Planet Ruby Starrs

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 ...

I'm in Rome with Dr Fred... it a continuation of my crammed in culture fix!!! In between London and Rome I had a birthday and I was allowed to share my day with my eldest Grandchild who stole my birthday 9 years ago.  We had a greatest showman party and it ws great fun - really lovely to spend the day with my lovely family especially as we have not had the best year. So post birthday...up at 5.00am and on a plane across the continent and then a collection of confusing trains and more trains and we finally wound up in a very nice AirB&B in a place a little out of town but on the main rail link. I love a good lion statue We sorted our digs out and then went back down into town to check out the large park we had seen on the map.  We didn't want to be too adventurous or go too far as we were quite frankly cream crackered - too much birthday glee and not enough sleep but a wander through the park and an early tea and beer seemed a good idea and then an early night to sta...