This year we were blessed with the type of
Summer we normally only dream of (or have read about in Enid Blyton books) - endless days of Sunshine, Sandals, Ice Cream
and Frappuccinos (ginger beer in Ms Blyton's case!). The only problem with all this beautiful weather is of course
having to make the effort to get out and about to enjoy every last moment of
it! I remember going on a few days out on sunshiney days in June and wondering will this be it now? My sister
bought my girls the most beautiful summer dresses and I thought I’d
best get them on them while it’s nice and now looking back those dresses have
been worn to death!
The City Centre itself is as good a place
as any to start. Yes there are fantastic shops and Liverpool has some amazing
museums, not to mention the recently reopened magnificent Central Library, but
this summer we weren’t hanging around indoors! Now I love shopping but when Liverpool One opened it’s doors in 2008 my
favourite part was found by passing all the shops by, getting in the elevator
and heading right to the top. When the elevator doors open you find yourself in
the midst of a City Center Oasis, a park situated above all the shopping,
flanked by restaurants and cafes with outside terraces and fabulous views
across to the Albert Dock and over the Mersey. I love to grab a takeaway coffee
and escape up here even in the depths of Winter.
From our home in South Liverpool there are
three park areas within a 5-10 minute drive and they are each so different but
we love them all. The one we have probably visited most this summer is
Otterspool Park and Promenade, again V being the deciding party in this as she
loves the playground there which has a wonderful waterside theme. This summer
it has been lovely to pack up picnics and pop up the girls tent and spend whole
days lazing in the sunshine at the waterside. Or at least I lazed while the baby darling napped - the darling husband was kept busy with whatever adventure V could dream up for him!
Calderstones Park is another with a play
area that V loves, but she also loves to go on adventures in the various walled
gardens they have. These are truly beautiful and there is so much to see. Luckily there are lots of signposts for the plants so we can look all knowledgeable when V asks what each and every pretty flower is ;) It
has been lovely to have the weather to spend so much time exploring, and
sometimes (on the rarest of occasions) just sitting in, these gardens.

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