And whilst I am a proud Scouser, so admittedly biased, I genuinely don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say the City’s waterfront from the Albert Docks at the Southern end, past the Pier Head and the Three Graces, up as far North to the Hill Dickinson stadium, is one of the most aesthetically and architecturally beautiful in the world.
There is also so much history. You’ll be amazed how intrinsic Liverpool was in shaping the Britain we have today.
The roots of the City are tied to industrialisation, the growth, dominance and abolition of the slave trade, global trade and emigration/immigration (particularly Transatlantic and India trade routes), maritime expansion/exploration/innovation and sadly, tragedy, the exponential growth in wealth of the British Empire, the multicultural melting pot a port city encourages and seemingly thrives with, voting rights and suffrage, docker strikes, unions and Toxteth riots, political agitation and mass unemployment, the transforming of the music scene with iconic artists, establishing league football (in Everton’s case, not once but twice!) and going on to produce two of the most successful teams in the country.
And yet the part of the City we are the most proud of is its people. Friendly, open, warm and respectful, with an amazing sense of humour. After a 2 day trip, you’re guaranteed to be leaving the City with more friends than when you arrived.
I do hope if you make the trip, you have the best time.