Liverpool, Westminster Abbey, and Hairspray.

It has definitely been a busy two days. Monday started off with an early call time. We had to be at the train station at 6:30am to catch our train to Liverpool! We have talked about going to Liverpool since my last trip to London 6 years ago, and I know our family is anxious to hear about it (Zach...this means you!). The train ride was a little over 2 hours long. When we arrived to Liverpool, Annie and I made our way around the city to see all the Major Beatles sites. The first place we saw was the Cavern Club, and the Cavern Pub. Both of these locations were down a tiny alley, and only a few steps away from eachother. The Cavern Club was the location of the Beatles very first performances. They played over 200 shows here before getting a record deal, and of course the rest is history.

Heading inside the club, you had to walk down about five flights of stairs as it was originally a basement below a warehouse. We got to stand on the very stage where the Beatles were born.

After the Cavern Club and Pub, Annie and I headed into the Bealtes Experience. The museum wouldn't allow you to take pictures inside, but it was amazing to see all of the memorabillia and displays throughout the hour long tour. Annie and my favorite part was the section titled "Beatlemania" that showed a constant video loop of millions of girls in total hysteria and in most cases, passing out. Quite the scene! After the museum, we were off in our very own Magical Mystery Tour complete with an authentic bus like the one used by the Beatles, much to Annie's embarassment :)

Our tour guide had an abundance of great info for each of the sites we saw including Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and all four Beatles childhood homes.

After our tour was over, we headed back to the Liverpool train station for our journey home. It was quite a long day, but well worth it! After such a long day on Monday, we slept in for a bit today before heading out to Westminster Abbey, which for all you "Friends" fans, it was hands down the best Abbey we have ever seen, as shown by Annie's reaction below:

We also saw the famous Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, and the London Eye, which we will be riding this Thursday!

We then headed for some shopping, and we're able to purchase tickets to the evening performance of "Hairspray" on the West End! Annie and I LOVED the play and we sang along to all the songs. Looking around we seemed to be the only ones mouthing the words. It was great! We got third row seats on the floor, so all in all it was a fantastic show! Tomorrow is our tour into Althorp, the childhood home of Princess Diana. I think that sums it up for now. I will post more when I can!