On my recent trip to the UK I visited my parents in North Wales and decided to go over to Liverpool to visit places from my youth - my how Liverpool has changed ! I thought the work done downtown was brilliant and a lot of the changes have been for the better.
However the main reason for the visit was to go back to Anfield - for a number of reasons. The first stop was the memorial, it is at the back of the ground and very quiet there except for the flow of tourists viewing the memorial. I knelt to say a prayer for the 96 and touchingly someone laid a hand on my shoulder as I did. It was a very emotional few minutes for me even though I did not lose a relative at Hillsborough. YNWA.
Next I thought I'd go where I have never been - to see the changing rooms and the tunnel (via the Anfield Tour) however it was not to be :
"is there room on the next Tour for one mate" ?
"have you booked " ?
"nah just hoping for a cancellation"
"sorry mate all full - you best book on line ...... 8 weeks in advance"
"bloody hell" !!
There were camper vans and tourist buses from all over Europe outside, Slovakia, Germany, France, Spain, Nederlands ....... unreal !
OK so instead it was a Museum tour (it's free so if any of you have not been there it's well worth going a couple of hours earlier than usual to a match just to visit - if it's open on match days). I spent 2.5 hours there and had a great time reliving memories of days gone by. Seeing video clips I hadn't seen before and learning facts I didn't know. All around me were Liverpool fans from all over Europe. Lovely it was !
The following photos are some taken from inside (sorry I did not take any pictures of the Memorial outside - I just couldn't) the museum and outside the gates. For those of you who may never get there - I hope you enjoy them.
More to follow ....
However the main reason for the visit was to go back to Anfield - for a number of reasons. The first stop was the memorial, it is at the back of the ground and very quiet there except for the flow of tourists viewing the memorial. I knelt to say a prayer for the 96 and touchingly someone laid a hand on my shoulder as I did. It was a very emotional few minutes for me even though I did not lose a relative at Hillsborough. YNWA.
Next I thought I'd go where I have never been - to see the changing rooms and the tunnel (via the Anfield Tour) however it was not to be :
"is there room on the next Tour for one mate" ?
"have you booked " ?
"nah just hoping for a cancellation"
"sorry mate all full - you best book on line ...... 8 weeks in advance"
"bloody hell" !!
There were camper vans and tourist buses from all over Europe outside, Slovakia, Germany, France, Spain, Nederlands ....... unreal !
OK so instead it was a Museum tour (it's free so if any of you have not been there it's well worth going a couple of hours earlier than usual to a match just to visit - if it's open on match days). I spent 2.5 hours there and had a great time reliving memories of days gone by. Seeing video clips I hadn't seen before and learning facts I didn't know. All around me were Liverpool fans from all over Europe. Lovely it was !
The following photos are some taken from inside (sorry I did not take any pictures of the Memorial outside - I just couldn't) the museum and outside the gates. For those of you who may never get there - I hope you enjoy them.
More to follow ....
