Southport

This weekend I took a quick trainride up to the town of Southport.  I originally had tickets to a vintage fashion fair in Liverpool but decided against it for 2 reasons.  1) I had spent parts of the last 2 weekends in Liverpool and wanted someplace new and 2) 3 giant 30ft dolls were parading around Liverpool in memory of 100years since the titanic sunk.  They were expecting a quarter of a million people over the weekend so I decided to skip the massive crowds and head for the quainter towns. 

Liverpool docs with 1 of the 30ft giants

Southport Pier

When I looked up the town of Southport, I found that it had one of the oldest piers in England.   But when I arrived the pier didn’t look that old, but it was EXTREMELY long.  I would say it was easily a ½ a mile long and the wind was so cold off the sea that I couldn’t even bring myself to walk to the very edge of it.  For every step I took forward, I felt like I was pushed back 2 from the wind.  Thankfully it was sunny out, the weather had called for rain all day so I was so happy they were wrong.  Once I walked down the pier and back, I toured around the gardens and a bunch of the streets.  You could tell the town had its hay-day in the 50’s. A lot of the buildings looked like they were from that era and while some had been renovated, others look like they had seen some better days.  Oddly enough, walking down the high street reminded me a lot of Georgetown in DC.  The old brick buildings with pretty awnings; it made me feel like I was back in the states.  That is until someone talked to me J 

Alleyway to the HighStreet

I walked up and down the high street (that’s what Englanders call the main street with all of the shops) taking pictures.  Im sure everyone knew I was a tourist!!  There wasn’t a lot to do in the town but I think during the summer months it is a lot more crowded.  I did manage to get in a little shopping as well but I was good and not of it was for me.  I cant stop buying kids clothes for my nephew and now for my girlfriends daughter Grace.  They are just too freaking cute!!  Don’t worry, I don’t want one of my own yet.  Around 5pm, I took a train back to Chester and enjoyed the scenery.  I tried to take a picture of the golfers on the golf course but it was too blurry.  It was so amazing to see the number of people out on the greens even though it was so windy.  I have figured out that every time the sun is out, every single person living in the UK is outside.  Guess that makes sense since today it was cloudy, rainy and so ugly! 

Wanted to sneak into this garden

I am heading home on Friday and I cant wait.  I just got off the phone with my boss and he has asked me to stay an additional week now, so I will be home for 3 weeks!!!!!!!!  I am absolutely ecstatic.  More time in a bed where my feet don’t hang off the edge.  Oh yea and aaron too.  Lets just hope Rob (UK boss) will be OK with me coming in for a day when I return then taking another 5 days off for my parents visit. 

Well this will be my last post for the next 3 weeks.  Sorry its so boring but i don’t have a lot to tell. 

Oh yea, I did curb my shopping appetite this evening with a trip to TKMaxx (identical to our TJMaxx).  Im not much of a digger when it comes to shopping but I have been doing so much online shopping that I was desperate for any sort of shopping.  The shops on the high street close at 5:30 so it was my only option to touch real clothes.  I was good though, I picked up a top, pair of shorts, a dress, a belt and shoes for £75.  I was proud and am now so excited to go back to Houston to wear them.  Its all summer stuff so I cant wear it yet.  Yay for hot and humid Houston!! 

See you guys soon!