WE associate John Lennon with Liverpool and New York. But the tragic Beatle visited some surprising destinations during his eventful life. Tuesday will mark the 40th anniversary of his untimely death in New York. Rob Crossan picks out the places around the globe where you can walk in John’s footsteps. Montreal and Amsterdam By 1969 John and Yoko were the most famous couple in the world. Marrying in Gibraltar, they spurned a traditional honeymoon in favour of two “bed-ins” — at the Hilton in Amsterdam in March and the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal in May — which they described as “advertising campaigns for peace”. They invited hundreds of journalists into their suites and Lennon also recorded Give Peace A Chance while still in his Canadian bed. Today, their Dutch room, now called the John and Yoko Suite, has the all-white look the couple adored. The John Lennon Yoko Ono suite in Montreal (the hotel is now a Fairmont) has made much more of an effort.Here “Hair Peace” and “Bed Peace” posters adorn the windows and there’s a collection of John’s favourite books, including Edgar Allan Poe and Alice In Wonderland. Plus there is a rotary telephone and retro TV…. Read full this story
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