{"id":4810,"date":"2014-06-10T07:40:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T11:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2014-06-10T07:40:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T11:40:53","slug":"liverpool-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/10\/liverpool-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool, England"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0\"DSC03315\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The very first trip we took with Sugarplum (after returning to Dublin) was to Liverpool, England.\u00a0 Sugarplum was 7 weeks old and Honeybun was 27 months.\u00a0 It was the only trip we took by ferry, an 8 hour ride each way from Dublin to Birkenhead (across the River Mersey from Liverpool).\u00a0 Going over we sailed during the day, having lunch on board.\u00a0 The ship was not fancy, but it was nice enough.\u00a0 We had a tiny room but spent most of the trip in one of the lobby areas.\u00a0 There was also a restaurant and small kids area where Honeybun played.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t the most exciting trip we ever had, but it was easy going and relaxing.<\/p>\n

That is, until we got to Birkenhead.\u00a0 I had studied the map and it was not far from the port to the train station (about a mile) then we could take the train across the river and it was a short walk (1\/2 mile) to the hotel.\u00a0 \u00a0It turns out the walk from the port was tougher than we expected, the roads were busy, the sidewalks were not the best and it seemed farther than we had expected.\u00a0 I insisted we take Sugarplum\u2019s car seat so we had that plus the accompanying stroller.\u00a0 Honeybun walked part of the way, hubby carried her part of the way and I carried Sugarplum part of the way (the car seat was able to hang on the back of the stroller though it made it really tough to push!) \u00a0Anyways, we made it to the Hampton hotel where we were booked though hubby was a little more than agitated with me!<\/p>\n

\"DSC03328Because we arrived in the evening, we took it easy the first night.\u00a0 After bundling everyone up (it was cooler than we were used to in Dublin), we headed towards the Albert Dock area for dinner.\u00a0 The Albert Dock is a shopping and dining area with tons going on.\u00a0 There are also quite a few bars and nightclubs around and we got caught in the early nighttime crowd!<\/p>\n

The next morning we headed to the Beatle\u2019s Story.\u00a0 My daddy is a huge Beatle\u2019s fan and I grew up listening to their music so was really excited to visit the place where they started and the museum did not disappoint!\u00a0 The museum is split into a few different locations.\u00a0 The main part is located underground at Albert Dock and takes you through the history and music of the band and also has some really awesome interactive exhibits that Honeybun loved.\u00a0 The other big part is located at Pier Head and houses the photograph collection of Paul Berriff and a pretty awesome 4-D show.<\/p>\n

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After spending all morning exploring the Beatle\u2019s, hanging out at the Starbuck\u2019s in the museum and wandering the gift shop, we needed a little break so headed over to Liverpool ONE which is a large outdoor shopping center.\u00a0 Though it had many of the same shops we had in Dublin, the prices were much better so we still enjoyed wandering through the shops (plus we hadn’t had time to shop since returning to Dublin less than 2 weeks before after 8 weeks back in the states!)<\/p>\n

The next (and last) day we got tickets on the city bus tour and headed to the World Museum which houses many nature inspired exhibits.\u00a0 The museum isn\u2019t huge but we had a really fun time exploring and teaching Honeybun a little bit about her world.<\/p>\n

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\"DSC03420\"<\/a>We wandered by the Cavern Club before heading back for the bus. \u00a0The bus tour stopped early that day since it was a Sunday and so we had to head back earlier than we wanted for fear of getting stranded (and missing our boat!) but we still got to see a lot of the city (just not experience it all!)<\/p>\n

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\"DSC03449\"We had the evening to kill before getting back on the ferry so headed to the waterfront and decided to do the Echo Ferris Wheel.\u00a0 It was Honeybun\u2019s first time and she was nervous at first but we all really enjoyed the views, the family time and made some awesome family memories!<\/p>\n

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\"DSC03311\"Our ferry left Birkenhead at 10 pm but we could board as early as 8 and while I had planned to get back to the boat the way we came (train and then walking), hubby was not for it since it was dark so we ended up taking a taxi.\u00a0 I hesitantly agreed because we had Sugarplum\u2019s car seat but we did not have Honeybun\u2019s and it is still the only time I\u2019ve ever allowed my children to ride in a car not properly restrained and I was a wreck the entire time but we made it just fine.\u00a0 We had dinner on the ship then slept a few hours (me with Sugarplum, Honeybun in the other bottom bunk and hubby up top!) until it was breakfast time and we arrived back in Dublin at 6 am!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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