Liverpool (this is not here).

A couple of weeks ago, I visited Liverpool for the third time. In typical Bee fashion, the purpose of my visit was to gauge the size of the wardrobe I'd be storing my clothes in when I attend university there in September.

Now, as a Beatles fan, I wanted to visit their hometown wearing my obsession dedication, but I didn't want to look a typical tourist in one of my many Beatles t-shirts. My solution? A not-so-subtle nod to Sgt Pepper :)

My mother and I were shown the show flat in the accommodation building that I'll be staying in, Cambridge Court. The building next door, which is also university accommodation, happens to be a former hospital and guess which iconic 20th century musician and peace activist was born there? How cool!

Image source:  http://openplaques.org/plaques/8183

I then took a little walk to LIPA, the performing arts school which is housed in the building that was once Paul and George's school, Liverpool Institute. At this point, it had gotten quite cold so I put on a cardigan and my boots had begun to hurt, so I changed into a comfy pair of Dorothy Perkins flats.

 I saw Paul's childhood home (as well as the Beatles museum, the Cavern Club exterior and Penny Lane) the first time I went to Liverpool, but I couldn't find John's, so this time I hopped on a bus, determined to find it. Coming from such a small city, I was shocked that it could take forty minutes on the bus to get somewhere still in the same city.

As silly as it sounds, seeing Mendips in person really set in the fact that John was a real person, not just a legend. I already knew it was so, of course, but I couldn't help thinking - the little boy who grew up here was murdered. It made me so sad. RIP John.

Mendips is much grey-er in colour than it looks on these photos, however. We ran out of time really quickly, so a fleeting look at Strawberry Fields was all we could manage after this. I couldn't get the whole gate because there were people in front of it, and the photograph of me is truly awful in quality, but it's the only one I have.

Tomorrow, I'm going on a day trip to Liverpool (tried and failed to think of a 'Day Tripper' joke at this point), but by myself this time. It's also results day tomorrow, which means I'll finally find out whether I've got the grades to confirm my place at LJMU or not. I don't usually worry about this kind of thing, but I absolutely bombed that exam. Wish me luck!

Bee

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'sgt pepper' dress - primark (thrifted)

boots - new look

cardigan - select