So, this morning the final day of our trip, and Lin and I had more time before our train home, than Sam and Emma, so once we got back to Lime Street station, Lin and I headed off to explore - I have long been wanting to see the Dock area, and the Three Graces, so we followed some signposts and set off...
Modern additions to the old building, Lime Street station.
a stunning warm day, with beautiful blue skies... so I may have got a bit carried away with the camera!
St George's Hall, opposite the station
amazing architecture everywhere
after a short walk we found Albert Dock bathed in the same sunshine (bet it doesn't look quite the same on a wet day!)
lets play match the Fresco blues...
this is an Art Gallery, loved the reflections of the surrounding buildings in the glass
we sat down for a bit and I wandered off to take some more photos. Lin isn't feeding the pigeons, honest!
modern buildings with a peak of the Liver Building behind
more reflections..
Just a little further on, we were looking for
Three Graces - the Port of Liverpool Authority building, the Cunard Building and the Royal Liver Building
Port of Liverpool building, the oldest, opened in 1907, former home of the Harbour Board offices.
the Royal Liver building, with the world famous Liver Birds on the domes. Opened in 1911. HQ of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
me posing with the Liver Building behind
didn't have the long lens with me this weekend, this is as close as I can get!
Statue of Edward VII -
he stands with the Cunard building behind him, it is a very impressive likeness of him.
The Cunard building, former HQ of the (in)famous Cunard shipping company, opened in 1917
You can read more about them all
here
Museum of Liverpool building, built 2011, I love the design of this (more later) - we passed it on the way to the Three Graces
had to look at the Mersey...no time to take a ferry though!
but we could pretend we took a ferry...
still enjoying playing match the Fresco blue paint...
stopped for coffee at the Beatles Story cafe, though we didn't go up to the exhibition
love the colourful ferry
the Mersey sparkling in the mid-day sun!
hmm... has to be done...
...posing with the Fab Four
we walked back passed the Museum of Liverpool... and popped inside
inside. we had a look round the ground floor exhibits, history of transport and the early days of Liverpool's trade
not sure that a wooden engine would pass health and safety these days!
outside, the window of the Mersey Ferry building was shimmering, it looked amazing. Lin suggested I video it but I didn't know how to....
more reflections as we found our way back along the dockside
more stunning reflections
and this fabulous pointed building!
really love it
new..
and old..
back at Lime Street, early for our train, but we needed to sit down!
love the red of the pillars (nothing to do with my favourite football team of course,(ahem),, it's probably for the Virgin train platforms.... although I think they were elsewhere in the station so maybe not!
so that was the weekend in Liverpool, home for a rest! Had a great time with Sam Lin and Emma, and thanks to Lin for putting up with my walking round the Docks for two hours to take all these!
