August 20, 2013 Liverpool, England

August 20, 2013 Liverpool, England

After dinner last night we watched the Lairs Club in the Explorers Lounge. Three cruise staff members gave definitions to words and we, as teams, had to decide who was telling the truth. We didn't get one right. but it was fun.

Having dinner at 7pm is causing us to miss the regular entertainment in the Princess Theater. The performances are at 7, 8:15 and 10:15pm. We don't finish dinner until 8:30 and the late show is too late. So far we haven't missed much.

Today is Evelyn's birthday and the cabin door has a big sign and balloons. We are going to Sabatini's one of the specialty restaurants tonight.

We dock in Liverpool early this morning. Originally we were to leave by 3pm, but Princess changed our sailing time to 7pm. I'm glad they did because Liverpool is a very interesting city. We all were prepared to not like it, but it is great. We used the Hop-on Hop-off bus and the hour ride shows you the whole city. After going around once we got off to visit the under ground command center for the war in the Atlantic during WW II. Very interesting. We then hopped on the bus and rode to Chinatown. Big disappointment, only one street and most of the stores were closed. From there we walked thru a residential area to the Liverpool One, very large upscale open area shopping area. We had a quick lunch in a hamburger place. We stopped at the Starbucks to see if the had a Liverpool mug and to use the wifi, but no luck on the mug.

We stared to walk back towards the ship and stopped at the Liverpool Museum and the Beatles Exhibit (also Elvis) where Evelyn was able to get a couple of magnets. Why Elvis is so popular is a mystery to us.

The weather was a little overcast in the AM, but by the afternoon it was sunny and mild.

Tomorrow we are in Glasgow, Scotland, the ship docks in Greenock and we will have a 45 minute train ride to Glasgow. The train cost about $15 and Princess wants $75 for a bus ride.


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Hal