Open All Hours

It’s funny how city landmarks have opening hours. There’s a huge number of monuments spread around Liverpool but of course the most famous is the fab four. Coaches of tourists will pull up so that each visitor can have their personalised picture taken with these huge statues. And of course, the most popular time is the evening to round up the trip before they depart. But if you go during the morning rush hour, no-one wants to know. We woke up naturally and took our time over breakfast, but we were still early enough to have the statues to ourselves. There were just two things that ruined it. It’s very windy as they’re situated right on the banks of the Mersey in front of a wind tunnel in between skyscrapers so you’re bound to get your hair blown about. And the sheer size of the statues makes them tower above you with nothing for you to climb up upon and stand next to them. Mind you, that’s very handy for the larger tour groups.