Happy belated Easter to you all. I hope you all had a lovely long weekend scoffing Sunday roast and chocolate eggs until fit to burst. Or however you chose to spend it.
Seeing as this time a year ago I was in Queenstown, New Zealand (the most incredible place I've ever been), whizzing around on a jet-boat, drinking from tankards in a cowboy bar and galavanting with kiwis (the birds, the fruit, the people, you name it!), this year's Easter had a lot to live up to. And live up to it it did! I've spent the last 6 days in Liverpool with the boyfriend and his family. And it was an absolutely b-e-a-utiful Easter weekend! We did all those fun, lazy things like walk along the beach and play board games and get far to emotional about Deal Or No Deal on TV. I love going to stay down in Liverpool because Elliot has such a big family which is such a contrast to my teeny, tiny one. There's always big family meals or some sort of gathering going on. And there was even an Easter Sunday engagement!
And there are so many cool places to go in Liverpool. So I thought I'd put together a bit of a collection of my favourite places to visit and things to see when down that way.
Pub and Bars
There are too many pubs, clubs and bars to say which one is my favourite. Actually, that's not true - my absolute favourite is Scream. Its just such a great, lazy student sort of atmosphere with some good drinks deals and a few pool tables. We usually start the night here whether its a an evening of casual drinks or a proper night out. Whether we are out or out-out, as they say. Just down the road is another good'un is Hannah's Bar; they've got some amazing cocktails and get some pretty good live bands. And then of course there's The Cavern which claims to be the 'cradle of British music', most well known for being a popular with the Beatles (what legends!) who gigged there over 300 times. Now the Cavern has live music most nights a week, including a Beatles tribute band every Saturday. The place is a bit cave, but a pretty epic cave nonetheless. Make sure to take the obligatory photograph with the John Lennon statue outside.
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| John Lennon at the Cavern Club/Pub |
Culture
There are several museums in Liverpool and I've been to a few. My favourite is the Museum of Liverpool at Pier Head. We went when it first opened in 2011 and I'd love to go again to see when new things they've got there now. Another is the Beatles museum at the Albert Dock. To be honest I've never been as tickets are pretty pricey but I'm sure it'll be on the cards one day. Albert Dock is worth a visit without going to the Beatles museum anyway. There's the Tate Gallery which whiles away a few hours and its free.
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| View of the Museum of Liverpool (middle) from the Albert Dock |
There's loads of pretty places in and around Liverpool. This weekend we took the dog for a walk in Sefton Park, and then again at Crosby beach. I absolutely adore the iron figures which are dotted up and down the beach. The are Antony Gormley's Another Place which consists of 100 real size cast-iron naked figures. I love how some are out to sea and some are on the sand, some of which are half buried. And how this is continually changing as the tide comes and goes. We were feeling pretty loved up and content with life as we walked along the beach on Easter sunday which probably helped me fall in love with it that little bit more. Formby Point just along the coast is also a beautiful beach with massive sand dunes.
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| Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' at Crosby beach. |
Sport
Its got to be Goodison Park. I have loyalties to Elliot, and therefore to Everton.
And, as a horse fanatic, to go to the races at Aintree is on my bucket list. We drove past the racecourse yesterday and saw that they were getting it ready for the Grand National this weekend. I had my face smooshed up against the window like a toddler driving past Disneyland.
I'm back in Lancaster now though (sad face). Definitely wasn't ready for this weekend to end so soon. Got quite a bit of the dissertation introduction written this afternoon though but I am absolutely knackered now, so I am monging on the sofa. Might even crack open an Easter egg.
Anyone else from Liverpool or been there recently?
And where have other people been for Easter weekend?
Discalimer: I took none of these photographs. Oh, the joys of Google images.
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