Penny Lane

The sight of the submarine took me back a few decades to the famous song The Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. 

From what I saw, these boats are available on hire (in docked condition) where you can have a party inside.  Next to that is the Titanic and hence the tilt to the aft in the boat. 

The skyline shows the modern buildings and the two birds watching over the city from the Royal Liver Building. 

According to popular legend, they are male and female pair, the female looking out to sea, watching for the seamen to return safely home, while the male looks towards the city to watch over and protect the families of the seamen. The liver bird is the symbol of the English city of Liverpool.  Most of the old buildings have this pulley system to haul up the furniture, probably the stairs are too narrow to lug them up. 

Liverpool is a lively and happy happy place, famous for the birthplace of the Beatles. As the plaque below says, the Beatles are synonymous with the city. I liked the Bronze statue erected at the pier side and could be the most photographed statue in Liverpool. 

Penny Lane could be the street that is most photographed. John Lenon and Paul McCartney used to meet at Penny Lane to catch a bus to town. Their shared childhood experiences on the street inspired them to write the song which was released in 1967

Drove around and managed to get some pictures of Liverpool. (made a short video on it) The Metropolitan Cathedral built in 1967 has a modern look compared to the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. 

The suitcases you see at Hope Street are actually cast in concrete and if you look closely you can see the names of people who were from the city of Liverpool like Charles Dickens, , Henry Booth,  Dr Malcolm Sargent, Sir Robert Jones and The Beatles (all four). 

And finally a picture that I was looking for in Liverpool 

The Red Rocks

Just about 10 miles from Denver Colorado is this huge natural formation of rocks that has been converted to an Amphitheater.

As we approached the location, I was taken in by the huge stone structure jutting out into the sky.

I noticed that the rock formation in the surrounding area had a peculiar colour and finish.

Tribute should be paid to John Walker who had a vision of artists performing on a stage with perfect acoustic surroundings. He even produced a few concerts on a temporary platform. ( this was way back in 1900)

Later in 1941 this was converted to a full fledged amphitheater with a seating capacity of 9450.

An old picture of how it looked from way up above:

I noticed that the seats were quite wide. I suppose this gives the audience enough space to stand up and dance when the mood demands.

During the day time there are many health enthusiasts who use this place for workouts. You require real good stamina to run up those stands.

 There is a display of the pictures of all the groups who performed at this theater.  

Sonny and Cher, Pat Boone, Beatles, The Carpenters, Rolling Stones, John Denver, U2, Jimi Hendrix . . . . . .  the list is endless.

The Amphitheater was used for filming the start and finish of The Amazing Race.

Almost every big name has done their promotional video shooting at this amphitheater.

A tribute in the form of a statue to all the workers who actually carried out the work of converting the place to a theater.

After visiting the place we had lunch at Willy's Buffalo, which is at the foothills of the Red Rock.

What I liked about Willy's is the patio outside where you could sit and relax after placing the order.

Their favourite (chicken wings) could be ordered in Medium, Hot, Xtra Hot  and Xtra Xtra hot. We ordered in all the varieties and when they were served, the sight itself was appetizing. 

One bite and everyone was scrambling for more. Even though the skin was crisp, it was real meaty and juicy inside, and the taste was divine.  (the Xtra Xtra Hot was not all that spicy as we expected it to be) 

No wonder it has a four star rating on Yelp.

On that appetizing note I sign off, till we reach our next stop.