We have met a lot of famous rivers on our trip.
The Clyde only a few days ago in Glasgow, and now in Liverpool its time for a ferry across the Mersey.
(In a weeks time we will be floating down the Nile).
Oh course its the song 'Ferry 'cross the Mersey' by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
In this mural look at all those Liverpool landmarks behind Gerry, we are all going to become very familiar with some of those over the next few days. Especially the two cathedrals and the Liver building.
This great mural is in the Ferry Terminal which is named after Gerry Marsden.
Its another beautiful blue sky weather day, cool but not cold, my fleece jacket is plenty warm enough.
Imagine when it had 100's of sailing and/or steam ships in port.
It would have been so dirty and noisy.
Our ferry was the Royal Iris. Which was once (with a different name) the ferry from the sitcom 'The Liver Birds' This is a T.V. comedy program (when they didn't call them sitcoms). I must have been about 10. But looking at that skyline it all came flooding back. Honestly us girls have come so far!
Then it was short walk to the Royal Albert Dock.
The first thing to write about is the love locks. I have photographed love locks and blogged about them from many parts of the world, but here there must be millions and millions.
I'm not making it up, there are millions and they are everywhere. Some locks are cheap little things and others are beautifully engraved. I hate to think how many rusty keys are in the bottom of the Mersey.
The photos don't do it justice, I was amazed.
Then Finally.
I've been trying to avoid the 'B' word.
I love this fab four, but it is like a disease that has consumed the whole of Liverpool city. I remember having similar concerns about Leipzig and their Christmas markets. Beautiful, but whoa, hold on.
Here they are in bronze,
these statues will return again to a post in a couple of days.
Here they are with the Liver building behind them and only a spit from where the above bronze statue is today. (Liver pronounced like diver). Although they look like they are on a ferry.. I wonder...
(1962, piers head, everyone bow down to the the power of google)
A recreation of the Cavern Club. Even the original doesn't exist anymore.
Good spot to sit and wait for Graham to catch up with his reading of every card.
It reminds me of St Mungo's tomb from a few days ago.
Then back to our apartment, but not before an ice cream and another carousel horse for my collection.
This one is Michael, I like that it has a boys name.
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