This vacation is racing to a close but we carry on! We are trying to cram
every last bit of Britain into our experience, and it isn't getting the least bit tiring. On Wednesday we hit Liverpool after a very smooth crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin. Not expecting too much of Liverpool, I have to say it has been one of the pleasantest days we've spent. Dave had found this great location foor the night at the Albert Docks - but far from spending the night in a shady dockyard we were in the prettiest location... a dock to be sure, but one that had been restored and rebuilt into a beautiful shopping and accommodation area. And the Beattles! Ya, ya, ya.
It is possible that this is the happiest and most satisfied I've seen Dave, having a beer in the Cavern Club while watching a John Lennon impersonator on stage. Nostalgia... I think so. But Liverpool isn't just the Beatles. It's one of the most interesting cities architecturally. In addition to fixing up the most run-down parts of the old dockyards they are building some amazingly designed structures amongst the incredibly ornate Victorian and Gothic buildings from a couple of centuries ago... and it seems to work quite satisfactorly. Construction is going on everywhere. The city is dedicated to music and the Beatles legend lives on and on! What a good day. Now back into England and through the Cotswold Mountains and the Cheddar Gorge. It's made of cheese!
every last bit of Britain into our experience, and it isn't getting the least bit tiring. On Wednesday we hit Liverpool after a very smooth crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin. Not expecting too much of Liverpool, I have to say it has been one of the pleasantest days we've spent. Dave had found this great location foor the night at the Albert Docks - but far from spending the night in a shady dockyard we were in the prettiest location... a dock to be sure, but one that had been restored and rebuilt into a beautiful shopping and accommodation area. And the Beattles! Ya, ya, ya.
It is possible that this is the happiest and most satisfied I've seen Dave, having a beer in the Cavern Club while watching a John Lennon impersonator on stage. Nostalgia... I think so. But Liverpool isn't just the Beatles. It's one of the most interesting cities architecturally. In addition to fixing up the most run-down parts of the old dockyards they are building some amazingly designed structures amongst the incredibly ornate Victorian and Gothic buildings from a couple of centuries ago... and it seems to work quite satisfactorly. Construction is going on everywhere. The city is dedicated to music and the Beatles legend lives on and on! What a good day. Now back into England and through the Cotswold Mountains and the Cheddar Gorge. It's made of cheese!
And for our last few days we are off to Galstonbury - legendary burial place of Arthur and Guinevere. Home to Druids, witches, fairies 
Christians and New Agers. Whatever else, this place definitely sends a deep spiritual call to people of all faiths. Oh, this is going to be interesting. We are staying in a 600 year old hotel called the George and Pilgrims.
Christians and New Agers. Whatever else, this place definitely sends a deep spiritual call to people of all faiths. Oh, this is going to be interesting. We are staying in a 600 year old hotel called the George and Pilgrims. The old Glastonberry Abbey used to be a place of pilgrimage for Christians from all over Europe and to accommodate the moneyed pilgrams this inn was built and connected by a tunnel that ran deep underground to the inner wall of the Abbey. Henry VIII demolished the Abbey, but not the Inn. Never sack a pub when there's a perfectly good church nearby!
Thoroughly enjoying your commentary on all of your travels. But I must say that the age of these still functional buildings is awesome. So much history and still creating more.
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