A timewarp train, out and about in Liverpool and a fallen tree.

I spent the afternoon in Liverpool, recently, with a couple of my besties. We jumped the crowded 8pm train home, and as soon as my friends got off, I called hubs, as agreed, so he could pick me up. Right after that call, the visual and audio announcements completely died a death and the train …

A bombed out church and a small miracle

For the next month, Liverpool is allowing the public free entry into Heritage Trust buildings across the city that are generally closed to the public, so I jumped at the chance of visiting St Luke’s, the old bombed out church. The Church of England church sits on a hill dominating the landscape, right next to …

Chinese New Year, the year of the snake

  Each year in Liverpool the Chinese community host a celebration for the Chinese New Year in Chinatown which is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe The arch located at the gateway of Chinatown is also the biggest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside of China, and it’s estimated that 2% of Liverpool’s population are …

A much needed lull

Finally I have a day to myself where nothing is planned! Phew!!! How very wonderful! Ever since daughter and I acted as ghost walk guides it seems to have been an endless whirlwind of activity. Nights out, family gatherings, endless meals, shifts at the rescue….all very enjoyable but also somewhat exhausting. I’m yearning for long walks …

A press-ganged Daughter, a broken digit and other stuff.

Well, last week Hubs was listening to the radio and heard about a brilliant opportunity for people aged between 18-24 to sail in a Regatta of 17 tall ships from Dublin to Liverpool. Daughter was called and the next day she found herself signed up! She was going to learn how to sail a tall …