Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for your support Nathan. Yes, I quite agree with you that it would appear that to most people England is London and the way that Liverpool has been portrayed by the media in the past has not helped at all. However, hopefully we have now turned that corner and Liverpool will again take her place as one of Englands premier cities, and a must visit. Best Regards Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <n.wajsman@chello.nl> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:46 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Liverpool (WAS: York v Lancaster London tea) > I can only second Eric here. I visited Liverpool for the first time last > August and found it to be an extremely attractive, historic city with a > beautifully renovated waterfront. It was a bit of a pilgrimage for me, > since I have been a Beatles fan and a Liverpool Football Club supporter > since I was 12 years old. > > England is more than London. > > Nathan > > Eric C wrote: > > > > Jerry, > > > > That should be Cheshire, not Chester. > > > > Why did you always avoid Liverpool? > > > > Far too many people place too much emphasis on third party reports of what > > Liverpool was and is like, but upon visiting the city, they are very > > pleasantly surprised and wish they had visited sooner. > > Two Cathedrals , the Anglican Cathedral is the Largest in Europe, two > > Universities, two Premiership Football Teams etc, etc, also the majority of > > people who emigrated to the USA left Europe from Liverpool Docks. > > > > Another piece of history that people gloss over is that during the 2nd World > > War, Liverpool was the most bombed city in the UK after London, and had the > > most civilian casualties from any single air raid. > > > > > > You do not know what you have missed. > > > > Regards > > Eric > > > > On 17/4/04 3:08 am, "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> wrote: > > > > > Nathan > > > > > > I always thought that Liverpool was in Chester, not Yorkshire or > > > Lancashire. But WTF do I know, I always avoided Liverpool. > > > > > > jerry > > > > > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Eric, > > >> > > >> I don't remember if you are of the blue or red persuasion, but the one > > >> thing Liverpool needs is for LFC to start doing better! > > >> > > >> Nathan > > >> > > >> Eric C wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Now that we are to be European City of Culture in 2008, I think everywhere > > >>> wants to be a suburb of Liverpool. > > >>> > > >>> And about time too. :-) > > >>> > > >>> All the Best > > >>> Eric > > >>> > > >>> On 13/4/04 11:33 am, "Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Na then, lad > > >>>> That match was 1-1, until your lot got Henry VII in after extra time. > > >>>> Richard III got sent off under mysterious circumstances > > >>>> Isn't Lancashire a suburb of Liverpool ? ;-) > > >>>> Douglas > > >>>> > > >>>> This is the way we find out where people come from, > > >>>> > > >>>> Eric C schrieb: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Are you trying to re-ignite the War of the Roses? ;-) > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Eric > > >>>>> (Liverpool UK) > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On 12/4/04 11:49 pm, "Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> For those who don't know the North of England, it consists of Yorkshire > > >>>>>> (and a couple of other insignificant counties > > >>>>>> tacked on to its borders) ;-) I shall now seek cover from irate > > >>>>>> Geordies, Lancastrians and the like. > > >>>>>> 'eers to me, thee an all on us > > >>>>>> Douglas ( an exiled Tyke in Germany) > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> Leica Users Group. > > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Leica Users Group. > > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Nathan Wajsman > > >> Almere, The Netherlands > > >> > > >> e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > > >> Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > >> > > >> http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information