Liverpool, England

Our friend Andy from St. Louis came to visit (again!) with plans to see another Liverpool match at Anfield. When he was in town last, Andy and Shane did a day to trip to Liverpool just for the match. This time, they decided to spend the weekend in Liverpool and I joined along for the fun.

Andy arrived in town Friday morning. He dropped his things at our flat and then headed to Camden Town Brewery to try their beer and grab some lunch. The brewery was purchased by AB, where Andy works, so he had to check it out!

We met up with Andy that evening at the train station and headed for Liverpool. Andy picked up some beers at the brewery, and Shane and Andy grabbed some sandwiches in the station, so were able to enjoy a nice dinner on the train. We were all pretty exhausted when we got in so we checked into the airbnb and headed to bed.

The next morning, we headed to the docks with plans to go to the Beatles museum. The line was insane so we opted for exploring the city on our own instead. We walked along the docks and then meandered around the city center so Shane and Andy could do some shopping ... at the Liverpool FC store. We all, myself included, purchased kits (jerseys). Happy with our purchases, we headed to the Cavern Club (rebuilt) for a pint and to check-out the replica of where the Beatles played 272 times!

We quickly grabbed some lunch and then headed our separate ways. Shane and Andy to the match and I on a Beatles tour around Liverpool. On my Beatles tour I got to see where Ringo, George, John and Paul all grew-up as well as Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields and the Eleanor Rigby grave. It was a quick tour, a lot of hop-on and hop-off to snap a few pics but Beatles music was playing the whole time and as we drove down Penny Lane, our guide pointed out the things mentioned in the song.

(childhood home of Paul)

Shane and Andy thoroughly enjoyed the match - Liverpool won - and they enjoyed being able to take their time to hang around Anfield and not feel as rushed as they did on at their first experience.

I met up with Shane and Andy after the match for a pub dinner at the Philaharmonic Pub. We all thought the pub was extremely neat and appreciated its high ceilings, chandliers, fireplaces and mis-matched chairs.

On Sunday we were determined to make it to the Beatles museum. Knowing better, we bought tickets online to ensure we could skip the queue. We all enjoyed the Beatles tour, myself probably the most as I did not know much about the Beatles prior.

After the Beatles museum, we collected our bags and were off to catch the train back to London! It was a quick weekend but fun to experience a new city.