I used to have a girlfriend in Liverpool many years ago when I was travelling and staying in the Adelphi.
She was a real character. Nuff said...
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I used to have a girlfriend in Liverpool many years ago when I was travelling and staying in the Adelphi.
She was a real character. Nuff said...
I was on the bus on Av. Corrientes this morning, glued to my mobile phone. Then I lifted my head and we were passing by the theaters and I thought what a privilege it is to live in a touristic destination.
I come from an uninteresting town and in Buenos Aires there is so much beauty and things going on!
My sister's family stayed in Southport for many years. When visiting her we'd go into Liverpool the odd time. Must admit it was more for shopping than for sightseeing though.
As for Chivilcoy.....it's not exactly on the tourist route. At least I've never seen anyone taking pictures The countryside is nowt to write home about either. This lake outside of the town is a popular place for the locals to go to. Been a few times with friends for a picnic and some fishing. That's about as good as it gets.
Some years ago, New Orleans’ visitors and tourism office started a program called “Be a Tourist in Your Own Home Town,” to encourage locals to do exactly what you’re doing, @Bombonera . It is so much fun to enjoy a “staycation,” visiting museums and places you can so easily take for granted. We recently spent two days in the National World War II Museum here, took a streetcar ride out to Audubon Park, and rode the ferry across the mighty Mississippi River to enjoy the city’s quaint skyline. It was all very delightful.
Display MoreSplinter The Adelphi was a magnificent hotel and still should be. I suspect you know what it is and is not these days. Tripadvisor and Google Reviews tell the story. It is not an exaggeration to liken it to the Copacabana Palace in Rio in its heyday. But that's 50 years ago sadly.
I was in the Cavern Pub earlier. Actually let me take a step back and explain my day in the round...
I was watching a number of Youtube videos last night of visitors to Liverpool. Largely Americans but in amongst those a Scottish guy who lives in Tenerife who posted a few great trip reports in Liverpool earlier this year. It made me think about what's on my doorstep that I don't appreciate. I imagine we all go through this to some extent.
So my objective today was to head to some pubs I don't normally visit; tourist pubs mainly but not exclusively. The venture culminated in Mathew Street, the home of the Beatles. I didn't even know there's live music pretty much all day and night there across most venues in the vicinity.
I'm cutting to the central issue...
At the Cavern Pub, which is across the way from the Cavern Club where all the Beatles magic actually happened, there were some great live music acts. The musicians asked where everyone is from. The place was packed and most from the 4 corners of North America and with someone from Sao Paolo as well.
And so that's the point.
There were so many people in there, from far flung places, having a great time and loving my city.
We should always take time to appreciate the immediate world around us that others travel thousands of miles to visit and enjoy.
Happy travels all.
I haven't been to The Adelphi Hotel since about 1988 when I was a regular visitor to Liverpool as a salesman. In fact the device I was selling was a traction splint for lower leg fractures which required physical demonstrations on human legs. I would always visit the A&E departments to see the consultant who would volunteer a nurse for me to demonstrate on...
I seem to remember that the Adelphi had a nightclub in the basement and, I might add, I was just separated from my first wife so I was feeling somewhat carefree, shall we say.
That's probably why Liverpool is so memorable for me, rather than any of the tourist places.
Sounds like there’s an Adelphi Hotel backstory there, Splinter .
Sounds like there’s an Adelphi Hotel backstory there, Splinter .
Indeed there is, but it would probably be NSFW
Liverpool is a very different city now from the one you visited in 1988 and in a good way.
That is very good to hear, @Bombonera . 👍👍
I was on the bus on Av. Corrientes this morning, glued to my mobile phone. Then I lifted my head and we were passing by the theaters and I thought what a privilege it is to live in a touristic destination.
I come from an uninteresting town and in Buenos Aires there is so much beauty and things going on!
Thank you for this eulogy of BA but i am not sure if Italy has uninteresting cities, with all her long history.
I never find uninteresting cities in Italy.
for uninteresting cities, just go to our conurbano districts, always ugly and depriment.
Found some old pics I took which for me portrays the area I live in well.
Looks very traditional!
Looks very traditional!
Still the daily dress code for the blokes who live and work in the countryside.
Indeed and the further out from BA that I travel, the more gauchos I see.
I remember many years ago when I stayed with families on their estancias in Sancti Spiritu, I was hauled in to jump on a horse and round up cattle.
On one occasion we drove hundreds of steers into the cattle market in town, tied our horses up outside a bar and ordered beers all round.
I'd seen John Wayne do it but never imagined that I would one day do the same
Even better was the horse taking me home afterwards. At least he knew where to go!
The gauchos used to play tricks on me and when I wasn't looking they'd smack the horse's rump, he would bolt and off I'd go!
That was a bit scary especially when I reached a fence.
Looks very traditional!
the most traditional region of BA province is the east side from route 2 that who goes to mar del plata, it has remained very similar as 120 years ago perhaps for its isolation, Only beach and summer population. The partido or county name is General Madariaga,
There you can see typical gauchos,