Obviously, my goal to post daily has far left me, but only because things have gone haywire in the last week (it's already been a week with no post!?). From using Wi-Fi in the boonies to clubbing it up, I have had the most difficult time getting back on this thing and talking about it, which makes me sad. So I have now vowed to try harder, and keep things interesting! So...back to last Tuesday...
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While London was quite the sight to behold, there is definitely more to the United Kingdom than I really ever thought. We got out just in time; the Queen's Jubilee Celebration (60 years on the throne!) was the following weekend--this last Saturday/Sunday--so we just missed the packed streets, crazy security and shoulder-to-should tourists, a group with which I have no association. So, we packed our bags and headed to Liverpool.
Titanic happens to be my favorite movie ever made ever (wouldn't you know it that they played the soundtrack in the Spanish metro...more later), so I happen to know that Liverpool was the port from which it sailed. Mostly I know that because it was written on the side of the ship, but our lovely tour guide Jonathan also informed us of this. Let me just say: Liverpool is stunning. The city itself is tiny, but is home to something like 500,000 people because it is right on the sea. The air smells like water and salt and there are these beautiful, tiny boats all along the harbor (think mini-mini steamboats, half-way submerged). There are pretty buildings, large ropes and those things that you tie the ropes to for the ships all over the place, but there is also a whole lot of poverty and this--let's be honest--ungodly awful cathedral that claims title of largest Anglican cathedral in the world. It wasn't finished until the '70s or something, and it is so obvious. Looking forward to seeing lots of genuine cathedrals down the road...
Anyway, Liverpool is also widely known for the Beatles, so posters, CDs and stores all about them are in every shop and area. We only stayed in Liverpool for just a day, so we didn't have a lot of free time following the walking tour of the city, but did have a chance to stop into The Cavern, a small bar (like, four stories underground; that + the tube and I was all sorts of freaked out) where up-and-coming artists make their debut to eager Liverpooleans as they discover raw talent. I think Adele was the last major artist to sing their. But regardless, we had a drink there and called it a night. I would have loved to stay an extra day (or week), but alas, on to the rest of the deep countryside...
At this point (this hypothetical point, as in, last Tuesday), I definitely loved a lot of things about Liverpool that London did not have to offer. But shall we see what the rest of the trip brings? :)
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