In my Liverpool Home. Liverpool. (Liverpool)

Member Name: GillMN

Product:	Liverpool
Date:	02/06/09 (132 review reads)
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Advantages: Friendly, witty, loads to see, four universities.The Beatles, Architecture, Parks, Museums,,,

Disadvantages: The M62 to Manchester.

'Liverpool's the Pool of life.' So Carl Jung wisely stated
He wasn't wrong, what other place has seen so much created?
We've got the finest humour and the TWO best teams in Footy,
two tunnels, two cathedrals and the famous Docker's Butty!*

We've got the Tate down by the docks with loads of modern piccies,
(I think they're weird myself, made from dead cows and broken biccies!)
We've also got more trees per head than any other city,
They're good for climbing on for kids and make the place look pretty.

There's the 'Dicky Lewis'* statue, a cathedral that's a funnel,
(If you want to see New Brighton you can use the Mersey tunnel.)
The Museum of the World is here and there's no better place
because centuries of sailors means we're home to every race.

The waterfront is famous and the finest way to view
is to travel on the Ferry and see buildings old and new.
Standing proud above it is the stately Liver bird
If a virgin passes underneath, it's wings drop off, I've heard!

We've got the Aintree racecourse, which runner will you choose?
The Philharmonic Hall and Pub that's famous for it's loos!
St Georges Hall and Lime Street, The Adelphi and The Crack*
And if you got lost in Scotty Road* we'd never get you back.

The River Mersey ambles through, it's quiet now for ships
unless you're living on the Wirral or want a few day trips.
But once the Docks saw seventy percent of all world trade!!
Everything was shipped through here with fortunes lost and made.

Our Maritime Museum shows the truth of 'Nitty Gritty'*
and how the slaves were treated makes you weep for shame and pity.
And seeing shackles still in place as you walk along The Goree*,
you know that here's a city with a long and chequered story.

We've got a Huge new Mall*, (as though the place was short of shopping!)
And a visit to the Cavern Club is sure to get you bopping.
The restaurants are brilliant! (but for food come to my house,
it won't cost you a penny for a great big dish of Scouse!*)

The City's tarted up now and refusing to be dead
even though that Thatcher woman tried to knock it on the head.
We've got style by the bucketfull but not a lot of money,
but we can make the whole world laugh 'cause Scousers are dead funny!

Of course we have our scallies*. What city now, has not?
But we have a lovely city and we're proud of what we've got.
And if you can't find somewhere, just ask anyone you can see.
you'll get seventeen opinions, nineteen jokes, and all for free!

If you haven't been to Liverpool you'll get a huge suprise
we're not a bit like we are shown through lazy media eyes.
The butt of jokes about criminals, our accent brings derision.
Just come and have a look yourself and make your own decision!


(I thought you might have trouble with the language here, and so...
To make it easy for you, the translation's just below!) :o)

*Docker's Butty. - Massive sandwich made with anything handy.
*Dicky Lewis. - Large, very nude statue on Lewiss' department store.
*The Crack. - Famous Liverpool pub.
*Scotty Road. -Infamous housing estate.
*Nitty Gritty. -The lowest tier of berths in a slave ship.
*Goree.- The Goree Piazza, a street on the Pier Head waterfront.
*New Mall- Liverpool One Shopping centre.
*Scouse- Stew.
*Scallies.- Scallywags, an affectionate name for a rogue.

Summary: Don't pass up the chance to try the place.