Liverpool | U.K. 2019

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Friday, September 20th, 2019

LOCATION: Liverpool

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Had a wonderful breakfast with sausage of ill repute and dubious flavor.

Walked to the Liverpool Cathedral and toured it and the [really tall] steeple. There are 14 bells, each with names, weighing over 32 tons total.

Walked to Albert Dock and bought cones with chocolate sprinkles. At the docks, we toured the International Slavery Museum, Merseyside Meritime Museum (which had information on the Titanic & Lusitania), and the Museum of Liverpool (which had a John Lennon and Yoko Ono display).

Ate dinner at the Crust. Ordered pizza and fried Zuccini. Yum! Walked ot the Philharmonic Dining Rooms. It was supposed to be very decorative (designed by the shipwrights who built the Lusitania) but we weren't too impressed.

The Dining Room on the second floor looked promising. We might have dinner there before we leave Liverpool.

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This cathedral was finished the same year I finished high school.

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The neon message reads "I felt you and I knew you loved me". You can read all about the art in the Cathedral on their website.

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Would have loved to just spend the day exploring all the nooks and crannies.

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This is the top of the dome over the main part of the church.

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Not to rain on your parade but if you get to thinking like mounting 31 tons of bells (called a peal) 219 feet up in a tower, don't bother. It's been done and you're looking at them! :)

They all have names too. You'll see as you scroll further down.

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You know, it looks solid enough. Had to keep telling myself that and naturally, I stuck near the wall, just in case.

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Not usually afraid of heights but climbing the exposed starway inside the bell tower freaked me out. Note the normal sized entry door in the upper left corner.

I remember wondering how the heck the wind doesn't just blow the whole thing over as it's so tall.

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Welcome to the top of Liverpool Cathedral. There are so much detail and small stone pieces. I cannot image the workers putting the last bits on the spires around the outside edge.

So thankful that the weather continues to be kind. The view was pretty amazing from up here.

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There are so many intricate parts. Small pieces fitted into the openings like a big jigsaw puzzle.

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