Travel Day, December 19
19 Disember 2017, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
We flew from Omaha at 11:30 a.m. to Newark. From Newark we fly to Manchester; we leave at 7:30 p.m. on the six-hour flight. It will be Wednesday morning when we get there though because of theBaca lagi
Manchester
20 Disember 2017, England ⋅ 🌫 10 °C
Arrived about 7:15 a.m. and went to our hotel to leave our luggage. Walked to a nearby restaurant for breakfast. Architecture is amazing.
Manchester Christmas Markets
20 Disember 2017, England ⋅ 🌫 10 °C
After breakfast we walked through a few outdoor markets and shopping areas. Lots of yummy food in the markets! Town Hall was by the first market.
Manchester Cathedral
20 Disember 2017, England ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
The Cathedral is old and new. One displayed piece was from 690 AD and some original walls from 1250. The floor, however, was new last year and is heated primarily by two holes drilled deep into theBaca lagi
More of the Cathedral
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National Football Museum
20 Disember 2017, England ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
This museum opened in 2001 and moved to Manchester in 2012. It is interesting with lots of interactive exhibits. Trevor had a great time looking at everything!
More of National Football Museum
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Train to Liverpool
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Taking the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street, about a 40-minute ride. Walked quickly through shopping area after leaving train station. The buildings are so interesting to lookBaca lagi
Bluecoat, 1717
21 Disember 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Liverpool's oldest building in the city center.
Goodison Park, Home to Everton FC
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Some shots outside the stadium, which was built in 1892 and is one of the world's oldest purpose-built football grounds. We ate at the restaurant before the tour.
Goodison Park Tour - Dixie Dean Suite
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Lilly was our guide. We had our own personal tour because they had to move our time since they had an unexpected group of school kids come for a tour instead of skating because the ice wasn't ready.
Goodison Park - Stadium
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Scenes from inside the stadium.
Goodison Park - The Pitch
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Up close to the playing surface after walking out the way the players do.
Goodison Park - Locker Room/Media Area
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Magical Mystery Tour
21 Disember 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Took a two-hour bus tour to see parts of Liverpool related to the Beatles.
The Beatles Story Museum
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This museum had an audio-guided tour through the life of the Beatles.
Albert Dock
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Lots to see by the neat area by the waterfront.
Liverpool at Christmas!
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Beautiful lights!
Cavern Club
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The Beatles played here in early 60s.
Etihad Stadium, Home to Manchester City
22 Disember 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
This is the football club Trevor likes. This stadium was built in 2002 and was really nice. We had another fun tour of this stadium. There is actually an entire campus with training facilities for theBaca lagi
Etihad Stadium - Suites
22 Disember 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
These suites really were sweet as you can see! However, tickets for this team are actually some of lowest.
Etihad Stadium - Stadium and Pitch
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Some scenes from inside the stadium.
Etihad Stadium - Locker Room/Media Area
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You can definitely tell these are newer facilities. The locker room is round so there are no corners and all players can easily see manager and each other.
Old Trafford, Home to Manchester United
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Tour #2 of the day! This team is a rival to Manchester City. It is the second largest stadium after Wembley in London and holds about 76,000.
Old Trafford - Museum and Suite
22 Disember 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
They had a huge museum. The suite was small and not as impressive, and I didn't even take a picture of it!
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