Peace and Freedom ...

First of all, apologies for my depressing post yesterday ...

but I felt like I had a silent scream trapped inside me

... and I had to let it out somehow.

Everyone I meet thinks I'm doing really well, but sometimes I just don't feel very brave.

Anyway, I've got it out of my system and I know I have to get on with things as they are.

I had some wonderful comments left on my post, so I'd like to thank you all for your wise words and messages of support .... they really are a comfort to me!

Today the lovely Mr B. and I went all the way across the river to the Albert Dock to visit the Peace and Freedom Picasso exhibition at Tate Liverpool.

Now, it has to be said ... I'm not Picasso's greatest fan.

I appreciate that he was a genius and his body of work is truly amazing

but if I'm honest,

I just don't like it that much.

 I prefer prettier paintings.

This exhibition focuses on Picasso's reaction to the horrors and atrocities of war

and it is all a bit sombre and dark in my opinion.

However, the lovely Mr. B. does appreciate a good Picasso on the other hand

and he really enjoyed the show.

In the end I decided I like his simple line drawings best ...

uncomplicated

This dove of peace was my favourite.

 A burst of colour at last!

Actually, the exhibition is very interesting,
has plenty of work to see,
and has had great reviews in the art world.

You really don't have to love Picasso to enjoy it!

We also enjoyed an exhibition of a wide range of sculpture

The gallery was bathed in light from an installation of illuminated floor tiles .... this was pink, but we also saw green and gold while we there.

This unnerving young lady is incredibly life like ... except she's about 8 foot tall!

and of course, Degas' little dancer ... so sweet!

After a tasty lunch here ....

We had a little stroll around the Dock ... come and have a look ....

The Tate Gallery is the home of modern art in Liverpool .... and it is housed in some of the converted warehouses of the old docks.

We can remember this place as a derelict wasteland ... it was converted in the late eighties and now really is a fantastic place to visit on Liverpool's heritage waterfront.

The warehouses now contain shops, galleries and places to eat as well as a wonderful Maritime Museum which is well worth a visit. There's a very good Slave Gallery here.... to remind us the shameful way  Liverpool's great wealth was made in the past.

You can also find out more about the Beatles ...

I confess I have never been inside,

so I can't tell you what it's like, but it does seem very popular with the tourists.

If you want to see more of the city you can take a ride/voyage on the fabulous Duck Bus ..

which takes you on a tour around our city streets, then hurtles into the dock as a splashing finale ... great fun ... but best on a sunny day. We went on a freezing October day many moons ago ....

not for the faint hearted!

The newest arrival on the waterfront is the Liverpool Wheel ...

We haven't been on it yet, but friends tell me it's brilliant!!!!

Of course, no trip to Liverpool's waterfront would be complete without a trip on the world famous

Ferry across the Mersey!!