Hi Everyone,
It's been a really long time since I've posted on here and I have really missed this community. Since I have been gone I have travelled, looked after two very hyperactive children that I am very lucky to call my own and a housewarming with the extended family.
I'd love to tell you about my trip to Liverpool, actually it was a stopover on the way up to the Lake District, to break up the journey. It took us around 3 hours, with a pit stop, to get to Liverpool city centre where we were staying. We stayed at Base Apartments on Duke Street which was very convenient but I would say the apartment needed a lick of paint as it was worse for wear. Also, the car park has the narrowest entrance I have ever tried to drive through, especially in the van.
We hadn't eaten much on the way up so we were lucky to find a Chinese restaurant that was still serving dim sum around the corner from the apartment called Man Tsuen Ho's Restaurant, located in Chinatown. We ended up ordering a lot of food, we were very hungry, and it was very tasty, if I was in Liverpool I would come to this restaurant in town. The odd thing was that the custard buns, which are my children's favourite, came out green, they used green dough instead of the standard white. It's safe to say my children saw the green colour and decided they weren't going to eat it even though it's their favourite dish. Everything was delicious and we had spare to snack on in the evening.
After a late lunch we decided to walk to the famous Liverpool Docks which wasn't far from the apartment, and it was a lovely evening for it. The Royal Albert Dock is the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings in the country that use to be former working dock. It was so busy at the docks, they had several events going on as well as food carts along the lead up to the docks. It didn't seem as impressive as it did compared to the photos I have seen but it was probably due to all the railings and scaffolding that was along the docks.
We walked along the waterfront which was beautiful and it was a really enjoyable walk, even though there were lots of people it didn't feel crowded.
We walked past The Three Graces which is said to be one of the most beautiful skylines and it's safe to say that it's true. The Three Graces consist of the Royal Liver Building, The Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building and they situate themselves on Liverpool’s Pier Head. The Royal Liver Building is the city’s signature landmark and the Liver birds are the city’s emblem which you’ll find them dotted across Liverpool’s precious architecture. Today, it remains as a working office but next door you'll see the Cunard building.
The Cunard building is a Grade II listed building and since the building first opened and until the late 1960s it was the headquarters of the famous and still-going-strong Cunard Cruise Line. Liverpool still maintains its close and proud relationship with the cruise line, with the building keeping its original tenant's name and being the host of the reuniting of the Cunard Three Queens in 2015.
Next to the Cunard Building is the Cunard War Memorial, which unfortunately we didn't get to see, that was erected in memory of the Cunard employees who were tragically killed during the First World War and later World War II. If I go back to Liverpool that will be a monument on my list that I would like to visit.
Our last stop on our evening walk was The Beatles statue which was so iconic and it was really impressive, it's a bonus that I enjoy their music too. It's a statue that you must see if you visit Liverpool as it is their hometown and apparently this is the cities most popular selfie spot. This fact is definitely true as there were so many people queuing to get photos of this statue, even people who live around the area were taking photos.
The next morning we walked round the corner from the apartment to visit the Liverpool Cathedral, which had the university graduations happening so unfortunately we couldn't go inside. What's special about this cathedral is that this is the largest cathedral in Britain as well as being the 5th largest cathedral in the world. We walked along the edge of it and it really was big but I would of liked to see the inside so that's another one to add to my list if I visit Liverpool again.
This concludes my time in Liverpool, it was very short and sweet, but there wasn't much to see in the grand scheme of things and it was only a stopover. Are there any sites that I may have missed that should be on my list for next time?
Until next time, stay tuned.
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I've only been to Liverpool once many years ago, on the way back from Lake District for us. Sadly we were only there for a day and didn't get to see much, though I do remember seeing the Beatles. Maybe due another trip some time..
It's the only reason we stopped in Liverpool was on our way to the Lake District but it wasn't what I expected. The highlight was the Beatles statue.
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For a stopover, you can tell that the time has been used to the fullest! I love everything you show us and a brief tour of the city. Surely it deserves to spend several days discovering all it has to offer, but it was a great look! Thanks for sharing your trip, I loved it
We definitely did everything that Liverpool had to offer that we could see and it was a very useful place to stop on our way up North. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading.
I enjoyed your story and virtual walk with you, Liverpool is one of my dream-destinations, first of all because of Beatles but as I see - there are many other wonderful things to explore! You managed to see a lot being with kids, I must say, bravo! I have just posted my story of visiting Germany with kids and in our case we managed to do\see just smth one per day because of kids, you were way more productive! :) Also I would like to shate here my recent story about traveling with kids, maybe you will be inspired to visit those German cities with your children too once! thanks a lot for your inspiring post!
https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@annasworld/traveling-with-kids-a-duty-a-burden-or-a-joy
I must say, I did fall in love with the Beatles statue, it just better than the pictures. I have to say, and I may be bias, but my kids are well behaved when we go on holiday but it may be because they get treats often. But they are travel bugs and love travelling around the world. I will have to have a look, I haven't explored Germany very much. Thank you for reading.
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Thank you so much! I appreciate this, especially as it's my first post in a long time.
You are very welcome @kathrynkw! it was well deserved. ☀️
It's great to see you posting again!