After a night to forget at the Ramada Encore Hotel what with the party downstairs until about midnight and the oppressive heat, we (Lyn) awoke late to another warm day.
Since the forecast was indeed
for a very warm day Mick said that we should head to the seaside so we headed
off to Albert Docks to catch the “Ferry ‘cross the Mersey…..”.
That will probably go straight over the heads of the under 60’s so to clarify,
that is the name of a 60’s hit recorded by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
The band leader, Gerry Marsden was born in Liverpool and due to his philanthropy, he was awarded an MBE in 2003 and more recently, the freedom of the city of Liverpool.
The band leader, Gerry Marsden was born in Liverpool and due to his philanthropy, he was awarded an MBE in 2003 and more recently, the freedom of the city of Liverpool.
We entered the postcode into
our 2 GPS’s and headed into Liverpool.
It didn’t take us long to hit
the city and we successfully navigated the traffic to the Q Park which is a
massive underground car park right next to the Albert Docks. It consists of 3
levels and the 3rd level is at ground level and the other 2 are
below ground if that makes sense.
There appeared to be several
exits from the car park so we didn’t know which one to take to come up at the
Docks so we guessed and got it right.
When we surfaced it was a
short walk to the docks which were undergoing redevelopment which was nearly
complete. What a great place it was as the area was a huge vehicle free plaza and
there were lots of people enjoying the sunshine.
Fortunately, as Mick had
predicted, there was a lovely cool sea breeze which provided perfect weather
for our visit.
We went and bought our
tickets for the ferry which for £6 each provided a 50 minute round trip up the
River Mersey stopping at 2 terminals.
As the next ferry departure
wasn’t for 30 minutes, Lyn went to the coffee shop to get coffees whilst Mick
went outside to find a nice table to sit at.
As all the tables were
occupied Mick muscled in on a table occupied by 2 ladies (there were 2 spare
chairs!) outside the coffee shop which was in a nice shady spot.
When Lyn arrived with the
coffee he was deep in conversation with the elderly lady and her daughter who,
off course, had a daughter in Melbourne,
Australia.
Don’t they all.
After our coffee we joined the
large number of people boarding the ferry.
It was very nice on the river
and there was a commentary describing our surroundings as we traveled whilst
Mick wandered around the boat taking photos from all decks.
After the trip we visited a
number of museums around the dock including the Museum
of Liverpool and The Merseyside Maritime Museum which had free entry. Lyn joined Mick at the Liverpool Museum
and then went off shopping whilst Mick did the Maritime Museum.
The Mersey Ferry
Liverpool's Three Graces Buildings at Albert Dock L-R, The Royal Liver building, Cunard building and the Port of Liverpool building.
Man in a black kilt with many tattoos
Sculpture of Billy Fury iconic 60's singer. He died in 1983 of heart failure
Billy Fury had rheumatic fever as a youngster which left his heart affected and contributed ultimately to his death. I don't recall much of Billy Fury myself, hence I must conclude that his fame did not spread much outside England.
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