Destination: United Kingdom

LightNight

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [318]

Last night in Liverpool  was something which I thought was incredible. It was called LightNight Liverpool.  Over 100 businesses/art and cultural institutions took place. They stayed open late, and invitied the public to come in for free. There ... Read more >

Tags: liverpool

Another Liverpool Museum called the Liverpool Museum

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [255]

Yesterday morning, I went to yet another Liverpool Museum, called the Liverpool Museum. This museum had some things which I saw in the other museums/exhibits, such as displays on the ports maritime history (as seen in the maritime museum), and exhibits ... Read more >

Photos: Deia

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By skitalica | Photo Gallery

Photos: Pics

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By thewritertobe | Photo Gallery

Welcome To Wanderland

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By trouvaille | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry

I longed for that one bookshop where I could lose myself completely…and finally, I’d found her. In a small, dark, back street just off the Rue De Rivoli, reminding me of Harry Potter; cobbled and full of mystery, I felt a force pull me towards the thick ... Read more >

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Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread

Sat, 16 May 2015 | By lauraknipe | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry

Sarah Nelson’s Grasmere Gingerbread is a renowned, spicy, yet sweet taste sensation which draws many a tourist to its little hide out in Grasmere. My better half and I decided one balmy warm afternoon to venture out in search of this local treasure that ... Read more >

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I am a sailor

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By picturesinparadise | Views [108] | Scholarship Entry

Nothing seemed to be working at home grounds, somehow no matter what I took up just didn't seem to work out!I knew deep down inside that I had to flee this place for a few months maybe years to understand my life and probably just take a break. That's ... Read more >

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Cathedral Part 2

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [232]

View of city from Cathedral

Cathedral Part 2

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [263]

View of city from Cathedral

Liverpool Catherdral

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [281]

Finally at night I took a tour of the Liverpool Cathedral. This is one of the largest church's in Europe, and on my tour I was able to climb the bell tower to get a panoramic view of Liverpool. The church was started in 1904 and was completed in 1978, ... Read more >

Tags: catherdral, church

Liverpool The Maritime Museum part 3

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [276] | Comments [1]

One part of the Maritime Museum I forgot to explain. The museum has an exhibit on children sent out to British Colonies, mainly Canada and Austrailia, to help out on the farms etc. Back in the 1800 and 1900's there was so much poverty, so many abandoned ... Read more >

Liverpool-The Magic Mystery Tour

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [262]

Yes-I went on the Magic Mystery Tour.  A rip off tourist trap, but somewhat interesting.  Penny Lane-I have been there. Past the roundabout with the pretty lady and the bank-I have been there. Paul Mccartney's boyhood home-I saw it. Strawberry ... Read more >

Tags: beatles, penny lane, strawberry field

Liverpool-Maritime Museum #2

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [286] | Comments [2]

Almost as important as gay culture on board- I also learned that Liverpool was a major maritime center in the early days. White Star lines and I believe Cunard we're both headquartered here, and this was an important port for sailings to North America ... Read more >

Liverpool day 2-The Maritime Museum

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [375]

The first thing I did on my 2nd day in Liverpool was go to the Liverpool Maritime Museum (after eating Breakfast at Mcdonalds, of a poridge, bagel, and coffee, where I do my writing for the day).  The museum was most  interesting. I learned ... Read more >

Tags: gay, ship

Harry Potter and the Leavesden Studio Tour

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By rachristiansen | Views [88] | Scholarship Entry

Expedia offers so many add-ons it’s easy for your brain to get muddled. I had just carefully selected my flights and hotels for my trip to London when the site threw dozens of offers at me. Bus tours, museum passes, day trips to Stonehenge, all deeply ... Read more >

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