October 20--BeatleMania

If you are feeling helpless, help someone.  --Aung San Suu Kyi

Help! I need somebody
Help! not just anybody
Help! you know I need someone, help!
--Beatles song

    We spent yesterday in Liverpool, touring the city mostly with the Beatles in mind. Our first adventure was driving down Penny Lane with the whole bus singing the song. Way cool!! Just to prove we were there:

    Then we went to Strawberry Field, which was originally a Salvation Army hospital. It is no longer there. 

    Then we had photo stops at the boyhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. There are plaques announcing such, but we did not go into either one. 

    Finally we ended up at the Beatles Museum. Wouldn't it be kind of weird having a museum about yourself when you are still alive? I'd have to ask Paul or Ringo. We had audio guides to take us through, all the while serenaded by Beatles tunes. It was very cool, well-done and informative. 

One of the museum displays

The Beatles' costumes for Sgt Pepper's 
Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Lanie and I roamed around and found a pub. This should be no surprise. We had a pint and a lovely conversation with the bartendress. Then we found a restaurant where we shared appetizers, fried haloumi and cauliflower mussaman and olives. 

    Here is some of the magnificent "art on the street" that we saw in our roamings:

David Bowie, 
about 15' tall

    Our group met up in the bar at 6:00 to say our goodbyes and use our free drink tickets. 😉 Much love and laughter ensued. Most of the group is heading home today. Others are going to Dublin, and Lanie and I are headed back to London for another day of "thrilling adventures." 

    A photo of my purchases, as promised:

    We're off to take the train back to London. 

        Leta