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Out To Sea The Gormley's
June 06, 2008

As our train wasn't leaving until 4.15 and the sun was out we thought we'd do the touristy thing and take the City Explorer open top bus tour of the city. So off we went on a meandering circuit of the Liverpool city centre, taking in the Three Graces, The Cavern Quarter, The Phil, both Cathedrals, St. George's Hall and a whole lot more. During which our all singing guide "Liverpool Lou" mentioned the Antony Gormley Another Place pieces on Crosby Beach that I thought had gone about two years ago!

So we were dropped off near Moorfields Station, where an extraordinarily helpful ticket seller voluntarily gave us a leaflet of Sefton Coastal Walks. More for the next visit I think, given we were short of time and unsure how far we were going to have to walk when we got there.

Down in the station, after stopping to gawp at the installation, Turning The Place Over, we boarded a Northern Line train to Blundellsands & Crosby. A quarter of an hour later we were walking towards the dunes past some fantastically large detached residences... Beyond which were the Gormley statues. Easy! We only spotted about 20 of the 100 pieces, but didn't have time to wait for the tide to go out, as we walked on to Hall Road Station for the train back.

All that and back home in time for tea!

Check out my wobbly video of Richard Wilson's Turning The Place Over.

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See my flickr set: Liverpool 2008

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