today was pretty wonderful! mom and i took the train from Chester to Liverpool and spent the day with an older couple (Stan & Irene Sharington) that are friends with our family. they cooked us roast lamb and we drank tea! he gave us a little tour of Liverpool when he picked us up from the train station. i was able to see (from the car) the Beatles museum! he also pointed out a clock tower in which one of his friends lived in because he maintained the clock...crazy! Liverpool was really cool (rhyming intended).
and now for the things i learned today...
1. a "cark park" is a parking garage
2. i have seen 2 Bentleys while being here. in fact, everyone has pretty expensive cars (for the U.S.) over here...and they're usually tiny
3. there are a lot of dark haired people over here! it's like little 'arry Potters everywhere!
4. it cost about £1000 to get caught talking on a cell phone while driving (that is about $1,500)
5. the zig-zag lines on the streets mean the same thing that yellow sidewalk corners mean in Savannah (don't park here)
6. Scottish people are VERY hard to understand...you might as well just smile and nod.
7. England makes me happy in the morning
8. Scottish hair dressers are wonderful (we met one named Brad today and he was lovely...helped us with our bags)
9. speaking of which, i overpacked :/ so i will send a bag home with mom..
10. i am ready to finally shop!
i'm pumped to explore Scotland tomorrow!! i'm sure it will be wonderful. we'll also try to go shopping early (since it appears that most places close down around supper time..)
here are a few photos from our day in Liverpool...it felt a little documentary, so that made me happy.
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