Ferry across the Mersey

The mersey ferry looks tiny compared to the Queen Elizabeth 2 as she ferry's her passengers across the mersey. It is a shame when you realise that this is the very last time that we will see the grand old ship in the river mersey. The ship takes up most of the waterfont on the princess dock side and the funnel of the QE2 is almost as high as the liver buildings. liverpool will really miss the visits of the QE2.

Storm clouds gather

Storm clouds gather around a lone tree, just minutes later there was a major storm and we were deluged with rain for over two hours.

QE2 arrives in Liverpool for the last time

The QE2 arrived in Liverpool for the very last time yesterday. The famous old ship that is a firm favourite to the people of the city of Liverpool will soon be turned into a floating casino in Dubai.

Thousands of people lined the banks of the mersey to see her for one last time. The mersy ferry was in operation taking people on river cruises to get a closer look at the ship. The ship looked majestic once night set in and the thousands of people that stayed until she set sail were treated to a fantastic firework finale.

Moving water fountain at theSalthouse Dock

We will be here this evening at the Salthouse and albert docks to see the new water fountain that moves around the two docks. We are really looking forward to seeing it and we also have the arrival of the QE2 tomorrow so should be a really good two days.

The Liver Bird

After feeling really down yesterday about not being in Spain for the winter, today, I caught a glimpse of one of the Liver Birds that are perched on top of the royal liver building on Liverpool's waterfront. It reminded me of just how good it is to be in my hometown and how much I miss it when I am away, we may not get the weather that they have in Spain but we have humour, friendly people and above all we have the warmth of the scousers, what more can you ask for. The only problem is that it is still wet, cold and windy, cant have everything I suppose.