Hey Jude

Another word from Tess

Well I have decided that Blackpool is the seedy, sleazy - quick give me another 's" - coastal town I have ever been in. It makes Las Vegas look tasteful and highbrow. We arrived yesterday, to satisfy our curiosity about this place we had heard so much about and never seen and within two hours of walking we found nothing that wasn't extremely down at heel.

And of course it decided to rain on us and a bitterly wind blew across the Atlantic. We decided to keep the illuminations for this evening and perhaps after seeing those we may change our mind about this place. We did manage to find a great place for dinner and believe me they are very rare here, an Indian Restaurant. Today was surprising. \Rob has been very keen to visit Liverpool and so we ventured in. It was wonderful. We went to the area called Albert Dock and from there walked the waterside and the city. Even though the weather deteriorated as we walked into driving wind and rain we really enjoyed ourselves. It is such an easy and interesting city to see. We found The Cavern, home of The Beatles, visited two museums one a Maritime and the other on Slavery, wandered through an art gallery but balked at paying the 12 pound 50 each to enter The Beatles Museum. Returning this evening we are beginning to relax into the evening before venturing out to find a cheap eat (they don't exist) and see the delights of this city at night. Take care, hang in there, tomorrow we head for Cambridge.