Having had to travel west to help a family member move house we decided to carry on and spend the night and following day in Liverpool. I don't think I've been since my friend was at uni there so that's probably about 40 years ago!! yes i have discovered the panoramic setting on my phone!!! Albert dock We had some mispent times in Liverpool - ooohh those crazy days of youth - arrested for hitchhiking on the motorway - my - we were wild!!! I remember going to the newly opened Tate Liverpool and being very underwhelmed by some of the 'modern' art in there - there was a passing craze for very minimalist white canvases and it just didn't cut it for me. I felt 40 years on it was probably worth another look! So after the fiesta fulfilled its duty as a pantechnicon we headed to the docklands of Merseyside .. booked a cheap no frills hotel for the night and had a little explore. We hit lucky on a funky bar 'The Baltic Social' quiet as it ...