On January 11, in Liverpool the "kickoff" be given to the fact that the city in 2008 together with the Norwegian Stavanger Cultural Capital of Europe. The concept of "cultural capital" we actually due to Melina Mercouri, who - when she was Minister of Culture in 1984 in Greece
Needless to say thatLiverpool are mainly reputation - not to say exclusively - thanks to the phenomenon of the Merseybeat in the sixties, when a global phenomenon, but which now only The Fab Four in the memory of the people live on.
With the Eurostar begaven Gaby and I come as at 10 June 2003 on their way to a Magical Mystery Tour. FromLondon we had to take a train to Liverpool on the privatised line of Virgin Express. That is almost as expensive as the Eurostar, but of course with much less comfort. The dissatisfaction of the rail is big, but Blair is the man not to the neoliberalism of Thatcher to a halt. Liverpool itself is also very against, even though we are greeted by a portrait of John Lennon on the whole width of the building opposite the station.
As part of the candidacy of Liverpool as a cultural capital ofEurope in 2008 than The Beatles were already well off. But outside The Beatles (for which we are obviously going come) there is not much to do. We visit an example of the local museums and the only thing to remember is worth it, is another photo exhibition dedicated to the Fab Four. We are therefore pleased that we 's anderendaags account could ride by bus from The Magical Mystery Tour. We steps in the centre, but the actual journey begins in the port, where a hideous Yellow Submarine purposes. Here is also a Beatlemuseum, but that we only came to know when we were already underway and now there was obviously no time to visit.
Do not worry, because we are already on their way to the geboortehuizen of our four friends. Where once it becomes clear that John Lennon was the best deal, however much he later was doing its best to themselves as "most proletarian" Beatle as a brand. In the district where Paul McCartney grew up, the electricity even now above ground (although this would meanwhile have to be modernized). And, typically, for the house of Ringo Starr will not even bother done to resign. The bus stop for a pub, which is also on the cover of one of his solo albums, and the guide to tell them know that Ringo himself in the alley beside them up. "It is not necessary to have a look, all houses look exactly the same as this here on the corner."
Furthermore no evil word about our guide, even though he was much too young to Beatlemania even to have witnessed. He claimed that he was "a friend" was Paul McCartney (how we define a friend in these modern times? He had his cell phone number). Ultimately, however, this turned out to be simply the result of a business agreement (he had once organized a concert for a local charity or something).
He was witty as a stand-up comedian and he also led a kwisje for the international audience that consisted of Americans, Koreans, even someone from Manchester, only 55km from here and "so" the sworn enemy of Liverpool , And hence the whole trip the victim of the poisonous tongue of our guide. I obviously had a point of providing this quiz to win.
Needless to say that
With the Eurostar begaven Gaby and I come as at 10 June 2003 on their way to a Magical Mystery Tour. From
As part of the candidacy of Liverpool as a cultural capital of
Do not worry, because we are already on their way to the geboortehuizen of our four friends. Where once it becomes clear that John Lennon was the best deal, however much he later was doing its best to themselves as "most proletarian" Beatle as a brand. In the district where Paul McCartney grew up, the electricity even now above ground (although this would meanwhile have to be modernized). And, typically, for the house of Ringo Starr will not even bother done to resign. The bus stop for a pub, which is also on the cover of one of his solo albums, and the guide to tell them know that Ringo himself in the alley beside them up. "It is not necessary to have a look, all houses look exactly the same as this here on the corner."
Furthermore no evil word about our guide, even though he was much too young to Beatlemania even to have witnessed. He claimed that he was "a friend" was Paul McCartney (how we define a friend in these modern times? He had his cell phone number). Ultimately, however, this turned out to be simply the result of a business agreement (he had once organized a concert for a local charity or something).
He was witty as a stand-up comedian and he also led a kwisje for the international audience that consisted of Americans, Koreans, even someone from Manchester, only 55km from here and "so" the sworn enemy of Liverpool , And hence the whole trip the victim of the poisonous tongue of our guide. I obviously had a point of providing this quiz to win.
Only one negative remark: of course there was Beatlemuziek games during this trip, but it was just the most obvious songs, there was no link with the places we aandeden (Penny Lane, the grave of Eleanor Rigby, Strawberry Fields…) and it was played on a cassette recorder amechtige. En dat in het digitale tijdperk! And that in the digital age!
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