When in England....

We have been busy lately soaking up some English culture; what a jolly time.

2 weekends ago we took the train to Liverpool. It was a pretty cool place to visit, we visited museums, went on a double decker city bus tour and saw some Beatles sites. My favorite, by far, was going to the Cavern. Its the birthplace of the Beatles, a small pub in what is now called the Cavern District of central Liverpool; basically very narrow streets with lots of bars.

The Cavern is this tiny basement bar which has been mostly converted into a rock and roll shrine to the Beatles and everyone else who has played there strictly for nostalgic reasons: Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi....... Bryan Adams?!? It was pretty cool.

Last weekend we saw our first football (soccer) match. It was nuts! Manchester City vs Middlesborough. There was non-stop chanting and singing and taunting all game long. The supporters of the other team were kept separate from everybody else; for good reason. Security guards lined the entire section beyond the fencing and their portion of the parking lot was fenced off and heavily guarded by horseback officers. Supporters of opposing teams are physically unable to come in contact with one another...... and people tell me that hockey is violent.

Anyway, City won 3-1. I still have not decided which team to support, Manchester United, or Manchester City. I will see it the United fans can impress.