For Lee's birthday Lee, Annie-Joy & I decided to go into town while the boys were in school & take a ride on The Wheel of Liverpool. We went by bus to the Albert Docks pausing to watch the Duck Bus as it swam across the water!
The Wheel of Liverpool towers over the Echo Arena.....
....and as we get closer & closer to it the more I am thinking I must be mad to be even thinking of riding it! (I am really quite scared of heights). Anyway, we have been on the London Eye & I was fine on that & as it's Lee's birthday & I don't like to make a fuss & spoil things we paid up & got seated in a carriage thingy they call a pod I think. I almost immediately regretted my decision to go on the wheel when I stepped into the pod & it began rocking to & fro! The London Eye carriages do NOT do that!!
I was terrified as the wheel began to move up above the Albert Dock but my camera provided a much needed distraction as I tried to focus on taking as many photos as I could to preserve the trip for posterity. Lee kept offering words of reassurance such as 'Keep breathing!' or 'Keep calm!' Little did I know he was feeling just the same!! Anyway, back to the glorious view across the city of Liverpool! Do you see the red boat in the distance? That is the boat that sits on the Island of Wet Wet (the imaginary island that Jordan wrote a song about some years ago). Next to it is the Pirate Ship that you can hire for parties & the like.
A little higher up & looking over my shoulder I see St John's Beacon (the tall tower to the very left of the photo) where Radio City broadcast from. Just to the right of centre you can see the wigwam-like spires of the Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral (known locally as Paddy's Wigwam!!) and below that is a brown brick building with red windows that houses the Anglo- Australian Rice Company! That has always fascinated me!
By about the second revolution I start to feel calmer & think about more arty shots....
....I didn't look when I took this photo. I just thought I ought to have some downward looking pictures!!
The Anglican Cathedral dominates the skyline here. It is a very imposing building even from such a distance! we went to a service there as a family for the first time just before Christmas to see our friend being installed as a Lay Canon there. It was very formal! It's been so long since I have been to a traditional church that I forgot all the dos & don'ts! It was great to be there & experience it all though. Lee enjoyed going there every Wednesday night recently to hear the Bishop of Liverpool's Lent talks.
The Yellow Duck Buses were back on dry land by this point.
Annie-Joy enjoyed the whole experience without fuss. I think here we had just seen the Liverpool Samba Band dressed up in their carnival gear looking like tiny feathered turquoise dots on the ground below which AJ thought was wonderful! She waved & waved to them saying 'Hello! Hello!' She was asking Lee something about that at this point but I can't remember what. the 'view' behind them is across the River Mersey to Birkenhead.
The blokes in the pod below had a great time! I wonder how many were really scared but too proud to let their mates know though? Hee hee!
I DID look when I took this photo & I wished I hadn't coz I nearly passed out!! It still makes me giddy to look at it now!
Lee & AJ looking much more relaxed!
The view over the top of Albert Dock across to the Liver Birds & out to sea! Beautiful!
We had great weather for our trip. I am glad. I would hate to have gone through all that fear to look at foggy murky views!! LOL!!
I like this photo of the wheel. The black pod is the luxury one with a champagne bar & all that jazz! We all declared we had jelly legs when we stepped off the wheel after the ride! Despite the fear we were glad we did it (but probably never again!!). We headed off for lunch at the red Hot Buffet restaurant which was fabulous! We mooched around Waterstones bookshop after lunch & parts of Liverpool One before heading home on the bus to collect the boys from school.
At teatime we had birthday cake, of course! Do you like my creative way of making 34 with candles?
Lee kept blowing out the candles before I took the picture so this shot took along time to take & the candles had melted down a lot & everyone was in fits of giggles!! It was a lovely way to end a lovely day. :o)
For Lee's birthday Lee, Annie-Joy & I decided to go into town while the boys were in school & take a ride on The Wheel of Liverpool. We went by bus to the Albert Docks pausing to watch the Duck Bus as it swam across the water!
The Wheel of Liverpool towers over the Echo Arena.....
....and as we get closer & closer to it the more I am thinking I must be mad to be even thinking of riding it! (I am really quite scared of heights). Anyway, we have been on the London Eye & I was fine on that & as it's Lee's birthday & I don't like to make a fuss & spoil things we paid up & got seated in a carriage thingy they call a pod I think. I almost immediately regretted my decision to go on the wheel when I stepped into the pod & it began rocking to & fro! The London Eye carriages do NOT do that!!
I was terrified as the wheel began to move up above the Albert Dock but my camera provided a much needed distraction as I tried to focus on taking as many photos as I could to preserve the trip for posterity. Lee kept offering words of reassurance such as 'Keep breathing!' or 'Keep calm!' Little did I know he was feeling just the same!! Anyway, back to the glorious view across the city of Liverpool! Do you see the red boat in the distance? That is the boat that sits on the Island of Wet Wet (the imaginary island that Jordan wrote a song about some years ago). Next to it is the Pirate Ship that you can hire for parties & the like.
A little higher up & looking over my shoulder I see St John's Beacon (the tall tower to the very left of the photo) where Radio City broadcast from. Just to the right of centre you can see the wigwam-like spires of the Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral (known locally as Paddy's Wigwam!!) and below that is a brown brick building with red windows that houses the Anglo- Australian Rice Company! That has always fascinated me!
By about the second revolution I start to feel calmer & think about more arty shots....
....I didn't look when I took this photo. I just thought I ought to have some downward looking pictures!!
The Anglican Cathedral dominates the skyline here. It is a very imposing building even from such a distance! we went to a service there as a family for the first time just before Christmas to see our friend being installed as a Lay Canon there. It was very formal! It's been so long since I have been to a traditional church that I forgot all the dos & don'ts! It was great to be there & experience it all though. Lee enjoyed going there every Wednesday night recently to hear the Bishop of Liverpool's Lent talks.
The Yellow Duck Buses were back on dry land by this point.
Annie-Joy enjoyed the whole experience without fuss. I think here we had just seen the Liverpool Samba Band dressed up in their carnival gear looking like tiny feathered turquoise dots on the ground below which AJ thought was wonderful! She waved & waved to them saying 'Hello! Hello!' She was asking Lee something about that at this point but I can't remember what. the 'view' behind them is across the River Mersey to Birkenhead.
The blokes in the pod below had a great time! I wonder how many were really scared but too proud to let their mates know though? Hee hee!
I DID look when I took this photo & I wished I hadn't coz I nearly passed out!! It still makes me giddy to look at it now!
Lee & AJ looking much more relaxed!
The view over the top of Albert Dock across to the Liver Birds & out to sea! Beautiful!
We had great weather for our trip. I am glad. I would hate to have gone through all that fear to look at foggy murky views!! LOL!!
I like this photo of the wheel. The black pod is the luxury one with a champagne bar & all that jazz! We all declared we had jelly legs when we stepped off the wheel after the ride! Despite the fear we were glad we did it (but probably never again!!). We headed off for lunch at the red Hot Buffet restaurant which was fabulous! We mooched around Waterstones bookshop after lunch & parts of Liverpool One before heading home on the bus to collect the boys from school.
At teatime we had birthday cake, of course! Do you like my creative way of making 34 with candles?
Lee kept blowing out the candles before I took the picture so this shot took along time to take & the candles had melted down a lot & everyone was in fits of giggles!! It was a lovely way to end a lovely day. :o) 
5 comments:
Wow! We have been under the London Eye today- good enough for me!! Glad you braved it in Liverpool and London!
Mum xx
Brilliant photos you brave thing! I wouldn't go up for any amount of dosh! Well done to Lee too. Fancy Annie Joy being the only one who really liked it!
We saw the London Eye today - it's a different design to the Liverpool one and just as scary!
DaddyO
xxxxxx
Well done you both for not giving in to the fear of heights! And what a cheeky lovley day out for little AJ on her own with her mummy and daddy! Brill! I love her little smile in one of the photos! And fabby cake too as always! Happy birthday Lee! xx
Although the London Eye is twice the height of the Wheel of Liverpool is is much less scary as the pods are secure on the wheel and don't wobble or move. It is a very smooth ride! The Liverpool Wheel is more like a ferris wheel but bigger & enclosed. Lee & I would go on the London Eye again!
Ah Angie thanks for the somment about the cake but I ahve to admit it is a shop bought cake! I know, I know, how disgraceful!!! LOL!! ;o)
oh looks like great fun,glad you had a great day out.
P.S i would be the naughty one rocking the pod :)
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