Liverpool and its Diversions

So this weekend I went to Liverpool with my friend Leah, which was pretty darn fun. Liverpool is basically just an awesome city (the accents are AMAZING!!) but it is more like they were just a regular city until the Beatles showed up and everyone was like "Hey...let's turn this city into a tourist destination!!" Anyway, we stayed in this cute little guesthouse, where the guy who ran it basically fed us lunch and breakfast all weekend (good for broke college students!) He also hooked a TV up in our room so we could watch the 6 Nations championship.

For those of you who do not not run in the rugby circle, the 6 Nations is a rugby championship featuring England, Scotland, Wales, France, Italy and Ireland. This year, Ireland was basically the undefeated champions, and the final game was between Ireland and Wales. We tuned in at the second half...and Ireland had no points at all. However...in a SPECTACULAR turnaround, Ireland came back to be the champions, and the game literally came down to the last few seconds and the final kick. Even if you are not really into sports, I highly recommend rugby. It is made of the win. Especially the game. Youtube this. Or Brian O'Driscoll. His run was awesome.

Anyway, now that I have waxed on about a sport no one really cares about...more about Liverpool. We spent most of the time going to museums, since Liverpool apparently is a huge cultural center. We saw the Tate, the Walker Art Museum, and the World Museum. They were so cool, but I missed Haley and her art history knowledge ;) I got to see the little dancer by Degas, and Picasso's weeping woman, and a whole bunch of other famous works. It boggled my mind.

However, as cool as all that was, I especially enjoyed the World Museum, which had an aquarium, a planetarium, a British music through the ages exhibit, and all sorts of other delights. Example:
(In the World Cultures section, while examining samurai armor and cannibal forks)
Leah: So Molly, what is on the fourth floor?
Molly (consulting the handy free map): ummm...we have the Ancient Egypt exhibit and...oh...dinosaurs!!
Leah (slowly): did you say dinosaurs?
Molly: Yes. Yes I did.
Leah: What are we still doing here? (speed walk toward the stairs)
It was certainly an excellent museum. We did get to see mummies as well, and we got to try on some Eskimo clothing, and do Beatles karaoke.

Speaking of the Beatles, we also saw Penny Lane, which was very cool, and also the Cavern Club, where the Beatles had their first show. We also saw the most amazing cathedral (The Liverpool Cathedral). It was an Anglican one, and we went to a service there on Sunday, which was UK mothers day. The singing was SO beautiful, really almost indescribable. They call it "The Great Space" which was pretty appropriate. We also saw the Roman Catholic Cathedral, but it was more modern, and definitely not as pretty. Well, this is an insanely long post, so I will wrap it up now and go write some essays!