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Liverpool, Heysham, Shrewsbury

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there’s not much to see in Heysham. It just happened to be where the ferry from the Manx Isle of Man comes in on certain days. But Liverpool is well known for a number of things, not only the Beatles but also for the port where many people left to go to Canada, the US Australia and New Zealand. Many of those people were from Ireland and Scotland. Scotland had the clearance and Ireland had the attempt to eliminate The Catholic population. But of all the three cities I found Shrewsbury to be the most intricate and interesting because of the buildings, the history and the beauty. You might spend a day or two in Liverpool but in Shrewsbury it would be nice to stay for three days and just wander around and enjoy the environment. It’s a good walking city and very charming.

Liverpool

here you can see in the distance the famous tower
The street where the Beatles often played at the cavern when they were just starting out
The old main entrance when the Beatles were playing
I ordered some mini pizza type food with something like Jamon On it. The waiter forgot to put the cured ham on so I took it back, microwaved the cured ham and put it on top. It was OK
Inside the cavern an old favorite plays
They have guitars donated by many famous musicians
In another part of the cavern this guy was doing some Beatles songs and people were joining in
Just some local houses

Heysham

This is funny if you know the term for those who supported Bonnie Prince Charlie and his father James who claimed to be the rightful heir to the throne of England. They were called Jacobites Since the name James is a derivative of Jacob Which I guess is what they use in France.
So for the past 80 years they didn’t feel the name to change this post box
The most interesting scenery in this town
Kind of a nice sunset
A nice old station

Shrewsbury

this is a very cute and interesting town where you should spend a couple days, maybe three. It’s very walkable, very pretty and quiet and it’s a great place to just calm down and enjoy the river and scenery and hopefully a Guinness

Many old tutor style buildings
The severn River
These old buildings are still standing
Three fishes is an interesting name for a pub. I didn’t check to see if they serve fish but I’m sure it is deep-fried
There is a lot of work going on to prepare for the tourist season
Beautiful Stained glass windows In the cathedral
I wanted to eat some more Thai food. Unfortunately there wasn’t much flavor to the LAAB
The old castle is still there. It is filled with military items which I was not really interested in seeing since I have seen many places with the same kind of uniforms and armory
I couldn’t go in since it was being restored but it’s a very beautiful old building
It seems everybody from China, Vietnam and Taiwan want to prepare Japanese food. If you have been to Japan for an extended period of time then you won’t find very much interesting Japanese food in Europe. Of course, if you’re just interested in having good food whether it takes you back to Japan or not then these places I guess are OK
It seems everybody who comes from a country east of India wants to open a sushi restaurant in Europe. There is only one restaurant in Europe that I saw which was “Japanese“ and was actually managed by someone from Japan. I’m sure there are more but they are most likely very upscale and not for the average daily meal
This building is really leaning. But it is very old
Shrewsbury Station is very beautiful
An old house near the station
This is an interesting combination of design designs
St chad’s. I still don’t know who this guy was
I don’t recall ever saying a church in this semi circular Layout
This is where I stayed and it was kind of a nice place, right above the pub restaurant
Maybe you can figure this out
Do you get the joke? I’ll give you a hint. It’s a song
This is where Charles Darwin lived and studied so they have a statue devoted to him At the town council
Interesting flowers
This is a very beautiful train and not for boarding here. It’s a first class train to go into the Scottish Highlands. It might be nice to ride this sometime

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