Liverpool

After arriving at Liverpool from Manchester, I noticed how very crowded it was particularly around the Albert dock and the main street there.  After securing a parking space, I went looking around.  It was nearing 4pm so I had to make up for loss time.  I didn't have time to do the tour bus thing so I decided to check out the Albert Dock area. 

Once there I walked in and around Albert dock taking in the scenery while taking some pictures along the way.  I decided to head over to the Beatles Museum.  The queue was quite long.  They only admitted 10 people at a time for traffic control purposes.  A guy tapped me on the shoulder and mentioned that I had a bug on the back of my shirt.  Well, that was considerate of him to point that out but not considerate enough to flick it off for me since obviously I can't turn my head all the way back to look at the insect so I can flick it off myself.

..LOL!  It took a lady next to me to flick it off for me...LOL! Maybe it was a "beatle" (beetle) on my back or something.  Anyway, after managing to be one of the 10 people to get in the museum, we had to wait again.  They only had 3 cash registers with only one guy as the cashier.  Ahhh...now I see why they did all this....to cater to that "one" cashier...LOL!  Once the last 10 people cleared out, we were next to pay for admission.  The ticket price was £12.50 for an adult.  I paid and walked over to grab an audio tour device.  I asked if it was okay to take pictures and she said it was okay even though there were signs posted stating that no pictures were allowed.  I took pictures anyway since I asked.   Wow!  There was so much about the Beatles I never even heard of.  I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but I do like listening to most of their music.  Paul, John George, and Ringo had some tough times and some great times.  They really influenced a lot of people which I already knew about but not to the extent that was revealed in the museum.  After the museum tour, I walked out with a sense of knowledge I never had about the Beatles.  Of course, I walked passed the Beatles gift shop area since there wasn't anything I needed although they did have some nice souvenirs.  Besides, I got most of their songs on my iPod.  I figured that it was enough to appreciate them and their incredible talent by purchasing their music.   If you are ever in Liverpool, I recommend checking out "The Beatles Story" museum.

I continued looking around taking pictures and ran across the statue of Billy Fury.  Tom Murphy, a Liverpool sculptor, was responsible for immortalizing Billy Fury in the form of a statue.  Billy Fury was a pop singer back in the late 1950's and early 1960's.

I continued my tour around Albert Dock noticing the Mersey River, the Salthouse Dock, and the Canning Dock.  It was really getting late and I had that long 3-hour drive back home.  I walked over to the shopping centre across Albert Dock and ran into a Nando's Restaurant.  I ate there and decided to take off afterwards.  I know Liverpool naturally has lots more to offer than what I  was able to see.  I felt bad that I didn't check out the everything else there (to include the nightlife) but I had to go.