As is our wont while on the road, TSG often makes up the day's itinerary in the morning while having coffee and munching on something from the hotel's breakfast offerings. Today's main event was supposed to be the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. Navigating over to the webpage, we were dismayed to discover that the Museum was closed because the site was inaccessible due to preparations for this weekend's Grand Prix Race.
That was kind of a drag, but in searching for alternatives, we discovered something just as interesting: the Penny Lane Beatles Museum, literally 3 blocks away from our hotel in Dunedin.
Dunedin resident Colin Bissett, a Liverpudlian by birth, has a fab gallery of items from his personal collection on display, and it ended up being more than a worthy substitute for a visit Salvador's Museum (As it turned out, our lodging in St Petersburg tonight is on Dali Boulevard- a small consolation, we suppose)
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I was prepared to be underwhelmed. I've seen much of these kinds of things on display and/or for sale at many a Beatlesfest (now the "Fest for Beatles Fans" as some odd coming to terms with Apple Corps). But, in fact, this place looks great. Not only are the offerings worthy and nicely chosen, their manner of display is really worthy. At least museum quality in my estimation. Glad the random workings of the gears of the universe landed you in that place.
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