Liverpool’s Main Shopping Street in the Sun
The picture shows Liverpool’s main shopping street yesterday.
Liverpool’s Main Shopping Street in the Sun
Note, how much better these streets are when fully pedestrianised. Compare this to Oxford Street with all the traffic and clutter.
I Tried to Use A Phone-Box
For the first time in many years, I tried to use a phone box, as my Junkberry had run out of charge, after only a couple of hours of use.
A Phone Box That Didn’t Work
It wasn’t a happy experience, as it cost me fifty pence and I never got a dial tone.
Location, Location, Location
With a house, business premises or a restaurant, it’s all about location.
As a coeliac and lover of Italian food, I like Carluccio’s restaurants and eat out in them fairly often.
However, the location of their Liverpool restaurant, is in one of the best places I’ve seen for a restaurant of its type.
I just went out of Lime Street Station walked down the hill for about four minutes, through the bus station and then I was on Whitechapel, a pedestrianised street, that leads between the bus and train stations to Liverpool One Shopping Centre and the Pier Head. The restaurant, is also not far from the Walker Art Gallery and St. George’s Hall.
Incidentally, just round the corner is a taxi rank and Tommy Steele’s statue of Eleanor Rigby.
So it’s in a great location to either start or finish your visit to Liverpool City Centre.
It was also much busier than I expected, as I was at an odd time for lunch. But then I seem to remember that Liverpudlians tend to be very efficient in their trips to a restaurant, as they’ve always got something important to do afterwards.
Virgin’s Fairtrade Coffee
Coffee on trains can be rather variable to say the least. But this one was better than most.
It’s Fairtrade too!
The Queen Gets Her Weather
It looks like the next four days, will be the Queen’s usual weather; dull with rain.
At least heavy rain doesn’t seem to be forecast.
Hopefully!
No Engineeering Works on the Underground This Weekend!
I wondered where the board with the information was yesterday, as I travelled on the Underground to and from Euston.
But it wasn’t needed!
I suppose someone thought about all the Jubilee traffic.
The Queen on Industrial Language
They have just told this story on BBC Radio 5 Live. Apparently, after seeing some of her horses on the gallops, the lads came back in , in a bad mood using all forms of industrial language, not realising the Queen was there. The trainer apologised for the behaviour and the Queen replied. “Don’t forget, I’ve been married to a sailor for most of my life!”
Albert Hall Reverses Ban On Trustees Touting Seats
This has happened according to this report in the Telegraph.
It’s not the touting that annoys me, it’s the fact that sometimes you go to a venue and because those that own the seats aren’t interested in what’s going on, the seats are empty. You get this at Wembley, when there are some of the play-off finals, which those who’ve bought expensive trances of seats, feel are beneath them to watch. Why can’t these seats be rounded up and say given to kids in the town and perhaps a guardian each, many of whom will never get the chance to go to an iconic venue.
To me every empty seat is a disgrace, except possibly when say Norwich and Manchester United are playing, neither of whom, I’d watch, especially if you plied me with prawn sandwiches.
So perhaps if the touting is controlled, this would be to the benefit of all and sundry.
Mastercard at the Olympics
Not on VISA’s nelly, as they’ve removed the cash machines that accept them, as is reported here.
I have all three of VISA, Mastercard and AMEX, and generally have them all with me, but for most transactions I use Mastercard, as it helps me keep track of my expenses. AMEX I use for holidays and travel, so that the insurance kicks in and VISA generally takes up space in my wallet.
But no sponsor, is going to tell me which card to use!
I assume they use those credit cards with Lizzie’s picture on them.
Anyway what would I be able to buy at venues, as there might not be any gluten-free food, in which case, I’ll have to take my own.
A Dalmation on the Tube
Dalmations don’t have the reputation of being the brightest of dogs and perhaps this is why you don’t see too many. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen one since I moved to London.
So it was quite a surprise to see one behaving very well on a lead in the depths of Highbury and Islington station this morning.
The Anonymous Widower 