Titanic

Four hours on the road this afternoon heading to Ellesmere Port near Liverpool for the launch of the new Vauxhall Astra. The cars were all lined up ready for our arrival, and we had a fish and chip supper followed by a comprehensive briefing about the car.

This is the corridor of our hotel, the Titanic in Liverpool's dockland area. It is a converted warehouse, decorated with Titanic memorabilia. Cue a lot of bad taste quips about having no ice in the rooms ...