We got to see Albert Dock and various Beatles landmarks and learn a little bit of history about the city while on our bus. We decided to get off at Albert Dock because Regi's friend who had studied in England said it was pretty cool and there was also a Beatles gift shop there.
After purchasing a cool black and white postcard of the Beatles, and waiting for Regi to shop around (I forgot to mention that she is a die-hard Beatles fan), we found a place that was reasonably priced for lunch. We were starving! We went to a cute little restaurant with a view of the dock and each got delicious, though strange looking, sandwiches!
After lunch, we hopped back on the bus and continued our tour. We saw things like this:
After our tour, we wandered around the area of bars and clubs where the Beatles had played.
Once we had seen pretty much everything there was to see, we decided to take refuge in a nearby mall because it was getting pretty cold outside. We stayed there for a while and Regi and Ashley had coffee. Then Regi wanted to see some statue for peace thing, so we went to go find it, but sadly, never did. But, we wandered through H&M and browsed other outdoor kiosks on our search for the statue. After searching for a while and having no success, we finally gave up and decided it was time to head back to the train station. We were tired and COLD by this time (I was pooped).
Finally, it was time to board our train to London--which was first class, by the way, even though they were the cheaper tickets (?!?!). Our train literally had about 60 million and 1 stops, so that's why the tix were cheaper, because the travel time was so much longer. We arrived in Euston Station in London around midnight and decided to call one of Regi's friends from school, Bernardo, who's attending the London School of Economics this year. We chilled in his dorm common area (his dorm was conviently close to the train station) for a few hours until we had to leave for our early-morning flight back to Madrid. He was very kind and let us use his laptop, ipod charger, offered us food, and when we asked him if we could stay with him when we come to London for real in two weeks, he graciously said yes. Hehe.
Even though this trip involved a lot of tiring traveling, I had a lot of fun! I got to meet new people and see two different countries. I also got to experience Halloween in 3 different countries: Ireland, England, and Spain, because we had a 5 day "puente." That was pretty awesome--I don't know many other people who can say the same.
Ciao for now! :)
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