We spent some time at the Westquay Shopping Centre located across the street, and had lunner at, again, Wagamama. We ate at one of these restaurants when we were in Copenhagen after visiting Tivoli Gardens. Had an excellent pork ramen there with beer. What we experienced at Westquay was amazing. We thought Southampton was just a dull port town with maybe a stoplight. Not so. Has a population of more than a quarter million, and is famous more than anything else as the departure point for several fatal ships. In 1620 the Mayflower carried 120, Pilgrims to America, making anchor near Cape Cord, Massachusetts. Many died on the way, and only 50 survived the first winter. Of course, the other that left here was the RMS Titanic in 1912 on a maiden voyage to New York, something we will also do soon, but hope to succeed. That's an actual photo of the ship leaving Southampton. Around 550 of the 2224 passengers and crew died, the de...
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