Wednesday Walk - Cathedrals in the Mist

_{Picture taken at location 1 - Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Wreathed in Mist}

I woke up this morning to a freezing bedroom with a distinct desire to pull the covers up around my head and give up on the swim I had planned for the morning.

With the words of the great motivational Guru Homer Simpson ringing in my ears...

"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel.”

I finally dragged myself out of bed, ignoring Homer's sage advice this time 😅

After I had whacked the heating on and shivered for five minutes with my hands wrapped around a cup of tea, I opened the curtains, saw that snow had fallen overnight and freezing river mist was blanketing the city in a ghostly veil.

When I finally packed my swimming kit and ventured outside this mist was still loitering about, nibbling at my nose like Jack Frost’s demented pet rabbit.

_{Pictures taken at location 2 & 4}

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As it was so atmospheric this morning, I decided to walk a little out of my way and take a Wednesday walk down Hope Street to photograph the two cathedrals in the mist.

Walking down hope street, you pass by Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), set up by Paul McCartney of Beatles fame, and right next to LIPA is an interesting sculpture entitled, A Case History, by John King.

As can be seen in the first of the two pictures above, these look like an abandoned pile of antique suitcases, this morning looking particularly forlorn sitting in the icy fog, tops sporting a hat of white snow.

_{Picture taken at location 3 - looking up Falkner Street - locally known as Millionaire's row as the townhouses cost $$$$$$$ 😂}

Hope Street lies dead centre in the Georgian quarter of Liverpool, where I have lived most of my life. The road is made famous by the fact that it has a cathedral at each end, as can be seen in the pictures below.

_{Pictures of the two cathedrals in the mist, taken at location 4}

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At one end of hope street sits the towering gothic structure of Liverpool Anglican cathedral, which is the largest religious building in Britain, and the eighth largest church in the world.

While in contrast at the other end of hope street sits the more modern Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral with its conical crown reaching for the clouds.

_{Picture taken at location 5}

The pavement was icy and treacherous, with a temperature of around -2 Celsius this morning. At the junction between Hope Street and Hardman Street (location 4) a student girl fell afoul of Jack Frost's tricks and slipped right on her behind. Luckily she was alright and seemed embarrassed more than anything.

As can be seen on the map above the walk was a short one, and if I hadn't gone swimming I'm not sure I'd have classed it as real exercise.

But with another detour on my way home to pick up some supplies from the local shops, the walk was about a mile.

Along with the 60 lengths (1,500 metres) I swam at the pool, this felt a little more respectable, and I got that good endorphin high that makes the day so much better.

Thanks for joining me on my Wednesday walk 🙂 🌿

All images in this post were taken by me.
Camera: Samsung S7 Edge.

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