Today, Thursday, was a full and final day at Aintree Hospital for Bob. I continued my exploration of northwest England & took a train ride to Southport, on the coast. It is a rather small town, lots of little shops, and a pier that goes out to the water. Along the pier was their version of amusements, arcades, and snacks- no thrashers but fish & chips….all closed however for the season. The sun was out this afternoon & I loved the 50 degree temp as I walked along the pier. The train ride went through a nice rural area of the country.
When I returned to Liverpool, I walked to the Town Hall & was able to gain admittance after pleading to have the opportunity to take a picture of their grand staircase- it is a replica of the Titanic staircase. And I met a fellow named Frank Carlyle, who is a pretty famous Liverpool historian. He was quite impressed that I knew the story of the staircase & when I knew who Sir Lord Nelson was- well, he then decided to show me the sword of Lord Nelson in a special glass case. I can thank my friend, Jon Pain, who gave me a book entitled: I Never Knew That about London. If you goggle Frank Carlyle, he has DVD’s & You Tube videos of his lectures at the University- he is quite amazing. Later that day, I visited a few more sites around Liverpool & met Bob for dinner at an Italian restaurant- The waiters basically only spoke Italian- who would have guessed- in Liverpool…..and I was able to practice my few words of Italian mixed in with Spanish. Tomorrow, we head to London & onto some new adventures.
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