A Thinking Man

On a recent weekend break in Liverpool my wife and I stayed in a hotel near the waterfront and spent a lot of time ambling round the re-developed docks, especially relatively early in the morning where we breakfasted in one of the cafés there.  The Liverpool Tate is housed in some of the old warehouses [...]

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On a recent visit to Liverpool my wife and I couldn’t but help notice that there were a lot of new shops and offices being built.  If you walk from the docks to the city centre it is hard not to get the impression that you are walking on a nice new path through a [...]

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Truly. Honestly. Without a doubt.  It was one of the most bizarre experiences of my life. When I finally registered the two horses, I nearly choked on my house red.
Ok.  We are not made of money and had spent most of it on the hotel.  The Crowne Plaza, Liverpool, provided a brief window of luxury [...]

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By now some of you have doubtless heard the one about the teddy bear who was called “Paddington” because his owners didn’t want to end up being beheaded for calling him “St. Pancras”. (You probably have to be a Brit. to get that joke, so don’t worry if its cultural references pass you by. [...]

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There is an account in English medieval records of two fishermen from Hull who had a frustrating experience.� They ended up in London and went into a pub and tried to order a meal.� All they wanted was a plate of eggs and potatoes.� Unfortunately it took them a very long time to get served [...]

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