Although I have not been to Liverpool in a few years, it is a city that I enjoy to visit. There's a lot to see and do in the city, and I've not done all of it. I do hope to return when I can and enjoy it more. I am a fan of the Beatles and enjoy the British music from the 1960s, and Liverpool was the place where a lot of this happened with the Beatles. Even if you don't care for the Beatles, there is so much more to enjoy here.
Albert Dock was renovated in the early 2000s and has slowly brought about more night clubs, restaurants, shops and museums into the old dock buildings. I enjoy it here. I've enjoyed food and drink at a few great restaurants here over the years, since my first visit in 2004. One of the new attractions next door to Albert Dock is the giant wheel, known as The Wheel. It offers decent views over the dock. For more information, visit: Liverpool: The Wheel and Dinner/Drinks at Smuggler's Cove
I am hoping that I can return to Albert Dock soon and enjoy the restaurants and pubs again, as in the photograph above.
One of the boats on Albert Dock is the 'Daniel Adamson'. This is currently being renovated, and I had a visit aboard it (above and below deck) on one of my visits. Visitors could jump on board and check it out. It is nicknamed "The Danny" and is a historical steam boat with Art Deco design. She (or 'he', since the boat has a boy's name) was very rusty and worn out on my visit in the early 2010s, but I can see the transformation: https://www.thedanny.co.uk/gallery
There is quite a lot to see and do around the docks, and there are some museum's and propeller's from the Lusitania shop that was sunk in the war. In 2014, Dazzle Ships Commemorate World War 1 was docked here too. That same year, I enjoyed the Giants in Liverpool: Giant Spectacle Marionettes in Liverpool 'Memories of 1914' Commemorate World War 1.
There's also the Beatles musuem and hotel, and visitors can stay aboard a yellow submarine Beatles-inspired boat docked next to Albert Dock, which is a bed and breakfast.
An old sculpture celebrating immigration is also located in the docks as many families left Liverpool to start a new life in the Americas, such as my own family.
Of course, there are Beatles tributes in so many places. On Mathew Street, the Beatles statue is above a gift shop. In Albert Dock, a portrait of the Beatles was created using thousands of jelly beans! There are companies offering bus and taxi tours, and I recommend A Fab Four Beatles Taxi Tour in Liverpool.
If you are not a big fan of the Beatles, there is an Elvis musum and the city hosts other events. In 2004, I went to a concert 'Summer Pops' (Lulu and Lil Concert - Summer Pops in Liverpool), and in 2008, the city had another concert because it was European Capitol of Culture. I helped with the 'Number One Project': Liverpool Number Ones: Music and Culture.
Mathew Street also contains the Cavern Club and the 'Cavern Wall of Fame' with the acts and singers who performed in the club displayed on the bricks.
One of my favourite sculptures is located along the dock front in Liverpool and known as the "Super lambbanana" sculpture. It's a giant yellow banana-lamb blend. The idea of the sculpture is that lambs are exported and bananas are imported into Liverpool. In 2008, the Capitol of Culture year, a sculpture trail of these were located around the city. Unfortunately, I did not see them at the time, but there are still a few of these placed up.
Visitors who enjoy being up high can enjoy A Trip to the top of Liverpool's Radio City Tower with plenty of views over the city.
For those into shopping and good food and drink, Liverpool also offers a lot of options. Music, culture, food, shopping - what's not to love?
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