Founded in 1207 along the River Mersey, Liuerpool (meaning thick/muddy creek) grew from a fishing village to an important location for the English military, an important seaport in the 1600s regarding trading with the new world, followed by an important industrial center.
Today’s Liverpool is a vibrant center of culture and urban rebirth that also embraces its heritage. After all, look who we saw along the waterfront. Sorry to say that we missed their local tour that includes real places as Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, their childhood homes, and more.
Today’s downtown is a modernized center popularized by Liverpool history with music, the arts, and nightlife. The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, A Flock of Seagulls, and others are rooted in Liverpool’s fabric and heritage.The area around Temple Court, Mathew Street, and Ramford Square is highlighted with music venues, historic landmarks, and other stores boosting its heritage.
City Center is multiple-block, pedestrian shopping area with a wide variety of stores a short distance away – and not far from the waterfront and the cruise terminal. Today’s waterfront bustles with food, entertainment, shopping, hotels, amusement, and museums.
… and yes – including a ferry to cross the Mersey.
For other posts about our time in the British Isles, click here.
Next post is a surprise. Hmmmm … Wonder what/where?
A Frank Angle 
My good God! The Chuck Berry influence!
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Cindy,
Now that’s a great conclusion!
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Liverpool is/was an important port, and it looks like an interesting place to visit–though I don’t think it was founded in 2017, Frank. 😉
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Merril,
Oops …. many thanks on catching that major typo – corrected to 1207. To me, Liverpool had a different feel than the other cities we visited – more edgy – and that’s OK.
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Lots of editorial work on my end. 🙂
Interesting about the edgy feel of the city.
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At least I had the correct digits … but the order was a bit whacky.
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🙂
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Thank you, Frank. I’m enjoying your tour of the British Isles.
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John,
Thank you for coming along.
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Edinburgh next?
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Two more posts before we get to the land of your roots … and I will incorporate some pipes.
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Like many other lyrics, “ferry ‘cross the Mersey” was meaningless to me. Until now. Thanks, Frank. 😊
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Jim,
Wow … thanks for the high praise. The song was my head before we arrived, but the width of the river were the ferry crosses was much wider than I anticipated … and I knew then that I would end this post with that song.
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You make a great tour guide! Enjoying it very much! Would love to pop into a pub for a pint with you.
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Jo,
Thanks for the kind words. One this posts I try to take readers there without the burden of too many photos. (Something that I’ve worried about in this series.) … and cheers to the pub talk … maybe someday. 🙂
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Glad you had such a great trip–and are sharing it here! I especially love the videos!
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Patti,
It’s my pleasure. Some have told me they travel through me. Others are encouraged to go. Others get reminded of their past trips … and others just enjoy travel. Thanks for coming along.
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I didn’t get to see much in Liverpool. We did a Chester excursion in the morning. But what I saw I liked. As with everything that was too quick on the cruise, I need to go back and spend more time there.
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Carrie,
Our time in Liverpool for sightseeing was probably about 2-3 hours … so I’m sure we missed a lot. The next post (tonight) will explain why.
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What a neat experience! Yeah, Beatles!
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Betsy,
Starting the post with an old Beatles song from The Cavern was a late addition … but it worked. Lots of Beatles stuff in Liverpool.
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When I visit Liverpool I’ll plan to have a pint at The Cavern Club and sit where the Beatles sat.
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Tim,
We didn’t go into The Cavern Club, so I don’t know how authentic it is.
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Another place on my looooong list…
And thanks for the video. I can’t remember the last time I heard “Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey”
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Dale,
Glad Ferry Cross the Mersey was able to bring a smile. Hope you start chipping away at that list.
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I so want to, my friend.
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🙂 … unfortunately life has a way of limiting those things.
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Yeah… sigh…
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Still getting hours at the club?
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Yep. Matter of fact, working tomorrow..
But nixed the next two events. One to go see Mozart’s Requiem at Notre Dame Basiilica and one to go to my boyfriend’s office party. But I’ve 4-5 events in December
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Is the ND Basilica the one in Old Montreal that is very blue inside?
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Yes. It’s gorgeous
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Absolutely … and BTW … cheers to the lucky guy.
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Thanks.
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🎵🎵Smile and say….🎵 luv you 🎵…. ☆..so ferry cross the cyber space 🎶🎵… where I’ll stay.🎵🎵
Just being creative.
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Resa,
That’s awesome … cheers to your creativity … and glad that I inspired it. 🙂
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I loved Gerry and the Pacemakers, and didn’t realize that they, too, were Liverpudlians. From what you shared about the history of Liverpool, there are so many reasons for it to be an important city, but to many of us, all we know are the “fab four.” This would indeed be a fun tourist destination!
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Debra,
Liverpool was a pleasant surprise. On the down side, we only had several hours because of our Blackpool experience. Let it be known that Liverpool is proud of The Beatles! (Now that’s shocking)
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