When most people think of Liverpool, they think of the Beatles, and there are certainly lots of shops that sell Beatles memorabilia; however, Liverpool is also a very prosperous port city with amazing traditional as well as modern architecture throughout. There is a branch of the Tate museum next to the cruise port as well.
Liverpool had the first wet dock, built in 1715, which revolutionized global shipping by letting ships stay afloat regardless of the tide. By the late 19th century roughly 40% of the world’s trade passed through the city. It has Europe’s oldest Chinese community, the UK’s oldest Black African community and a massive Irish population. The two cathedrals are the massive Anglican cathedral and the very modern Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, which we visited on our afternoon tour.
We spent some time in residential areas, eventually ending up in the neighborhood seeing the street called “Penny Lane” , where some of us had our pictures taken.
Another example of art in the city involves the Christmas truce during World War I. Two fiberglass figures, one German and one English are shaking hands as they stopped fighting and played football on Christmas Day.
As you can imagine, there were lots of Beatles related events on the ship, such as Beatles music trivia and tributes paid by our dueling pianists.
It’s time to say goodbye for tonight. More coming tomorrow.
Lucky you! I’d love to visit Liverpool. Did you see anything commemorating Cilla Black?
Interesting Liv. Info! That city has come up in the world compared to past reputation. Almost home. Hope your legs & hips held up well.
Interesting Liv. Info! That city has come up in the world compared to past reputation. Almost home. Hope your legs & hips held up well.