Chester, Day Three: Liverpool

Today was a really great day. We began it with breakfast in our hotel. I'm not sure how they prepare the sausages here, but they are absolutely delicious! Also, I tried nutella on my toast today which was also particularly tasty. Then we headed down to the Chester train station to head over to Liverpool for the day. I was craving something chocolate, specifically a flake bar (which are SO good, if you ever get the chance to taste one), but I couldn't find any at the convenience store at the train station. I settled for some "twirl bites" instead which were similar to flake bars.

We then proceeded on a 45 minute train ride to Liverpool. The train was actually very similar to a subway, but it was above ground. We made many stops along the way.

We started from Chester at the very bottom of the map and went all the way up to James Street. This map isn't very proportional to the actual geography of the land.

Once we arrived, we headed out for The Beatles Experience, which was our main stop for the day. Along the way, we found this giant anchor, so I thought I'd give moving it a go.

The Beatles Story was very interesting. I already had an appreciation for the band, but today I learned so many details about their story and where they came from, which is Liverpool if you didn't already know that.

I think it would have been so cool to see them play live at The Cavern which was a local joint for live acts. They made a replica of it, which is pictured below.

They actually made the whole room into a replica with seats for you to sit in in front of the state to make you feel like you are actually the there. It was super cool.

We spent two hours learning lots of cool facts about The Fab 4. We hummed their tunes all around the shops of Albert dock for the rest of the afternoon while we did some shopping. We came across a candy store that had lots of incredible finds. Remember crispy M&Ms? The ones that had the blue bags before pretzel M&Ms? They sell them here! I stocked up on those, and also bought a chocolate frog because they had a little Harry Potter section. We had some great photo ops throughout our shopping trip as well.

Dad with his Beatles mop top on

I see British people

This is made out of jelly beans!

Once we finished shopping, we decided we could use some lunch. We heard that "scouse" is the fare to try in Liverpool, which is a type of beef stew and is served with red cabbage and chips on the side. Every pub we went into though was out of it sadly, so we settled for some fish 'n chips. I tried a mushroom cream bruchetta as well which was actually really good. The restaurant we ate at, Liverpool One Bridewell, was actually a super cool place to eat. It use to be a jailhouse in the 1800s. The restaurant isn't one big room, but it's actually still laid out like a jail. Obviously the cell doors were taken off, but each cell had one large table at it. It was painted and heated though so it wasn't super creepy. Sadly, I forgot to take a picture though.

After our late lunch, we decided to head back to Chester. We found a Pound Store, which is like a Dollar Tree in the States, that sold Flake bars, so naturally I bought 12. Don't worry, they came in packs of three so it only cost 4 pounds, not 12. We had a quick nap once we got back to the hotel and then headed off to dinner. Sergio's, an Italian restaurant was our choice tonight. My veal parm was super delicious. Just a heads up, all Italian restaurants are better in Europe. That's just a fact.

Now it is time for bed, since we have to catch the train to London tomorrow. It was a wonderful experience here in Chester. I will definitely be visiting again in the future.