Liverpool John Moores Budget Accommodation

... the lady at emirates phoned me back(nice) to see if all was well.Not reallyI need to phone the bank,my phone has no credit left on it and I can not top it up because my card has been blocked,and I really want this flight.After this date the cost of flights has jumped by over £200.
This is a lot of money to not have when you are planning a 4 month trip overseas.
Now get this,emirates tell me that this flight is practically sold out but ...

Afetr and early start thanks to a wake up call from 'Freinds', we headed off to Beeston. We visited Beeston Castle courtesy of the Poyntons.
Spectacular veiws from the hill top and castle site.
Later we drove to theShady Oak pub for a pint and food (in the ...

... which were pretty impressive. They call them "the illuminations". Will try and put some pics up. There were even horses pulling pumpkin-style coaches, and the trams were all lit up like steam trains and boats.

Mum and I took a stroll up the coast and down the boardwalks. I was amazed that even though the weather was perfect for staying snuggled up on the couch in pyjamas there were HEAPs of people out and about. The pier had amusement arcades ...

As part of it's "People in the Community" scheme, Everton football club sent along one of its new star players to the local Asylum (loony bin) to meet some of the patients and bring some cheer!.
that player was Marouane Fellaini....
Each "fan" has their own story, here we look at each of them in detail to bring us valuable insight into the minds of the damned...

Albert is 77 years old and a big fellaini fan,"meeting fellnani was ...

... was very helpful. He thought the weather was more important than the time of the tide, as high winds were forecast. Will have to monitor the situation. Hazel found Tesco. We visited the Maritime Museum and the Museum of Slavery, excellent. A meal at the Pumphouse, where the draught cider turned out to be from a bottle. We then walked a mile to the marina and Brunswick Lock. It was a lovely evening. Fri 14th August We cruised to the Marina to have our oil, oil filters and fuel ...

... by the Cavern, one place where the Beatles used to play, then got on the train back at 11:40. I was in Birkdale around 12:30, and then Rose picked me up to take me to Preston station at 1. I was back in Edinburgh around 5. It was a fun little weekend excursion, but now I have to work on an essay due later this week! Hopefully next weekend I will get the chance to get away again since I don't have a ton of time left here.

Hey Everyone! I know I'm a bit behind on entry's so here's me catching up :) On Sunday Lisa drove us to Liverpool to see the city. We started at the big Cathedral in town, which i don't remember the name, and to me all of the churches look like cathedrals because they are sooooo old looking here. After we toured around the cathedral we walked to the downtown ...

... s nothing to get hung about"- was a reference to John 's Aunt Mimi who would often chastize John by telling him- "if you continue doing that they're going to hang you." No risk of a hanging at Strawberry Field. Another memorable stop was a stroll down Penny Lane. The bank ...

Only 10 days to go! Now is the time of thoughts like "Just what am I doing?", and "Aaaargh, I'm so not prepared". Yesterday I did sort out my travel insurance, and I am making a start on packing... I also have to clear my room into some form of tidyness - that might take the whole of this week!