A mad dash down to Preston station on Thursday to rendezvous with Mel, my old walking pal from way back. His wife had sent him up north for the weekend. Our usual first visit is to a local Indian takeaway for a quick lunch of Samosas. http://www.rksweets.com
The afternoon was showery with dry sunny intervals, we took the opportunity of one of these intervals for a quick walk, to blow the cobwebs away, around the forest tracks on Longridge Fell.
Just made it before the next downpour.
The local curry house, http://hamadanrestaurantlongridge.co.uk/,
had a half price meal deal, so no debate about where we should eat.
Liverpool was our destination for the next day. Down to the docks and first The Tate Gallery and some interesting linked art exhibitions showing the influence of the masters on the their successors. In no particular order…
Haven’t been down here for a few years and the place is busy, some new statues including one of the iconic Billy Fury.
Liverpool 1 seems to have taken over in this end of town. Managed to find a Chinese buffet for lunch – cheep and cheerful! http://www.maysumrestaurant.co.uk/
Next on our whistle stop tour was the Walker Art Gallery with some early David Hockney paintings.
Watch this video for more interpretation. —
http://homotopiafestival.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/david-hockney-early-reflections.html
I will return to the Walker soon to look at their other exhibits. But now we were down to the Liverpool Library. Wow what a place!
The writer Frank Cottrell Boyce has said that the new library had been completely overhauled to an unrecognisable degree.He said: ‘It’s like going to meet your gran and finding out that she’s turned into Beyonce,’ Just stunning.
Go up onto the roof for wonderful views of the city and North Wales.
Good to hear from you again. Thought perhaps you were contacless, off doing a kind of Benedict Allen down the west African Coast with camels.
Couldn’t get the BBC to film our exploration of wild Pleasington, might have had better luck with Liverpool.
Big toe has been too painful for climbing or backpacking, but I’ve a date in December for it to be operated on.
Wow! That must be serious. A medical man agreeing to be operated on.
When you are fit I’ve two Geocaches that involve minor rock climbing and would welcome your assistance.
Keep your fingers crossed for me and we’ll then go Geocaching. In the meantime check out my next post before my op! A short trip away to a new destination??
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