Remembrance DayRemembrance Day(Poppy Day)(Poppy Day)

Mersey river cruise. BirkenheadMersey river cruise. Birkenhead

LiverpoolLiverpool

14th November 201014th November 2010

Remembrance day:Remembrance day: Sunday 14th November Sunday 14th November

On Sunday nearest to On Sunday nearest to 11th November ,UK 11th November ,UK remember the people remember the people who died in First and who died in First and Second World War.Second World War.

British people wear a British people wear a poppy and military poppy and military parades took place.parades took place.

Military parades at LiverpoolMilitary parades at Liverpool

Merseyside river CruiseMerseyside river Cruise

We crossed the Mersey We crossed the Mersey river stuary to river stuary to Birkenhead, on the left Birkenhead, on the left riverbank.riverbank.

We can see the skyline of We can see the skyline of modern Liverpool from modern Liverpool from the ferrythe ferry

Hamilton square in BirkenheadHamilton square in Birkenhead

We visited, in Birkenhead We visited, in Birkenhead city Hamilton square, an city Hamilton square, an example of georgian example of georgian architecture.architecture.

In the middle of the In the middle of the square, there is a square, there is a monolite honouring monolite honouring people who died in 1st people who died in 1st and 2nd World War, with and 2nd World War, with poppy crowns from poppy crowns from Remembrance Day.Remembrance Day.