After a horribly long 6 hour bus ride at night, I finally got to Liverpool. The area of England where I am living is very classy (in the south). The area's economics is mostly based off of tourism and white collar business. Moving northward, the economics shift and the culture changes. Liverpool is a blue collar city. It's amazing how different the accent is! Most of the British friends I have here say that they have a difficult time understanding a Liverpool accent. Just a hop toward the north and I was shocked at how the English vibe had changed.
A walk downtown to the city centre
The shopping in Liverpool was great!
HAHAHA This sign just cracked me up!
Jamie looking posh
Most gorgeous entrance to China Town! (Happy Chinese New Year by the way!)
A Gothic Cathedral
Who can tell me what Liverpool is best known for? (Brownie point if you know!)
"Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies...
Penny Lane."
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies...
Penny Lane."
The Beatles! Liverpool is home to the Beatles!
The Beatles frequented the Cavern Club in Liverpool. They played there quite often.
This is the stage where the Beatles often performed! Cool!
That evening, Jamie and I jumped on a plane to Dublin, Ireland! We were to spend two days in Ireland. We arrived late at night, but the city was still very beautiful! Here are some pics of Dublin in the sunshine.
Dublin was very pretty. It was interesting to see the differences between Dublin and London. To start, the architecture. Dublin is dotted with Celtic symbols. London has a lot of royal crests, heavy English symbols, and has some Roman-style architecture. In London, it is usually wall-to-wall stone. Cobble stone streets run right up to brick buildings. Although Dublin has a lot of brick and cobblestone, it also has a lot of metal and is trimmed in whites and lighter hues. Very bright and cheery! Both cities are gorgeous.
Dublin is the home to Guinness.
Below are pics from Dublin Castle. The church inside was INCREDIBLE!!! Very celtic and elaborate. Stunning!
Below: This is actually a bank. Beautiful though!
Below are pictures from Trinity College. It is the oldest college in Ireland.
Below: This is the National Gallery of Ireland. It was fun to look through the Irish art! They had some classics in there too, such as my favorite artist: Monet!
Pretty Irish flowers!
I loved this iron fence. Notice the shamrocks...
The famous Georgian Doors!
After a full-day of walking and site-seeing, Jamie and I went to a traditional pub in Temple Bar. We had a great time listening to live Irish music being played. I had a hard-core coffee to drink. HAHAHA
I wish I had the chance to tour outside of Dublin as well. I would have loved to see more of green Ireland! I really wanted a picture of me with something truly Irish though. Something that really screamed Ireland. Here's a pic of me with a nice, red-headed Irish gentleman. :)
Early the next morning, we took of for good 'ol London. First stop in London was King's Cross. I'm not a Harry Potter fan, so that would probably explain why I couldn't push this cart through the wall. If you are a Harry Potter fan, you'd get a lot more excited about this site ( AKA: Jamie...) :D
Then we looked through the British Museum! Such an awesome place! I posted some pics that really stood out from the experience.
Awww! My beautiful English Ivy! Bling version!
Are you looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Look no further! Feast your eyes on these! :D Can we say, oooo la la!!!!!!
This is the mummy of Cleopatra. I was surprised, I thought it would be a lot more elaborate! Pretty neat though....
HAHAHAHA These cat mummies just CRACKED ME UP!!!
Here it is, folks! The Rosetta Stone! :D
Probably my favorite statue in the Museum. So beautiful!
Parts of the Pantheon!
Then, (you won't believe this) we went to the FREUD MUSEUM!!!!!! Sigmund Freud left Vienna for London to escape the Nazis. He made his home on a quaint little street. For those who may not be aware, Freud is known for his work in psychoanalysis and dream interpretation.
That's it! That's Freud's home!!!!
I was just a little excited....
It was such an amazing, filled-to-the-brim week of site-seeing. It was great having a little break in between teaching. Now it's back to the lesson plans! :)
Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Lots of love!
