Following on from last week's post, after visiting Blackpool on the Friday we had a very restful night at the hotel followed by a good breakfast and then set off to Southport. We fancied a walk along the pier - the 2nd longest in the UK, the longest being local to home, Southend. We were incredibly lucky with the weather and athought when we started out walk it was cloudy, but the time we got to the end of the pier the sun came out although it was still very windy.
At the end of the pier there was a penny arcade. The majority of the machines were the traditional ones which required the use of an old penny. There were machines to change your money up so of course we had to do so and have a go on a few machines.
These two were fun! They were both animatronic and gave us a giggle, especially the laughing sailor which brought back memories of the laughing policeman which I saw on Southend Pier when I went as a very little girl with my Grandad.
As the skies had cleared Hugh was able to use his binoculars to good effect and saw right over to Blackpool in one direction and the wind farm and Wales in the other.
Of course, if there is a train around Hugh manages to find it! We didn't think that the Lake Railway was actually running but on our return from the pier we found that it was, so we had to go on the little ride.
After a sandwich lunch bought from Morrisons (last of the big spenders we are!) we set off to Liverpool.
After our trip there in May we knew that we wanted to go back to look around a couple of the museums. We really wanted to look around the Maritime and Slavery Museum - I told Hugh I knew where they were and marched off to take us there. We looked around and found a train - oh what a surprise....
but then realised we were in the Museum of Liverpool and not the Maritime Museum! Ooops! So off we went as we only had about 3 hours before they closed. The Museum of Liverpool will have to be looked at in more detail another day!
The Museum of Slavery (in the Maritime Museum) was very interesting and thought provoking, made more so I think by having been to Mauritius in November and having seen sugar plantations.
The rest of the museum was just as fascinating and I loved the section on the Titanic and its links with Liverpool, especially the bits about Ismay as he was a distant cousin on Hugh's mother's side of the family.
Having spent a couple of hours at the museum we made our last stop the Cavern Club, where the Beatles were discovered. Well, let's tell the truth here, I got it wrong again! I was not on form! We ended up in the Cavern PUB to start with!
We realised our mistake however and after a quick drink there went across the road to the Cavern Club!
The live music was great, the atmosphere fantastic and we had a brilliant time. It was VERY hot down there though!
It was then time to leave Liverpool and make our way to Ashby de la Zouche where we had another Premier Inn booked for the night. We stopped in Uttoxeter on the way for a most delicious Indian meal (found again through Trip Advisor). We finally arrived at our hotel at 9.30pm - another great day and another 17,000 steps walked! Sunday saw us drive back home and spend the afternoon relaxing. A really wonderful short break away.
I'll be back again next week to share some layouts I've made recently and look out in the not too distant future for some exciting news Penny and I want to share with you all!
3 comments:
I haven't been to Southport in years, not since I was a girl ... do you know if they still have the Model Village?
Another trip on which I have enjoyed peeping over your shoulder - you certainly packed a lot in!
I've really enjoyed reading about your trip. Great job on all those ACTIVE steps each day & getting so many FUN things into a few days. And I love that you ended up in the wrong place a few times - it's good to know we're not the only ones that happens to on occasion. :)
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