Our last two days in Liverpool (Tuesday and Wednesday) were jampacked. We all went to the World Museum, which is housed in the same building as the central library and art museum. The building was blitzed during World War II, so only the original shell remains. The inside isn't nearly as attractive but it was all free and fun. I read to her a few books in the children's section of the library. She already wants to find other books written by the author of "006 and a Bit." Sounds pretty British, right? The art museum had all sorts of kids' activities.
We quickly visited Matthew Street Tuesday night but kept it short. Too many drunks. Not exactly kid friendly after dark. But it's significant because it was in a club on this street, The Cavern, where the Beatles played for a few years before becoming known outside of Liverpool. Seth took a quick picture of me and Juli before we hightailed it out of there.
Wednesday, Juli and I visited another museum (again, free!). Here we both learned that the "Lusitania," the ocean liner sunk in 1915, which is the event that brought the U.S. into World War I, was from Liverpool AND that the "Titanic" was registered in Liverpool and had numerous Liverpool connections, including the 8 musicians who played (and died) until the ship eventually sank. They had many interactive exhbits, including ones pertaining to customs and all of the illegal wares smuggled into the country. It was a lesson for life, I think, that in the future, if she ever considers going against the law in bringing something across a country's borders, she better think twice.
Afterward, we made our way to St. Luke's, also known to locals as the "burnt-out church" for being, again, only a shell of a church after being bombed out during yet another blitz during World War II. Seth and I asked Juli to imagine being a child during that time and being sent away to the countryside to live with strangers because of fears of being killed or of staying in the city and having to go underground whenever the sirens blared.
Finally, we squeezed in a trip to Costco (to load up on local British food) and to Toys R Us. The Costco is arranged identically the same, as is Toys R Us. It wa fun...though rushed...because we had to hurry back to the hotel to pack (meaning me while Juli watched the telly). We found out we were able to catch a train to London (instead of a van to take us the next day) Wednesday evening.
More next time!
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