Days 15 and 16

Liverpool!!! Ahhhhh!!! What a nice way to quit London... Via Liverpool! We arrive in Liverpool in the early afternoon just in time to check-in at the Premier Inn on Albert Dock. The weather was not on our side this time: It was pouring rain for all our stay in Liverpool. But you know that didn’t stop us to visit the Beatles city. On our first day we walk around Albert dock and around the city under our umbrellas. We had supper at La Tasca for tapas and we came back to the hotel passing by Mathew street. My thoughts were with Chantal. She know what I mean... Chantal, Mathew street was empty on this monday night. I took this photo of Marcel and Jean-Luc walking quietly in the street.

On our second days, we split. Helene and Jean-Luc had a full Beatles day: Beatles Story museum, Magical Mystery Tour and Maritime museum. We went to Chester, a medieval walled city on the border of Wales, about 45 minutes train ride from Liverpool. We really enjoyed Chester, especially walking in the rows, those galleries all around the city center.

We had rendez-vous with Helene et Jean-Luc at The Cavern at 4h15pm. We arrive at 4pm. As we were waiting, we heard Beatles music from down stairs. We decided to go down and we stayed there listening to this guy singing Beatles music in this mythic place. The lad looked just like John Lennon and the voice was alike too. I was in paradise. We were all there singing with the guy. It was a hight light of this trip. Helene and Jean-Luc arrive around 5pm but we haven’t seen the time going. We stayed there with them for awhile and we,ve been at Hard days night hotel for the apero.

For supper, we change our plans. We wanted to go at Monroe, a well quoted gastro-pub, but since it is a bit far from the hotel and the rain was still our guest, we decided to give a try at Gusto, an italian restaurant at Albert dock. It look like a very « tendance » place with many 30 something peoples. It was good tho.
Now, since the rest of the trip is out of Great Britain, I will stop the report here. I will come back with the bilan later. I still have alot to say.