Hello again!
Thought I'd already given up on this blogging thing again, right? Ha! Not quite...but I'm not making any promises...
So, my opinion about Liverpool didn't really change from my previous post. It was rainy and cold, which has more to do with the region than the actual city. So I'll try to elaborate. From what I was able to see (albeit, I didn't see much)...Liverpool is quite industrial...meaning there isn't much in the way of pretty architecture, parks, etc. And more worrisome than that - the city was pretty much deserted in the evenings. Lots of boarded up stores and empty restaurants. Maybe a sign of the times?? Not sure. Here are some highlights in an otherwise grey city...
[Cool tower...just thought it was interesting - slant mine, not the tower!]
[Just off the river inlet]
[Some folks sailing at dusk]
Despite all this - I will admit to having a grand time on my recent visit! Crazy? Not so... I travelled to Liverpool for a work conference, and thankfully had wonderful company on my visit! Aurelie found The Cavern Club, which apparently is the place where the Beatles really got their start. It's a tiny, cramped pub - basically underground. It's damp, dark, and has no air conditioning. With an amazing stroke of good fortune, our conference coincided with the start of Beatles' Week. So, the Cavern Club had quite a line up of coverbands to keep us entertained despite the heat! We quickly forgot that there was work to be done the next day. Pints were plenty...and so were the dancing, sweat, and my requisite kissy faces!
[Next to the Cavern Club Wall...lots of famous names written on here!]
[The gang: Lianne, Stephen, Aurelie, and Lee]
[The girls...we started off so nice (and relatively cool!)]
[Kissy faces with Aurelie after Pint #??]
[My requisite kissy face again...this time with Paul?]
Thanks, Liverpool, for the good music, good company...and terrible hangover the next day. The norm for Liverpool, I'm sure. I imagine most people leave the city in the same fashion...
