luggsy Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Just had 6 glorious days in Albert Dock what a stunning place , it must be 30 years since the last time I was there what a transformation , you have to give the development team 10 out of 10 , I used to go to the docks 45/46 years ago with my dad's drivers used to be queuing up on the Dock road waiting to get on the docks to get unloaded , for any one who's not been you really want to put it on your todo list , just the cruise in is worth doing, I would of paid to do it lol , if you go you must visit the dry Dock unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogless Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 You've done it now......if we tell them all how terrible it is we can keep the place to ourselves. We'll never be able to get a booking now ! Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bearwood Boster Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Have to agree-Liverpool is just fantastic ! We did the cruise last summer & enjoyed every minute.I'm a Cestrian(means someone from Chester,not some kinky perversion),& I used to visit the Pool a lot-boy has it changed for the better.If you've not been-go as you will not regret it. Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufford Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I went recently as a pedestrian and I was amazed at the amount of free museums and other tourist attractions. All very good and free! I did however spend most of the weekend loitering around the docks. Still trying to work out what a superlambana is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmck Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Been twice now. Fantastic, especially arriving by boat. Slightly biased, as born in Liverpool, but what a transformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bearwood Boster Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Googled Superlambbanana/Superlambanana last year & still not sure I understand what they're all about ! Oh well,they're bright n cheery to look at at !Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14skipper Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) . Edited September 25, 2015 by 14skipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeahbut surely you'll come home to find all the wheels nicked off your boat and it up on bricks. Or is the Manchester...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyLady Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeahbut surely you'll come home to find all the wheels nicked off your boat and it up on bricks. Or is the Manchester...? I would imagine that in Ashton - Manchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeahbut surely you'll come home to find all the wheels nicked off your boat and it up on bricks. Or is the Manchester...? That's London all the spare bricks up t north have been sent darn sarf for cheap £275000 starter homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murflynn Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm a Cestrian(means someone from Chester,not some kinky perversion), & I used to visit the Pool a lot-boy has it changed for the better. yeah we'll believe you .......................... NOT !! Is it something to do with lot-boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Strange how I moored at the back of Albert dock in Salthouse dock but people will insist on it being the Albert dock ? where the CRT moorings are not. What a fantastic place Liverpool is plus a great people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartlebury lad Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 It's the British Barcelona! Fab vibe and great architecture and history. No small amount of civic pride too. On the boat trip bucket list....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Soul Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeahbut surely you'll come home to find all the wheels nicked off your boat and it up on bricks. Or is the Manchester...? the old ones are the best eh... Total number of crimes over a twelve month period per thousand residents, for the crime type selected (All Crime) Reading 76.33 Oxford 88.60 LIverpool 89.12 A wise man knows his ignorance; a fool thinks he knows everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 It's the British Barcelona! Absolutely. Two cathedrals (one unfinished), an army of pickpockets and a language that the rest of the country can't understand. I much prefer Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Loved Liverpool - it was a great experience I'd recommend to anyone. It's worth the visit just for the journey through the docks - the museums and attractions are an added bonus. The tour of the original dock was fascinating too along with a visit to Crosby Beach to see the iron men and a ferry across the Mersey to Birkenhead to tour a German WWII u-boat. Wandering through the city centre was a joy too with street performers on every street corner giving it an Edinburgh Festival flavour. We're planning to go again next year to do all the stuff we didn't get time for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 the old ones are the best eh... Total number of crimes over a twelve month period per thousand residents, for the crime type selected (All Crime) Reading 76.33 Oxford 88.60 LIverpool 89.12 A wise man knows his ignorance; a fool thinks he knows everything. Calm down dear, I was poking fun at the stereotype. But I see you don't 'do' humour. Welcome to the forum by the way. Looks like my post provoked you into joining up! Delightful username you've chosen for yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Barcelona has a football team!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) On my list. We lived up there for ages . OH arrived as a young man to join his first ship and stayed. To be honest I was glad to move on because I got profoundly depressed by being shown various heaps of rubble and being told that was once a thriving factory . Pubs were shutting and there was a lot of dereliction and empty premises. If things are much improved I'm glad , Liverpool deserves decent work and some prosperity. It should be a city for the young with a future . I'd have to ask the relatives what life's like away from the main tourist down town area. Liverpool has two teams , not a footy fan but bought red rather than blue cars Edited September 25, 2015 by madcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) the old ones are the best eh... Total number of crimes over a twelve month period per thousand residents, for the crime type selected (All Crime) Reading 76.33 Oxford 88.60 LIverpool 89.12 A wise man knows his ignorance; a fool thinks he knows everything. Those figures are reported / detected crimes just shows which coppers are doing their jobs . Reading crime capital of the waterways It's criminal what they have done with the Kennet. Edited September 25, 2015 by b0atman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift1894 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Just be aware that if you go by boat, your magnesium anodes won't last long in Albert Dock. Just watch them fizz!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally123 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Great to see so many positive things being said about Liverpool. The city centre really is a fantastic place to visit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyMonkey84 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 The original Superlambanana was a sculpture by a Japanese artist as a comment on genetically modified foods. It was then housed in the city and has become a mascot - raising lots of money for charity in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter X Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 On my list. We lived up there for ages . OH arrived as a young man to join his first ship and stayed. To be honest I was glad to move on because I got profoundly depressed by being shown various heaps of rubble and being told that was once a thriving factory . Pubs were shutting and there was a lot of dereliction and empty premises. If things are much improved I'm glad , Liverpool deserves decent work and some prosperity. It should be a city for the young with a future . I'd have to ask the relatives what life's like away from the main tourist down town area. Liverpool has two teams , not a footy fan but bought red rather than blue cars When I grew up in Saaf London I was shown various heaps of rubble and told that was once a house (or houses) before the V-rockets of WW2. They all are again now, I think almost every remaining bomb site in London got developed in the 1985-88 boom. I doubt if we need your northern bricks, there's plenty of clay in the south from which most of the bricks that built London came (e.g. hence the Slough Arm). In any case a lot of the new builds are blocks of flats, generally steel, concrete and glass. Some brick is used, don't know where it comes from. It wouldn't surprise me if the steel and glass comes from the north. Barcelona has two teams too, RCD Espanyol are pretty good, currently 10th in their league just like Everton. Not as good as Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckferret Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I was there last week doing some work but managed to spend a very enjoyable night in the "Cavern Club" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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