Another holiday comes to an end but a week is probably about the right length of time in Liverpool. We had quite a full week but were not particularly rushed.
The hotel was good, helpful staff, very clean and slap bang in the centre of town so everywhere was within walking / scootering distance.
This week UNESCO announced that Liverpool would lose it’s Heritage status, primarily because of all the new development along the quayside (picture above) but in practice the new has been fairly well incorporated into the old and there lots of nice pedestrian zones where scooter riders can run people over.
Over the holiday we ate nine meals at different restaurants, all were highly rated on Trip Advisor and whilst all were fine we had not had anything exceptional, even the highest rated out of 1400 restaurants.
On Monday night we took more of a chance and walked into the street full of restaurants close to our hotel. Should we eat Lebanese or Turkish, a difficult choice until we discovered the Lebanese did not serve alcohol, a bit odd as there are some nice Lebanese wines. The Turkish restaurant was packed, none of the waiters were wearing masks, they did not do track and trace but the food was great and it was very good value. If in five days time we go down with covid then we know where it came from. Their take on tzatziki (using spinach rather than cucumber) was very tasty as was my lamb mince wrapped with tortilla bread.
The pictures right is of yours truly enjoying a pint in the Philharmonic pub.
There are lots of museums and galleries most of which are open although you have to book so they can keep numbers under control. This actually makes the visit more enjoyable as nowhere was too crowded but it does take a bit of planning. The Victoria Gallery we visited on Wednesday only let one party in every half hour which seemed a little excessive but we did get the full attention of two staff who were very informative.
A big surprise was the Egyptian relics, it seems around 1900 a local businessman opened a shop / museum of Egyptian antiquities in Liverpool and the interest spiralled from there. The shroud shown here was on a coffin which is over 2000 years old which is quite impressive especially as the design feels quite modern.
A covid related bit of artwork.
This was the sort of modern art we like.
Liverpool University has always been welcoming to women students.This fireplace was in the womens common room, the design and carving was done by women.
These are the urinals in the Philharmonic dining rooms visited on Wednesday.
The picture shows us outside Paul McCartneys house.
So now the holiday is over we can start to look forward to our next outing which starts in two weeks time in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We enjoyed Liverpool and are now looking at which city to visit next, probably next spring, all suggestions gratefully received.