Our next stop for our road trip is probably the most modern and only city area- Liverpool! The main reason we came here is because my dad wants to visit the Anfield stadium, home to the Liverpool soccer players. Liverpool is also the notable hometown of the Beatles and the inspiration for majority of their songs so being able to experience a piece of that history got me really thrilled.
We decided to stop by the Liverpool One area, a shopping heaven for tourists, for a break even though it was actually only about a 10 mins walk from our apartment.
The whole shopping area is quite massive and with something more at every turn so the signs came in useful for us to navigate around.
After settling in our apartment, we went to explore our area which is conveniently located near the Albert Dock.
The Beatles souvenir shop!
Time for our early dinner cause I was getting hungry x_x
Fish and chips AGAIN but this time with mushy peas which tasted funny, not a fan
My bro suggested to watch 22 Jump Street and bought us tickets in the evening to end our day. It was pretty cool to see uk advertisements (idk why but I felt quite intrigued about them) and how their cinema looks like! They don't have seat allocation there so we can basically sit anywhere we want which I thought is so brilliant. Furthermore, their seats felt like roller coaster seats to me and had so much leg room, far better than Singapore where you have to squeeze pass other people to get to your seat.
Walking along Albert Dock the next morning which was a really long stretch but it was a good exercise
Love how there are old and new elements of the life in Liverpool
Thought this was so cutely illustrated outside a pub, those 4 dudes are the Beatles guys if you haven't noticed!
Taking a break at Costa Coffee which is huge in the UK, probably like how Starbucks is in Singapore. There is Starbucks here though just that it's not as popular and has lesser outlets compared to Costa.
Back at Liverpool One for more shopping, mainly at Primark since it is the cheapest place for shopping and it is ginormous- 1 hour is barely enough to cover the whole store. On another note, the weather was lovely that day!
Finally getting ourselves some Chinese cause we were getting slightly tired of chips all the time and also because my bro seldom has asian food during his stay here for the past 10 months
So after lunch, we drove to Anfield stadium for our Liverpool tour! The tickets were selling at 2 tickets for the price of 1 which was why we decided to go for it with my dad hahahaha.
Surprisingly, it was quite interesting to know what happens behind the scenes and be able to walk around the various famed places- the changing room, media room etc. The guides were also pretty entertaining and there wasn't much bombarding of info so I managed to understand most of what they shared.
Because the Liverpool merchandise store at the Anfield stadium was a few minutes to closing, my dad decided to go back to the Liverpool One area as there is also another store for him to get some stuff. I don't have any more pictures for that day so I guess that's how we ended the day!
Embarking off to our Magical Mystery Tour of the Beatles that we had to wake up pretty early for.
Penny Lane was one of the songs that the Beatles sang about, if I remember correctly, Penny Lane was sort of the central place of all their homes.
12 Arnold Grove, the 3rd flag from the right, is George Harrison's birthplace and home as a kid. We were not allowed to go into that lane because this row of houses is still home to other citizens and I guess they found it annoying to have tourists come here everyday and snapping photos.
Please ignore my face but this is the Strawberry Field that they sang about in Strawberry Fields Forever (like duh hahahaha) and I love how there is graffiti on nearly every Beatles-related places possible.
John Lennon's home and there's a round blue plague there because it is given to famous people who have been dead for more than 20 years and are still famous.
Paul McCartney's home as a kid
Last stop of our tour was at Matthew Street where the famous Cavern Club is situated and it is famous as the Beatles played numerous gigs there, over 200 if I'm not wrong. Even today, the place also sees many other artistes/bands performances. We went to the Cavern Pub first to grab some lunch for our hungry tummies.
The names of all the people/bands that played at the Cavern Club, engraved on the wall outside the Cavern Pub.
The cool thing about this club is that it is underground as we had to go down a couple of flights of stairs and the whole ambience is really cosy and perfect for a chill night out! We managed to listen to some guy perform classics from the Beatles and it was AMAZING, people here are really talented.
Spotted: Jake Bugg!!!!!
It is truly amazing how they are so supportive of the Beatles with pictures and banners literally screaming its relation to them.
This marks the end of our stay in Liverpool, I think the main highlights were the tours which I felt impressed by because the guides were really entertaining and knowledgeable. In many ways, the tours also gave us insight on the history of Liverpool and what it is known for which is enlightening. The other half of this day was spent traveling to our next destination which I will continue in my next post!
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