A very
warm winter day here in the UK but still overcast and foggy in the harbor. There were some tiny showers here and there throughout the day but overall it was a great for walking through such an interesting city. There is much more to this place than I expected.
warm winter day here in the UK but still overcast and foggy in the harbor. There were some tiny showers here and there throughout the day but overall it was a great for walking through such an interesting city. There is much more to this place than I expected.Besides being the hometown of the Beatles it also boasts some really tremendous architecture both old and new, formal/conse
rvative and ultra modern. We started our day with a lovely breakfast at the hotel an
d then a nice walk into the center of town. Jean Marie was really looking forward to shopping and she hit the jackpot with this city. There were malls, boutiques, fun discount stores and even some dollar stores (or 1 pound stores.) Mom and I even shopped a bit with her before heading off to do some sightseeing by foot. We walked about ten minutes through the city center and came into Liverpool's Chinatown. It's a rather small section of the town but this is a somewhat small city so that's only to be expected. I took a picture of mom under the Chinatown Arch which certainly stands out from the rest of the neighborhood
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We then walked up to the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral which is one of the largest in Europe and has some of the most impressive stained class windows I've ever seen. There's also a charming cafe in one of the naves of the cathedral where mom and I enjoyed a snack while marveling at the splendor of this incre
dible structure. There was also a pretty large park (part cemetery) that surrounds much of the cathedral and right above the front massive front door is a statue that looks anything but religious but it certainly catches the eye.
rvative and ultra modern. We started our day with a lovely breakfast at the hotel an
d then a nice walk into the center of town. Jean Marie was really looking forward to shopping and she hit the jackpot with this city. There were malls, boutiques, fun discount stores and even some dollar stores (or 1 pound stores.) Mom and I even shopped a bit with her before heading off to do some sightseeing by foot. We walked about ten minutes through the city center and came into Liverpool's Chinatown. It's a rather small section of the town but this is a somewhat small city so that's only to be expected. I took a picture of mom under the Chinatown Arch which certainly stands out from the rest of the neighborhood
.We then walked up to the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral which is one of the largest in Europe and has some of the most impressive stained class windows I've ever seen. There's also a charming cafe in one of the naves of the cathedral where mom and I enjoyed a snack while marveling at the splendor of this incre
dible structure. There was also a pretty large park (part cemetery) that surrounds much of the cathedral and right above the front massive front door is a statue that looks anything but religious but it certainly catches the eye.We then walked across town to the Roman Catholic cathedral which is the total opposite of the traditional one we'd just visited. It's so modern and was completed in the late 1960's. Mom was very pleased that she, somewhat easily, bopped up all the steps that lead to the main entrance of the Christ the Kind Cathedral. It's a ma
ssive structure with the alter in the center of the building with all the pews in a circle around it. We didn't actually know it was a Cath
olic church until we were leaving and saw there was a statue of a saint (I think Saint Martin) and I didn't think the Protestant religion believed in saints. And then I saw the holy water font and the sign saying Roman Catholic church was really the clincher.
It was just about time to meet Jean Marie in the center of the shopping area so we headed downtown. We stopped once again at this unique foot spa we had passed earlier in the day. Now you may be thinking what could possibly be "unique" about a foot spa. Well much to my excitement this newly opened (only two weeks now) foot spa features pools of water with garra ruffa fish in them (95 in each take.) These little fish eat all the dead skin off your feet. Now with my warped sense of what is an exciting spa treatment I got really excited about doing it so mom totally indulged my craziness. She wouldn't do it herself but for 10 pounds I got 15 delightful minutes of the fishes noshing on my feet. The fish don't have any teeth so it's more like they're giving you little bitty kisses all over your toes and feet. I love the whole experience and did get mom to put her hand in one of the tanks so she could see what it feels like. She didn't l
ove it but she was a good sport. It was so much
fun and when I sat down there was a 6 year old girl and her sightly older sister sitting next to me. They were enjoying it as well like all the other crazy people in the place. Although a young lady came in with her friend and after placing her feet in the water a second or two she just couldn't go through with it and her friend, who was not eligible for the foot treatment because she had spray tan on her feet (deadly for the fish), put h
er hands in the tank and got a nice little manicure so to speak.
ssive structure with the alter in the center of the building with all the pews in a circle around it. We didn't actually know it was a Cath
olic church until we were leaving and saw there was a statue of a saint (I think Saint Martin) and I didn't think the Protestant religion believed in saints. And then I saw the holy water font and the sign saying Roman Catholic church was really the clincher.It was just about time to meet Jean Marie in the center of the shopping area so we headed downtown. We stopped once again at this unique foot spa we had passed earlier in the day. Now you may be thinking what could possibly be "unique" about a foot spa. Well much to my excitement this newly opened (only two weeks now) foot spa features pools of water with garra ruffa fish in them (95 in each take.) These little fish eat all the dead skin off your feet. Now with my warped sense of what is an exciting spa treatment I got really excited about doing it so mom totally indulged my craziness. She wouldn't do it herself but for 10 pounds I got 15 delightful minutes of the fishes noshing on my feet. The fish don't have any teeth so it's more like they're giving you little bitty kisses all over your toes and feet. I love the whole experience and did get mom to put her hand in one of the tanks so she could see what it feels like. She didn't l
ove it but she was a good sport. It was so much
fun and when I sat down there was a 6 year old girl and her sightly older sister sitting next to me. They were enjoying it as well like all the other crazy people in the place. Although a young lady came in with her friend and after placing her feet in the water a second or two she just couldn't go through with it and her friend, who was not eligible for the foot treatment because she had spray tan on her feet (deadly for the fish), put h
er hands in the tank and got a nice little manicure so to speak.
When we met Jean Marie she seemed interested in the whole fishy thing so she did 15 minutes as well. She wasn't as impressed as me but 
this is really my kind of thing no hers. The young man behind the counter is the son of the women who opened the spa and he 
now wants to bring it to New York City. I think it would do very well in the city because I know there are more spa freaks like me.
this is really my kind of thing no hers. The young man behind the counter is the son of the women who opened the spa and he 
now wants to bring it to New York City. I think it would do very well in the city because I know there are more spa freaks like me.We walked back the hotel and had a little dinner and then relaxed in the room. I really like this city and would recommend a one or two day visit to anyone who happened to be in this area some day.
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