I had a good day out in Liverpool today.
I picked up a good way of going there from someone on the internet.
I took my car to Hooton station and left it in the massive car park there. It costs 80p per day. The return train fare is £3.80 and takes about 25 mins.
What an amazing job they are doing in Liverpool with the very dramatic new architecture.
The new museum is opening on 19 July and there looked like a mass panic of building work going on today to finish on time.
We do this often and were in Liverpool the last couple of days for my daughters graduation which was held at the Anglican Cathedral, Brian May is the Chancellor and was there to congratulate the graduands as they made their way across the stage, it was a beautiful day and the city was buzzing with activity. The regeneration of Liverpool has been ongoing for years and they have certainly benefited from the student population living there and spending their money - although this is bound to be affected by the hike in fees due to start in 2012, I'm sure this will affect the numbers of young people opting to go to uni in the future.
We had a lovely meal in the Monro on Duke Street finishing off with cocktails at Alma De Cuba in Seel Street, a converted Church, pushed the boat out a little but had a great time. We intend to go back during the summer to the new museum and the Magritte exhibition at the Tate. My photo's inside the Cathedral didn't come out too well
the robing rooms were the other end of Hope Street near "Paddy's Wigwam"