And let the Vacation begin......

Tibby: I'll help you with your bags, Rosie and Sophie!
*swings their bags over his back and runs towards the plane - promptly falling and tumbling forwards, causing Rosie and Sophie to laugh like a drain*

Tibby: oops Meowmy, do you think they will think i'm silly now?

Everybody on? Seatbelts on! Here we goooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

WHOOOOOOSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

*Susan rubs down Tibbys paws*

There you go sweetie you not grubby anymore!

Sophie hand these treats out to everyone, and no doing one for you two for me young lady!!!

Pilot: "We are now coming in to land at John Lennon Airport, Liverpool.

The weather is presently 7ºC/45ºF
There is a SSW Wind running at 18kmph
We will see sunny spells with only patchy cloud.

Please prepare for landing."

Eveyone sucks the sweets that Cedar passed round - hoping their ears won't pop!

SCREEEEETTTTCCCHHHH!

Everyone cheers! Get your bags everyone!

Thank you Auntie Susan! They are tasty treats!

yayi's gang: cat treats! Thank you Sophie!

This is Liverpool Airport, previously called Speke airport before it was improved and dedicated to John Lennon by the council and his wife Yoko Ono.

So, Welcome everyone to Liverpool! This is where our tour will begin!
We are also the 2008 European Capital of Culture, so a lot of the city is undergoing redevelopment and improvement! There are also a lot of accommodation being built around the area!

On my part of the vacation, I am going to show you the places in the North West of England that I spend most of my time (and know more about) so will will cover as much as possible in these two days!

Here is a map of where we are and where places are in conjunction to eachother!

Where's the TCS bus? or are we using the limo?

Neither! I have arranged a special bus for this part of the tour!
Roll Up, Roll Up for the Magical Mystery Tour!! *cheer*

....and our Special Driver....*drum roll*

Ringo Starr!! *cheer*

Hey, that's great. I can't wait - I was a teenager when the Beatles hit town, and they simply changed my life. But I have never been to the Museum!

The Museum is brilliant! Jenny, you will love it!

By the way, Please accept appologies from the cats, as they were teasing your magic carpet with their claws *pushes cats forward* Sorry!

Whoa!! I'm so jet lagged, I don't even remember that flight!!!

Hi Susie!
The kits got you onto the plane! It was only a very quick flight, as it was internal!

Good morning Sarah!!

Morning Susie!, morning Jenny!

The Beatles museum is brilliant!!, i went there a few years ago

Wooo hoooo and lokk who it is Ringo Star!!

It's all right - feel free to use the magic carpet anytime! It is self-repairing so overnight it will be OK again - I think all magic carpets are hundreds of years old so they have to have a magic mechanism to keep them going! Mind you, I don't think many of them act as cat carriers!

I guess we won't need it in Liverpool as we have the luxury coach.

*Susan starts singing to Susie to wake her up*

Help!, i need somebody!
Help!, not just anybody!
Help!, you know i need someone! HEEEEELLLLPPPP!

On to the bus everyone! Let the tour begin!
First, we are going to see a couple of sights!
Liverpool's skyline is dominated by two imposing cathedrals. Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world. The Roman Catholic Cathedral is known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and was built after World War Two in a futuristic design by Frederick Gibberd.
We'll start with the Anglican Cathedral.



Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral*

The construction of the Anglican Cathedral began in 1904 to a design by Giles Gilbert Scott, a Victorian designer famous for red telephone boxes and the now defunct Battersea Power Station. Giles Scott came from a family of architects: his grandfather had designed the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park, London, and his father, George, was a leading exponent of the Gothic Revival in Britain. Giles Scott was just 21 when his entry won a design competition for Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, and he can be seen in the bottom left of the Layman's Window, wearing a blue coat. Sadly, he died in 1960 and so did not see the cathedral finally consecrated.

Liverpool is home to many faiths but the Catholic and Protestant faiths have traditionally dominated the city. Around the turn of the century, there was an unstated competition between the leaders of the two communities who both attempted to have the larger, more impressive cathedral. Money problems dogged each side's ambitious plans, and the Anglican Cathedral was only consecrated in 1978.