For me though the most memorable part of my visit to Liverpool was undoubtedly the Day Trippers Taxi Tour which was an hour of blissful nostalgia led by a most likable scouser called Ricky Gallagher who along with his friend Dave run the taxi business.
There is nothing that Ricky doesn't know about The Beatles and you will not find a more reliable source to learn about the places that they take you on the trip. He grew up on Penny Lane and knows every inch of the area and Paul McCartney himself has even given Day Trippers Taxi Tours the personal thumbs up.
'Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello'........
The home of John Lennon's aunt Mimi where he lived for most of his childhood |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
I can not recommend this tour highly enough, it is very reasonably priced, it is emotional, interesting, educational and memorable among many other things and I will certainly remember it fondly. Ricky showed me a photograph at the end of the tour of his father standing alongside the four members of the Beatles in the 1960's. John Lennon had his hand on his shoulder, they had known each other from growing up in the same neighbourhood. Ricky's dad is over 80 years old now and is still very proud to have known the fab four . It's little stories like this that made the tour so great also..Thank you Ricky, keep up the great work....
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