Report about Liverpool

 

Liverpool (Foreword)

The easiest way to get there is of course by plane. Just go to Tallinn and fly with Estonian Air. From London you can go to Liverpool by plane too, but we think that by train is more interesting. We think that a tourist have to be there two days to see everything interesting and nice.

We will not write about everything what you can see in Liverpool, but we chose four most important attractions. We will write about attractions where we want to go. We know that we don`t write about The Beatles or about zoo, but we just din`t find much about that attraction (zafari park) or we just didn`t have an interest about it (The Beatles). We din`t know how long it has to be, so we thought to make it about three papers long. There can be some spelling mistakes, but when I write the foreword at 10pm I was quite sleepy.

Our helper was internet, but of course we changed the text. We did it about six hours and we also searched the best photo to every attraction. We really hope that You like our report.

 

Liverpool (Albert Dock)

 

 

Liverpool is situated on the banks of the River Mersey. It`s population is about half million and ten thousant. And area is 44 square kilomeeters. Old about 800 years. Liverpool will be the Capital of Culture in 2008.

Liverpool is best known as a famous port city. One of the greatest Liverpool attraction is Albert Dock. The Albert Dock is Britain's most popular heritage attraction and three times winner of the Best Large Attraction in the North West award. Cafes, restaurants, exclusive shops, modern art and an engrossing history are just some of the ingredients that draw millions of people to the Liverpool waterfront site every year.

It was opened by Prince Albert in 1846. The five impressive buildings which form the Albert Dock complex stand as a reminder of Liverpool's history as a great and very important port. These imposing buildings were once overflowing with precious cargoes from foreign lands. However, docks built to accommodate sailing ships and when the new steamships came, they didn`t fit there anymore. And after 1890 trade declined, leaving the Albert Dock largely disused until its closure in 1972. The Arrowcraft Group in partnership with Merseyside Development Corporation restored the Albert Dock to its former glory and is now once again a centrepiece of the famous Merseyside waterfront.

Liverpool (Blue Planet Aquarium)

  

 Blue Planet Aquarium is Britain's Ultimate Underwater Adventure and features one of the world's largest underwater viewing tunnels. Blue Planet Aquarium is one of the Northwest's top family attractions, with its colourful collection of underwater breeds from frogs to sharks. Visitors can glide along on a moving underwater safari showing them around 1500 different species of Caribbean water life, discover how are eco systems work or get right up close to huge sharks, graceful rays and hundreds of other amazing fish in fantastic surroundings. 

Liverpool (The Beatles Places)

At 251 Menlove Avenue in Woolton John Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi from the ages of 5 to 23. The house was bought by Yoko Ono Lennon in 2002 and donated by her to the Trust. The house has been restored as closely as possible to how it looked when John lived there as a child, teenager and young man in the '50s and '60s.  Visitors to Mendips can see John's bedroom and listen to some of the music that inspired him.   

Liverpool (The Royal Liver Building)

The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool's signature.  Liver is pronounced with a long "i" as in the word alive, although the city is pronounced like the disgusting food.

It was constructed in 1908-1911 by Aubrey Thomas. Building has two clock towers. The 18-foot tall copper birds above the clock towers are the mythical Liver Birds, symbol of the city. Local legend is that if they fly away, Liverpool will cease to exist. The clocks, what are in the clock towers are 25-feet in diameter, larger than those in London's "Big Ben" clock. The clocks in both cities were built to give mariners the most accurate local time.

The statue, what is in front of the building, is of Edward VII, who was king when the building was constructed. Edward and the horse are looking the River Mersey.

Liverpool (British Navy Warships Museum)

 

Magnificent collections of British Navy fighting ships are on permanent display at Birkenhead's East Float Dock. The collection includes ships that took part in the Falklands war as well as German U534. The submarine sunk at the end of the Battle of the Atlantic. After 48 years it was raised from the seabed by one Danish company. After visitors have looked at the fine collection of ships, such as, HMS Plymouth and HMS Onyx, they can look round the visitor centre. The centre includes a museum about the U534 as well as exhibits about the Battle of the Atlantic and U-boats.

Used websites: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/ ; http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/