We all live in the Yellow Eh eh eh!!
Trip Start
May 08, 2006
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Trip End
Mar 07, 2007
Livo,
United Kingdom
Monday, December 4, 2006
Yes thats right I went to Liverpool (the home of the beatles) and saw Little Britian!!
Let me begin.
I flew from Amsterdam to Livo with Easyjet. Got off the plane and got absolutley grilled by the passport guy. For 10 minutes he asked me where im going to go in England, where next where next, how much money i have, where im going to get the more money i need from, who my friends are in england, where did i meet them, how old they are, what i did back home, everything!!
I stupidly put student down on the arrival card
a. Yellow Submarine
. I usually just put student because then it looks like im not going to work. He grilled me over that i lied and said i was sort of a student. Its lucky i usually put rocket scientist or male model or professional film and television actor or Professional tennis player or drifter. He asked me what i was studying and where. I was like umm eerrr. He saw right through me. He knew i was going to work. Still he stamped 6 months tourist stamp in my passport. Try and catch me now hahaha. He made a final note before me leaving of you cant work here! Scared the bejesus out of me and im worried now. A month ago i checked the accomodation for Liverpool. It was all full then on saturday night. The day i arrived. I went to the info desk at the airport. It was all full today as well. They tried calling some places, i even tryed calling the YMCA which on the web said it was a broffle. It was full as well. The lady at the airport said i should have booked earlier. I said you should have shaved your moe of you... i didnt say that but i was thinking it.
I decided to go into the centre and to see how i went by door knocking. I was getting brussels dai sha vu. Went to the info place in the centre of town. They said there was nothing in livo. But she said let me try one place
b. Livo old building
. This place had one spot which had just been cancelled. Took it walked there. It was fate. Guess what street it was on... Go on guess.... Thats right. Hardman Street. Hardman Street!! My alter ego name! Bert Hardman. I couldnt believe it. So i dumped my gear off. Walked around. Took some snaps of the town. So bizarre for me to be in an English speaking currently. My first ever English speaking country!! It was so strange to understand what people were saying around me. My brain is used to just not paying attention. I saw some beatles stuff. There was a beatles museum but it was 10 pounds and the book said it was crap so i thought stuff it. I went to albert dock and took a picture of myself. My camera fell a metre and broke!! Luckily just the bit that holds the batteries. I still blew up kicked some walls and threw some stones and sweared and cursed and sent a msg home to my mum swearing and cursing. Had to blow up to someone. I bought sticky tape and super glue but all that was needed was a good elastic band. Good as new!
It got completley black at 4. I went to get money at and amazingly i had none. I couldnt believe it. I just transfered over like 600 bucks in amsterdam. I must of spent about 500 bucks in 5 days. All on weed!!! and live sex shows and erotic museums
c. Where i saw little britian
. It made me really think and worry about money and i msged my sis and said if i go to zero will you help me out. She took days to msg back but said if i can. I need to gain some cash!! Luckily my mum has sent me a msg saying she has found a buyer for my car. A bit more cash for the US! Just need to make a bit more for the great road trip. Its sad to see my car go. But i said goodbye before i left. I want to start a new when i get back. I cant believe all my money has disapeared so quickly. Where did it all go. Maybe it wasnt just the weed, maybe i shouldnt have got all those mummies in Egypt, or all the sand in jordan, or all the hats in vietnam, or maybe i shouldnt have bought that KGB badge in Moscow. But that badge is my favourite souveneir of my trip so far. I only ever saw it once in one place and i got it. There was no other. It cost me like 45 bucks and its old and its going to be great to use it at macdonalds in the drive thru with my russian hat on. It appeared that the hostel i was staying in (the international in) was full of brits. One guy reminded me of this guy I used to go to tafe with who was annoying and wouldnt shutup! All doll bludgers obssessed with soccer. I fitted in well. On sat night i watched the champions league, liverpool vs Celtic. Celtic won by the way. Everyone in the hostel was working in liverpool. Legally!
The great thing about this hostel, is the free unlimted toast 24/7
d. Livo street life
. I didnt eat anything but toast with butter. Breakfast lunch and dinner. Great great invention.The next day i slept in till midday. I was feeling shocking the night before. When i went to sleep i had a massive fever and was going from freezing cold to boiling hot. I was also hallucinating too. Something about there being more letters than 26. It was wierd. I found some old panadol in the bottom of my bag and it worked.
Once i woke up, went outside i headed for a pharmacy. Boots!! Great store!. Got a travel adaptor for Uk and some pandadol. It then rained and rained and i felt crap so i went back and watched Chopper!! I love that movie! Ayee bucky!!
Ate some toast and then headed out in the freezing cold to go see the show i booked months ago. Little Britain!!! My seat was at the top and at the back of the Empire Theatre in Livo. Beautiful place. I didnt care thought because i was about to see Little Britain. Full house.
Now if you dont know or like Little Britain skip this part:
It was so good!! They did every single character. From Vicky Pollard to the little guy that sings the songs. Even Anne was there. And she lifted up her dress and attacked an audience member. It was different to tv too. Bit of swearing and a bit of improvisation.
In the morning i went to leave Livo. I couldnt believe the train to edinburgh was 44 pounds and that the bus (the only bus that was at 11pm) was 27 pounds. I opted for the train since i had already booked accomodation for that night and I would only go and see a movie anyway.
So I left the Scouzers of Livo. I think the english Livo is a lot rougher than the aussie livo. I saw a few guys who were definatley dealers and I saw some threats as well. I was well wierd to be in a place where everyone talks English although I cant understand it anyway.
