




Totally annoying: the sealing of the shower head did not fit. So not all the water came out from the shower head.


Und die Duschkabine ist undicht.


And just setting the temperature of the heat to 25°C (77F)...


... springt sie automatisch auf 21°C. Die Haustechnik scheint die Schwäche des Hotels zu sein.


We went for breakfast. You had bacon, you had beans - but no eggs. They ran out of eggs, and they could not manage to send someone to a supermarket to buy some eggs. I a city of one million inhabitants like Birmingham! And again a toaster which you could not set anything and the toast was burned, and the house technicians even could not fix here anything.

Wir müssen weiter und warten auf Uber. Heute ist nicht wegen Marathon die halbe Innenstadt gesperrt, sondern wegen einer Baustelle. Deswegen dauert es wieder eine Ewigkeit, bis dass wir am Parkplatz wieder zurück sind.

Right on time, we arrived at our meeting point at Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool, England.

Zunächst brauche ich einen Kaffee und die anderen die Toiletten. Schnell zu Puffle Waffle. Leider reicht die Zeit nicht mehr, um eine Waffel zu probieren.


Here, the Magical Mystery Tour started too.


Sie wird vom Cavern Club angeboten. Den Besuch hier heben wir uns für das nächste Mal auf.


But honestly spoken: we were quite happy, that we did not join this tour! Later at the place where Ringo Starr lived: the bus came by. Nobody walked off.


Zehn Sekunden später ist er wieder weg, während wir noch vor Ort alle Geschichten erzählt bekommen.


On the website, they also offered private tours, which would be provided by The Liverpool Tour Guide Service. The tour was for sure not cheap with an extra driver (Mark), vehicle (leather equipment and water) and tour guide (Debbie), but inexpensive since it was worth the money! In a short time, we saw a lot. We started in the area, where Ringo Starr grew up.

Weiter geht es zur berühmten "Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes"...

As just recently Carpool Karaoke of The Late Late Show with James Corden and Paul McCartney was broadcasted, you could easily see, why the street sign was under glass now.

In dem Video geht es in Tony Slavins Friseurladen rein, der im Lied "Penny Lane" erwähnt wird. Und wir dürfen auch rein, um "Hallo" zu sagen! Wir haben auch andere Gruppen hier gesehen, aber keine andere Gruppe ist hier reingegangen. Nur wir!
... "Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say "Hello""...

... "Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say "Hello""...
No bus could come to this place: one former place John Lennon lived before.


Der heutige Eigentümer hat in Erinnerung an ihn, die Treppenstufen gravieren lassen.


12 Arnold Grove: here, George Harrison was living before. The name Arnold Grove, he often used in hotels for registration purposes.


Es geht weiter zu einem weiteren Haus, in dem John Lennon aufgewachsen ist. Besichtigungen innen sind über den National Trust möglich.


We were not allowed to walk in unless we had booked the other tour too.


Mit etwas Erstaunen: eine Plakette von English Heritage hängt am Haus. Aber hierüber kann man es nicht besuchen.


And here again: while Debbie was telling us in front of the house everything worth to know of John Lennon's childhood: a bus came. Stopped for less than one minute. And soon it was heading on.


Es geht weiter zu St. Peter Kirche.


It was the place 1957 Paul McCartney, and John Lennon met the very first time due to a Garden Fete.


Natürlich müssen wir hier halten.


And very egoistic: a selfie just with me.


... "Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
In the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks
In the night when there's nobody there
What does he care"...

In the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks
In the night when there's nobody there
What does he care"...
..."Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever"...

'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever"...
Weiter geht es zum ehemaligen Haus von Paul McCartney. Auch das kann innen nur im Rahmen mit der Tour von National Trust besucht werden. Im Carpool Karaoke Video gibt es aber Bilder von innen.

The return journey was used for requests of Beatles-songs. Indeed, I requested "Here, There, and Everywhere". Although my favorite version was not from the Beatles but from Celine Dion together with the 5th Beatle: George Martin, who released 1998 the album "In My Life" and let many stars singing the Beatles-Song in a new way.

Weiter geht es zu Jamie's Italian. Nach den tollen Erfahrungen nach der QUEEN MARY 2 2017 in London und QUEEN MARY 2 2018 in Reading, sind wir komplett enttäuscht. So einen unmotivierten, schlechten Service haben wir schon lange nicht mehr erlebt. Wir merken, dass Jamie Oliver wenige Tage vorher die Kette vor dem Bankrott mit einer Millionenspritze retten musste. Ich hätte gerne die Karma Cola probiert. Aber offensichtlich werden sie nicht mehr damit beliefert. Hoffentlich geht es denen bald besser, damit sie sich wieder besseres Personal leisten können.

Back to the car. It was still there.


Zum Bezahlen einfach das Autokennzeichen eingeben.


Pay contactless.


Und fertig.


We were heading on for the Lake District in Northern England. I confess: most of the time, I see a movie, and I want to go there too. Here it was "Miss Potter".



Bevor es jedoch Dunkel ist haben wir Glück, dass wir noch rechtzeitig Mosscrag Guest House in Glenridding erreichen. Allerdings ist es hier schon arschkalt, als die Sonne weg ist. Es macht von außen einen netten Eindruck. Die Zimmer sind etwas eng. Wir vermissen einen Stuhl oder ähnliches im Zimmer. Sehr nervig: wenn das Waschbecken im Zimmer ist. Hat den Vorteil, dass man sich weiter fertig machen kann, wenn einer im Bad duscht, aber auch den Nachteil, dass man nach einem nächtlichen Besuch der Toilette, man das Licht im Schlafzimmer anmachen muss, um sich die Hände zu waschen. Das Internet ist zwar im Haus verfügbar, aber nicht in jedem Zimmer. Und unsere einzige Möglichkeit mit unseren iPhones zu telefonieren: über den VPN-Zugang zu Hause rufe ich unsere Fremdenführin in England an.

For dinner, we saw Beckside-Bar in The Glenridding Hotel. Nothing exciting. Typical English: order and pay at the bar and let them serve you at the table.

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