Express By Holiday Inn John Lennon Liverpool

... br>All being well we'll have managed to cram our worldly possessions into a combined 155 litres of rucksack without too many arguments over whether Clarins Face Products are classed as "essential" and also with a bit of luck our baggage will have made it's way onto the same aeroplane as us : ) and we'll be winging our way to London, next stop Bangkok! <br><br>A&amp;Px<br>

After 3 years of saving we are finally set to go travelling to Eastern and Southern Africa. We will arrive in Uganda and head to Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Victoria Falls and possible Madagascar before flying back in June 2010.

... on the bus for 2 hours. The reason? It was a Sunday afternoon, no accident, no bridge collapsed, just an average Sunday. I digress.<br> <br>Anyway after our pilgrimage to her home we got a curry, the favorite Friday night take out food of England. (They obsess over Friday curry night, and If you listen to any radio station there will be talk of curry) If you are not familiar it is Indian food, and it is spectacular. The next day ...

Well I am happy to report that despite postal strikes I have my passport back and a multiple entry visa stamp inside.<br>I was so relieved to have the passport back.I really do not like to be parted from it.<br>All I have to do now is get through the next 4 weeks at work.Oh well I am sure I will manage.<br>Bye for now.

... they decided the Manchester flight would go from gate 7, which wasn't really a gate but a cunning set of stairs disguised as a gate. This lead to a bus that drove all the way round the airport to an Airbus 320 with 'Star Alliance' seemingly crudely stenciled on the side (they really do need to hire a graphics designer). We had to climb up steps in the rain to the aircaft too - no civilised departure fingers for us BMI monkeys. We were ...

... and shaped like a space ship. When looking at it from the bottom of the long staircase to its doors, its cement exterior looks cold and uninviting. It is designed with a cement cylinder with long cement arms stretching out at its sides to brace it and it wears a tall crown made of pointy spires. Inside the pews are situated in circular rows all facing the center pulpit. If you stand at the center and look up the crown is filled with stained glass which when it is sunny ...

Liverpool's heyday seemed to be in the Victorian age of the late 1800s, during the Industrial Revolution. After the city's fortunes in shipbuilding declined with the spread of rail, auto, & eventually air travel, Liverpool fell into decline. However, it was a lovely city and some of the architecture was fantastic. Beautiful ...

... The Rolling Stones, Queen, and, although he doesn't rate in the same stratosphere, Mr Rachael Hunter. From there, we had to get across to the brand new Echo Arena for "Imagine - The Concert." It was a charity event with famous local bands, past and present, and all in honour of, yep, The Beatles. When you bought a ticket you got a wig with it, so 80% of the audience had the same hair style. There were people dressed up - two different groups of guys had ...

... before leaving so I had no idea where the hotels were relative to the main attractions of each city. It was too early to check into my room because it was not ready so I was thrilled to find out that the Cavern was only two blocks away. I left my luggage behind the ...

... to the beach to have a look at the Another Place Exhibition. This was a travelling exhibition of sculptures placed to look as if they were walking out to sea (heading out to America). Apparently some days you go down to the exhibition and the local scousers have dressed them up in workmen's outfits or placed newspapers under their arms. This day is was all as they were intended and looked a spectacular site.