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joy a video documentary. You’re allowed to take photos, and hood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney--or to have
several tourists snapped away. I spent nearly three hours a private driver/guide show me the sites of their Liverpool
on my recent tour here, stopping in the cafe for a bite to eat lifestyle and inspiration for the famous songs--such as Penny
afterwards--and browsing through the gift shop that sells Lane, Eleanor Rigby, and Strawberry Field.
Beatles T-shirts galore.
I’ve sipped wine at the Jacaranda Club and The Grapes pub
During my visits here, I have worked in a Beatles-themed (and the reconstructed Cavern Club), where the Beatles per-
tour, whether joining other fans on a van to visit the child- formed or hung out. Near St. Peter’s Anglican Church, where

Bronze scupture of Eleanor Rigby in
Liverpool.a gift from Britain’s 1950s rock
‘n’ roll idol Tommy Steele, “for all the lonely
people.” Center: The sculpture of John Len-
non outside The Cavern Pub was unveiled
on 16 January 1997. Photo courtesy George
Groutas from Idalion, Cyprus. Right: A view
down Penny Lane at the opposite end from
the roundabout, approaching the junction
with Greenbank Road near to Sefton Park..

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