Beatles mania!

We left behind beautiful Windermere, Lakes District and great home cooking at our B&B. I even felt obligated to take some cookies with us as'travelers'.
We chewed up the miles on the motorway whilst I played Beatles tunes on Spotify, and before I knew it we were in Liverpool about to experience an overdose of The Beatles!
We parked and walked to the exhibition 'The Beatles Story' which is on the waterfront.
Phil was twitching with excitement and read the print off every item on the walls. But that wasn't enough. It was then a walk from Albert Docks to Pier Head further along the waterfront for a mini exhibition of more Beatles and other artists. We could have skipped this, very soso. But, there was a statue of the Fab Four outside which was good for a photo opportunity.
The waterfront is quite enjoyable, particularly as we had sunshine and 19C today! A very pleasant change. I had to layer down from my usual four layers of clothing over the last week.
Enough of the Beatles, not yet, Abbey Road in London, the exhibition in Liverpool and now to the Cavern Club which was one of their first performance venues.
The club is in Mathew Street and the whole street pulses Beatles. Every bar and club, eg., The Cavern Club, Sgt Peppers, The Cavern Pub and several more are there for your Beatles enjoyment.
The Cavern Club is down five flights of stairs and looks like a series of underground tunnels. We arrived before 3 pm and the band were playing a Beatles set.
The music was great, everyone knows the words, the place is packed and humming! Loved the vibe here, could have stayed for hours.
Once we left we walked around Liverpool for a bit of a look see, strolling thru the main town area and over to the Cathedral which was spectacular and massive on the outside. I was looking forward to wandering inside only to be headed off in the foyer to be advised that the Cathedral was closed for another hour as a special service was taking place for the Queens Representative of Mersey. That was inconvenient!
We are done with The Beatles so back to the car to drive to Chester for a few nights.
Our accommodation this time is a very old two bedroom cottage - double storey with old fashion key lock in the door, old fashioned fireplaces in a few rooms and a few mod cons discreetly hiding, mainly in the kitchen.
Tonight was dinner in a nearby pub with the locals and their pet pooches and just as we were leaving after Phil had tried another few pints of different lagers again (who knew there could be so many) a guy came in to set up for quizz night. I asked him if it was only British trivia and he said yes, you probably won't know anything so to finish off another big day i have come home to drink wine and do some laundry so that we can wear clothes tomorrow in public!

Phil - What a special day! I had been looking forward to this day. The Beatles exhibit really gave an in depth history. Then to go down the steps of the Cavern Club was a true highlight. I had a tear in my eye the same as when I saw the Eiffel Tower the first time.
We are only on this earth once, this is not a dress rehearsal, and to work hard and have the opportunity to travel the world and be able to tick off these things, is what life is all about. They were playing Beatles songs and everyone was singing. Fantastic!
We are in a typical old english cottage. Living downstairs, 2 bedrooms up stairs. Gives you a better idea of what it was like 100 years ago and of course we get to wash all our clothes.
The pubs in England like to let dogs in. I questioned a waitress tonight and found that they do this so husbands will walk their dogs. They pick up the lead and tell the wife they are taking the dog for a walk. Really they are going to the pub for a pint. I commented that I see this a lot in the Fred Basset comics, and she agreed.
Would have been good to stay for the trivia. Every pub has trivia on a certain day. I wanted to take on the Brits but was told the questions would have a UK flavour so I didnt need this handicap. Pity, as all my friends know how good I am at trivia, haha.Read more