to Paris!

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Our England Trip ~ Day 4 ~ Liverpool

The day we went to Liverpool!

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My girl loves herself some Beatles. I do too, for that matter, so when we planned our trip to England it was a given that we would spend some time in Liverpool!

From my travel journal:  "Oh my gosh - SO much to say about today! Fun. Amazing. Beautiful. Nostalgic. The Beatles! Carrie and I were awaken by children in the hallway of our hotel around 8:00 a.m. We quickly got up and started getting ready. We had a train to catch to Liverpool!"

"Seriously, our timing couldn't have been better. Carrie did a great job of navigating the Underground in London, and to the train station for Liverpool. I swear, everything we've done here has been perfect timing."

True. It seemed like we'd be walking/rushing to catch a train on time and we'd get there just as it was ready to leave. This happened over and over during the course of the week, and we never once missed a train.

We stayed at Hard Days Night Hotel and that was really cool! Lots of Beatles memorabilia and references. The "do not disturb" sign read "Let it Be" on one side and "I Need You" on the other. Cool. We were very fortunate when we checked in and received an upgrade to a deluxe room. I'm pretty sure that's how we ended up with a nice bathtub, complete with bubble bath that we both were happy to use.

"We LOVED Liverpool and wish we had more time there. It was such a nice city - and the people were all so sweet. Beatles stuff was every where! We took the Magical Mystery Tour bus and got to see where the Beatles lived, performed, and wrote songs."

"The tour ended at The Cavern Club where the Beatles got their start. We went back to our hotel to freshen up, and then headed back to The Cavern Club where we drank pints of cider and enjoyed listening to two brothers performing Beatles songs. They were awesome!"

We called my brother Ron via Facetime from The Cavern Club for his birthday. It was so much fun to see his smiling face and to show him around the club. He could hear the performer in the background singing "Let it Be." I'm smiling as I type this, remembering his happy birthday face!

"We had so much fun singing along and dancing and enjoying the evening. Our day in Liverpool was such a favorite time for us!"

What an amazing and fun day in Liverpool - and we still had more time planned for the following day. We would look around Liverpool some more in the morning, do some souvenir shopping, and then head back to London around noon because we had tickets to see a show the following night.

"We are having SO much fun!"
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