I’m from Liverpool and I love watching these types of videos where people visit Liverpool just to see the point of view from an outsider prospective. Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves ❤️
@@WorldWideWolbertsreally can't believe you got the Cavern Club almost to yourselves, it's normally rammed full of people. Really glad you enjoyed your visit to Liverpool.
I`ve been to Liverpool many times. From the very first moment of the very first time I was ever there I fell in love with the place. `Great city with - on the whole - very friendly people.
OMG i saw the building PROBE was in (not many of you will know what that was) a blast from the past from the 80s when i was a young punk rocker in liverpool
i live here, born and bred, and i don’t think there’s anywhere else i would rather live, and i’ve travelled around a fair bit! glad you enjoyed it here; always welcome back!
Love seeing people enjoy our city as much as we do. Come back again and next time visit anfield Liverpool FC stadium, you're probably not into football (soccer) but we're the most successful club in English football and the and stadium tour are a must for tourists 👍
I'm born and raised in Liverpool. Can honestly say, there is never a dull moment in this city. I absolutely love it here. Hope you enjoyed exploring our great city.
We loved seeing Liverpool through your eyes. We live not too far away and love the city. Glad you love it too. You did so many awesome things, the ferry, the cavern, L1 - loved it 🍻
Omg, where have you guys been all my life lol started off watching with curiosity as to what people think of my city. I'm scouse born and bred, I know everyone says it of their home town, but Liverpool is the best city on the planet. It's funny because the stuff you did, the places you went to, I take for granted. It's not till I see others enjoying my home town I realise how lucky I am. Loving your blog so far, you are both so funny and down to earth. Safe journey to where ever you go from here. Next time you are coming to Liverpool, give me a shout we have a spare room you can stay in loooool take care guys
This was such a refreshing comment to read, we really appreciate it!! Had an absolute blast in your city and would return in a heartbeat. Thank you for watching! - Maggie
It's great you ventured out of London and visited Liverpool. Its a very unique British city. Maybe inbetween London and Liverpool you should of visited Birmingham. It's the second city of the UK n there's no place like it.
Oh, no! A tile fan and you went to Liverpool but missed the toilets in The Philharmonic pub on Hope Street- You'll have to make a return visit now... ...or just Google them.
Liverpool is where the last Confederate forces surrendered. It was a Confederate warship that had attacked a ship after the formal surrender in the USA. Fearing they would be tried as pirates, if they surrendered in the USA, they said to Liverpool. Liverpool was a place that was known to have Confederate sympathies as a lot of ships were built for the Confederacy in Liverpool. The ship surrendered to a Royal Navy ship.
That was The CSS Shenandoah, under the command of Lieutenant commander James Waddell. He surrendered at Liverpool Town hall. The Ship was originally called The Sea King when she was built on The River Clyde. There are a lot of references as well as physical objects that show Liverpool`s support for The Confederacy Marcus.
The HQ of the Confederate Navy was originally in the back room of the Liver Hotel on the top corner of South Road in Waterloo. Later they moved to rooms in one of the houses on Blucher Terrace just off the bottom of South Road, it's not really the sort of thing that deserves a blue plaque from English Heritage. There's also or used to be a memorial to Confederate sailors in Smithdown Road cemetery, those champions of revisionist history, The Daughters of the Confederacy did a wreath laying a couple of decades ago, they didn't make too much of a fuss about seeing as it's in the heart of Liverpool's Black Community.
@@robertdraper5782 I didn`t know about The Liver hotel but I seem to recall something about The wreath laying service. Some of the old houses around the Grove street area have got Confederate illustrations built into the interior of the Buildings, in the fancy ceiling designs etc. In fact one of the most ornate in now some sort of education centre or such like. The American civil war had huge implications for parts of Northern England, places like Chorley where they did a lot of trade in the cotton and linen industry. It`s a fascinating period of history.
You may have guessed this anyway but the guy singing “all you need is rush” is because Ian Rush is a legendary Liverpool player and that was probably a fan pub 👍
Yes doubt they'd have guessed it mate not too many Americans know much about Ian Rush, he was a bit before the prem took off abroad in last 10-15 years or so trust me I'm a Scouser who spent 14 yrs over there in 90s early 2000s not much coverage back then.
Welcome, welcome, welcome. I love how you randomly drift in and out of British accents. Seems like you guys are loving it. You should try over here in Yorkshire. You'll love York. All the best.
If you like sightseeing and history York is great, if you like edwardian and victorian architecture and partying leeds is fantastic for that, it goes without saying there is some lovely countryside too
The Liverpool accent is as much North Welsh influenced as it is Irish. Also, the accent is far more modern than the vikings - only the last 150 years. Before that everyone would have spoke with a Lancashire accent.
I love watching tourists loving our beautiful city. Btw, that was the bombed out church at the top of Bold street. We have 2 cathedrals not far from there. 🇬🇧♥️👍🎹🎵🍻🍺✔️🍷🎶🌞🕺🎤🎸🎼🍂🇺🇸♥️
I’ve been loving the videos of your trip. We’re headed to England in Sept and can’t wait. You guys are a lot of fun and enjoy the history lessons. I’m also from WA and work downtown Tacoma!
Make sure you don't get stuck in London though! Travel around a bit because London is expensive! The London eye, I'd pass on that. Too much money for one view. Get walking and view the same things from the ground. Just soak up the vibe rather than paying entry on everything. Although I would recommend The Tower of London, one of my favourite places, but then I'm into that whole Wars of the Roses and Tudor period. There's so many beautiful places in England, and IMO far more beautiful than London! 😳 I'm English btw, my parents are from East London, although they moved out and I was later born in Sussex. It depends what you're looking for really, so feel free to ask any questions if you want for tips, what type of thing you want to experience etc. Off the top of my head, my top places would be, a DAY trip to London, I couldn't stay there. York is beautiful. Pretty much all of Cornwall is idyllic, and Devon, and Dorset too. Canterbury in Kent is lovely. I love the vibe at English seasides, my favourites would be Bournemouth all day long my number one for sure, Hastings, Margate and Dymchurch. They all have typical English fish & chips, ice creams, fairgrounds, striped deckchairs, flags, gift shops, amusement arcades, buckets & spades, candy floss etc etc. I love the beach, any beach. The Jurassic coastline around Devon and Cornwall you can find 600 million year old fossils! Cornwall has lots of inlets, coves, hideaway beaches scattered with caves that were once used by smugglers! Cornwall has a vibe all of it's own, very ethereal, whimsical, superstitions, traditions, pagan and witchy vibes. Very quirky. Anyway, if you want to ask anything let me know. 😘😘😘
@@tamielizabethallaway2413 thanks for the info and suggestions. We do plan to spend a few days in some other places (the Cotswolds, Bath, St Ives and York for sure). Canterbury sounds like a great place to add in. Would that work well as a day trip from London? Thank you!
@@lizattwood5167 yes it would! It's a beautiful historic town! There's Canterbury cathedral and cobbled paths and stone cottages. Most places like that are an easy train ride from London! 😁 St Ives, Cornwall...not a day trip surely? 😳 You're staying there? Gorgeous! I hope you have wonderful weather. I know September is out of season but we do sometimes get really lucky and have a freaky hot week here and there when you wouldn't expect it. I've had many lovely September breaks around England. And March too! I call them freak weeks....😂 But I'm not complaining! Lovely to hang washing outside. There's a place in York called Jorvik, pronounced as Your Vick, it's underground, not far from York castle which is also great btw. Jorvik is a real Viking settlement discovered under the ground, carefully unearthed to show how they lived in the villages they built here when they invaded 1000+ years ago. There's narration as you go round and people dressed up in costume etc. There's also The Bloody Tour of York which is a similar exhibition type of attraction and takes you back through England's bloody history in that area. Bath is another beautiful city, lots of Roman history there. People used to come from all over the country (rich people! Nobles etc!) to "take the waters" at Bath which were supposedly healing waters. I guess they were healing.... inasmuch as being in any water feels therapeutic! They were probably nicer in the Roman times with their ritual oil cleanses and personal hygiene. Not sure the waters would be so healing in the Medieval years...with how rarely they bathed it was probably more like soup! 🤣 Wow you're really going left right and centre on your trip! I hope you don't plan all of those as day trips! Well, it's certainly possible, but you're gonna be bloody knackered every night! If St. Ives is a day trip just peep out at the station when you arrive but stay on the train to go straight back again 😜😜😜 It's a long old way from London so I hope you're staying there!!! Don't forget The Harry Potter Studio Tour is just outside of London if that's your thing? Or a late night Jack The Ripper tour walking around the locations. Actually you can also do a recreated with actors similar scare tour at The London Dungeons. York has Dungeons too, owned by the same entertainment group, Merlin, so it's worth looking for a one-price-ticket for certain attractions if they fit your interests. Pay once and have endless visits to all their attractions while you're here. They're not the only company to offer such deals. Some include a one-off ticket for a list of attractions and train travel to and from, so shop around for things like that for better value. But even just absorbing each area and not paying an entry fee to any attraction would be just as wonderful, especially to someone looking at things for the first time. You don't have to go into places is my point. I'm pretty sure all museums and art galleries are free entry in London....check out www.visitlondon.com .... Or might be .co.uk instead of the dot com.... can't remember, anyway they have lists of all the places that are free to explore. London is expensive, so do beware of hiked up prices, but if money is no object or you've saved specifically to have fun without caring about costs, then indulge and enjoy. There's always supermarkets to pick up sandwiches, drinks and savouries etc for a cheaper lunch, and there's always McDonald's, even just to grab a fresh coffee for one pound, rather than whatever Starbucks charge! 🙄 If you wanna splurge, go ahead and spoil yourself, immerse yourself, but, if you do have a stricter budget, there's ways to do things more cheaply is what I'm saying. Just a walk along the South Bank at the weekend is a great day out, enjoy the view across the Thames River (pronounced TEMS) to see Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, The Houses of Parliament (which is actually The Palace of Westminster, a formal royal palace), The Gherkin, The Shard, Big Ben (which is actually The Elizabeth Tower - Big Ben is really the name of the huge bell inside the clock tower, not the tower itself.), Westminster Abbey (church of England), Westminster Cathedral (Roman Catholic), st. Paul's Cathedral....endless iconic buildings all along the opposite side of the River. As you walk along the South Bank, on your side you have endless book stalls, eclectic shops, kooky pubs, eateries, The London Eye, The London Dungeons, McDonald's, restaurants, games arcades, street performers, people sitting outside the pubs, The Tate Modern Art Museum, National Theatre, Sea Life Aquarium, street foods, souvenirs, postcards, benches galore, even a mini beach which I wouldn't recommend sitting on but it's fun if people are doing sand sculptures. If you are fit and healthy it's around a 15 minute straight walk from Westminster, down the South Bank and turn off to Borough Market....not so quick when it's crowded obviously! But it's a fairly straight walk. Also similar distance walking from Westminster area and down behind it to head to Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus etc. St. James' Park opposite the palace is just one of many beautiful royal parks found all over London. Lovely just to sit in the sunshine with a packed lunch in between walking around. For all of London's buildings and construction, there's actually a large amount of green space to be found all over London, most areas have large well maintained parks within them. If there's anything else you'd like to know just ask, but I will STFU now before I become a tourist guide! 😂😂😂 I'm excited for you! I love to see people, particularly Americans, seeing England for themselves and discovering a lot of what they've been told is not true! We can be rowdy, we like a drink, we swear a lot...it may be unfamiliar but its not meant in any way aggressively most of the time. You should hear the things I say to my 88 year old Dad....and the swearing and names he calls me in return! 🤣 It's all banter, teasing, sarcasm. Oh and if you're a person of colour, you may find it refreshing to find people reacting to your American accent and not batting an eyelid to your shade! We judge a person's integrity, not skin! Well I guess there can be arseholes anywhere, but they are very much NOT the majority so if you are unlucky to come across such a cretin, we don't claim them ok! 😘😘😘 Are you packed yet? Lol! I bet you're sooooo excited! I hope it's everything you dreamed of and more besides! 💖💖💖 xxxxx
@@tamielizabethallaway2413 thank you! Thank you! Love your tips and suggestions. Yes, we are staying at each area from 2-4 days😀. Can’t wait to enjoy your beautiful country!
It's not an 'outdoor mall' it's a street with shops. Liverpool is the best city in the UK, the people are class, they have a great sense of humor.Plus this is the home of the legendary 'Cream' /nation nightclub... a place I myself used to go many times. The home of the beatles, and Liverpool FC ...as a North wales guy. Liverpool and it's people are loved!
You should have visited Anfield, home of Liverpool Football Club, the team that was playing in the Champions League Final, its England's most successful European football club, even though they lost this time. Next time you are here you need to get out of the cities and visit Stonehenge, The Norfolk Broads, Devon, Cornwall, York, The Lake District and Wales among loads of other places in the UK. Devon and Cornwall have most picturesque little fishing villages and gorgeous beaches. There's loads of Stately Homes and Mansions to visit like Longleat House and Safari Park, Blenheim Palace and you should of visited Windsor Castle in London while you were there. England has so much more to offer than just London, the English countryside is the best in the world on a beautiful summers day.
more to the question as a supposed liverpool fan A. Are you genetically/historically from liverpool? B. have you ever visited anfield? C.i dont believe a word of it you glory hunting tosser...COYB lmao
What a fun couple you are! Loving your vlogs, and looking forward to Glasgow, which is where I live. Have a great time. I am subscribing to your channel, so looking forward to more and more. 😍😎🤩
@@WorldWideWolberts excellent choice,naturally biased ,peace and love from the wirral peninsula bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea,geography and rhyme..E
Just started watching you two and I am blown away by your truthful and entertaining site. If you ever get the chance I would recommend you go to York, you will be blown away by the history, architecture and friendly people. I live 50 miles away in a place called Richmond (which has great history and scenery), keep going I'm hooked xxx
Thank you so much for showing a few of are treasures. There is so much you didn't see either. A lot of other bloggers or whatever they are come to Liverpool and show some of are bad bits but yous edited it boss and was really positive about the city. Unfortunately it was match day so you never got to experience the nightlife properly with loads of Scousers and loads of boss wools coming here to live and visit. I wish yous would come back and do a part 2. Nice one anyway.
Great vid, I left Liverpool 13 years ago, the pier head on the docks, the museum there was the last job I worked on before I left. Also Liverpool one is where the trendy shops are, next time you go there check out Albert dock, some great museums there about history. :) Your scouse accent was ok, try they do though don't they. :) I miss my hometown, try to get home twice a year. Anyway, love your vid. Peace and love to you both. :)
You probably missed Compton House (Marks & Spencer) Church St, this was one of the first purpose build department stores in Europe, also, it was a Hotel catering mainly for American guests, the architecture has the American eagle and shield on the corner, made up you enjoyed your stay
I've just seen your posts for the first time and having worked in London for 25years I am now looking out for the amazing tiling! Lol Keep up the good work Kieran
As others have said, Manchester is a good place to visit if you get the chance, lots of museums, great buildings (look up John Ryland's Library for example, or Manchester Town Hall) Roman ruins, Chethams library (oldest free reference library in the English speaking world), the world's first public railway station (now a museum of science & industry) and lots of places to eat & drink. It's not far from Liverpool (30 mins max by train) and inexpensive. The people are generally nice too. I'm from Manchester, though I also love Liverpool too! And keep trying the accents, it's always fun!
People always think we're so stuck up and our food is awful! Thank you for realising and promoting the opposite! Music, pubs, drinking, laughing and dancing is Britain! We just wanna have fun! We're very friendly, but not "in yer face" we wait on the sidelines until we know you want to chat and have someone invade your space. People think that's us being snobby....no it's politeness. Start talking and you won't get rid of us! A simple afternoon chat at a pub lunch can easily turn into grabbing a kebab at 3am after leaving a club! We're not raging alcoholics 🤣 but if you're gonna have a drink, why not have ten! 😂😂😂 I'm glad you're getting to see us here for who we are. Only thing I would say, is that don't go home thinking we pay the prices you've probably been charged for food etc, especially in London!!! If I go up to London I'll always grab lunch from a supermarket, sandwiches, crisps, juice etc, or find a McDonald's or all-you-can-eat buffet place. I dread to think what some of your food or cocktails cost! 😳 I saw a bloke selling bottles of coke in London last time I went, for £5 each! The Japanese tourist's were buying loads of them. It wasn't even a proper shop or stall, I swear he had them in big sport's bags on the pavement, but it was so hot the tourists were thirsty and not knowing the area I guess the Coke man was the nearest! £5 for a Coke! £5 for a vodka and Coke is too much! 🤣 I had to laugh at you looking for a plaque on every building! 😂 Probably just someone's council house! I get it, you see old buildings and think it must be historic. Yeah it could be a Grade 2 listed thatched cottage from 1850 and still be a council house! It's England! If a building is still fit for use why knock it down? We build to last so we walk straight past 12th century churches or Tudor houses without batting an eye, because they're totally normal to us. I wish you'd have gone on the Harry Potter Studio Tour whilst in London. You'd obviously have loved it. BTW you two blend in seamlessly. Probably the least American looking couple I've seen! You both look British. 😘
If you Americans are not used to public transport, here's the etiquette - when you get up to leave the vehicle, always have a quick look at the seat to check everything - don't let hassle and bustle distract you. It's drilled into us from birth, so much so, the head goes down automatically without thinking, to check, whenever we get off.
Great vid. Watched your London ones yesterday, but I'm a Scouser and some of this was not far from where I live. I'm wondering if you went to our 2 cathedrals (St.Luke's is just a church)? But I'm sure you would have shown that, and they are both on the opposite end of the same street. Hope everyone displayed our famous Scouse friendliness and you had a great stay. I love your hair by the way (even though it"s red haha - I support Everton). Enjoy Glasgow, I've never been, so will be interesting.
In your video you managed to capture two of my old office buildings and the statue under which my mum and dad used to meet when they were 'courting'. Also, my grandad helped turn the The Cavern into a club from an egg storage warehouse. Please feel free to use these fun facts as you want to. :)
I think one of the reasons London doesn’t feel as friendly (especially central London) is cause it’s full of people from all over the world, either living there or tourists so I think people are less inclined to be chatty etc cause of expected language barriers or just cultural differences
I live in Minneapolis now but grew up in Liverpool. Glad you had a fun time there. Interesting to see some of the changes in the city center since I was last there, and was made up to see something weird in the front of BlueCoat. Did the Superlambbanana and its mini ones leave town?
@@matthewcrowe6523 i'm a scouser myself and i can tell you why people say town. when i was a kid in the 60's it was always Downtown then it got shortened to town. the reason i prefer city centre is it IS a city and not a town! we know that but it confuses outsiders
@@matthewcrowe6523 no it wasn't at all pointless you just missed the point i was explaining why i don't like people saying town centre as it's not a town
I know this is way too late, but more people should know that UK train tickets can be partly or fully refunded if the service is cancelled or late. Often you'll only receive a portion of the price of the ticket in compensation if you managed to get to your destination eventually, but it's definitely worth it and more people should do it so that train operators are actually held accountable for their poor operating practices and greed that makes train services in this country so often disrupted.
@@gazriley624 We think Both cities are great, BUT we definitely felt Glasgow was more of a city that wasn’t driven by tourism, which we like honestly. Felt good to just get the lay of the land and be involved with a real community, rather than a “HEY LOOK AT THIS CASTLE” tourist area.
Just a shame you did'nt get the chance to visit CREAM .. It's long gone now, but the club was the home of trance back in the day..a legendary club like no other. Many nights in there back in the day when the music was good and no phone wankers in sight, just people loving it sharing water and sweating their nuts off.
Us Irish love Liverpool, feel connected through history.
We constantly visit to see the most successful football team ever ❤
Fantastic city vibrant and exciting. There is some for everyone. 😊
I’m from Liverpool and I love watching these types of videos where people visit Liverpool just to see the point of view from an outsider prospective. Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves ❤️
Loved your city so so much!! 🤍
@@WorldWideWolbertsreally can't believe you got the Cavern Club almost to yourselves, it's normally rammed full of people. Really glad you enjoyed your visit to Liverpool.
Me to. I love to see what people think of our city.
I ❤️ Liverpool too.
Party central. every time.
I come from Liverpool, so glad you enjoyed the city, it's an amazing place to live in.
I live in Liverpool I’m born and bred and I love it when people come to our city
The ones with the negative comments have never been
I`ve been to Liverpool many times. From the very first moment of the very first time I was ever there I fell in love with the place. `Great city with - on the whole - very friendly people.
agreed!
i love Liverpool! i go there for a weekend drinking every few months great city
Where you from my mate? A town near Liverpool?
@@joshg2603 Crewe Cheshire
Thanks for showing off my city, it looks lovely.
My home city and the greatest city in the world :)
I'm from the South West, and I agree! Love your city ❤️
agreed! and by the way i loved the Laughing Gnome and i Dig everything. not to keen on China Girl and Let's dance though
Yep i'm from Liverpool and I'm out today into town for a great weekend.
OMG i saw the building PROBE was in (not many of you will know what that was) a blast from the past from the 80s when i was a young punk rocker in liverpool
Steve Jones do you remember the Harrington bar?
Went to Planet X a few times to see Carcass. Good times
Born and bred Scouser, thankyou for such an uplifting and positive video of our city, good luck and safe travels ❤
Really enjoyed your video diary of my home City. Its nice to see visitors opinions and thoughts on their visit to Liverpool...
Thanks so much for watching!
Liverpool is my fave city in the UK
I'm from Liverpool and we are a very welcoming bunch. A weekend in Liverpool is one of the best weekends you can have.
Not if your a.member of the royal family i seems ,
@@paulsmith7793 yeh except the Royals they've done nothing for Liverpool. :)
Love Liverpool!
My wife is from Liverpool, she is a full on party animal. When she get's together with her sister & friends, it ends up mad.
poor you 😂
Hope you come back Wolberts
As a Scouser (someone born in Liverpool) I thank you for your very kind comments!
i live here, born and bred, and i don’t think there’s anywhere else i would rather live, and i’ve travelled around a fair bit! glad you enjoyed it here; always welcome back!
Love seeing people enjoy our city as much as we do. Come back again and next time visit anfield Liverpool FC stadium, you're probably not into football (soccer) but we're the most successful club in English football and the and stadium tour are a must for tourists 👍
massive respect going to Liverpool ❤️ the City.
Glad you loved my city, Liverpool has something for everyone.
Glad you enjoyed my hometown 👍
I’m from Liverpool, and I am so so glad you enjoyed yourselves in our city!!! I loved every second of this💗💗
I'm born and raised in Liverpool. Can honestly say, there is never a dull moment in this city. I absolutely love it here. Hope you enjoyed exploring our great city.
So much fun!!
I love the fact that you both came up north. xx
Glad 😊 you loved Liverpool
It’s really is one of the Worlds best Cities, people are amazing and has something for everyone. Sports, art, music, history.
My city ❤️
Love,the vlogs guys, subbed. A really amazing and unique city with some amazing architecture. Liverpool is great.
Thank you for your lovely video of our city. Come back anytime! Always welcome here 😘🇬🇧
Another great video. I love Liverpool, really friendly people. So helpful when I couldn't find the passport office.
your welcome!
We loved seeing Liverpool through your eyes. We live not too far away and love the city. Glad you love it too. You did so many awesome things, the ferry, the cavern, L1 - loved it 🍻
I really enjoyed the tour. Which is strange, because it is where I live.
I’m from Liverpool nice to see a different perspective on our city
Omg, where have you guys been all my life lol started off watching with curiosity as to what people think of my city. I'm scouse born and bred, I know everyone says it of their home town, but Liverpool is the best city on the planet. It's funny because the stuff you did, the places you went to, I take for granted. It's not till I see others enjoying my home town I realise how lucky I am. Loving your blog so far, you are both so funny and down to earth. Safe journey to where ever you go from here. Next time you are coming to Liverpool, give me a shout we have a spare room you can stay in loooool take care guys
This was such a refreshing comment to read, we really appreciate it!! Had an absolute blast in your city and would return in a heartbeat. Thank you for watching! - Maggie
Love it! Party City!!
It's great you ventured out of London and visited Liverpool. Its a very unique British city. Maybe inbetween London and Liverpool you should of visited Birmingham. It's the second city of the UK n there's no place like it.
I live across the water from Liverpool 😀 lovely video
Oh, no! A tile fan and you went to Liverpool but missed the toilets in The Philharmonic pub on Hope Street- You'll have to make a return visit now...
...or just Google them.
Liverpool ❤️ totally unique city
Good to see you guys went to THE BEST CITY IN THE WORRRRRRLD!!!!!!!
Liverpool is where the last Confederate forces surrendered. It was a Confederate warship that had attacked a ship after the formal surrender in the USA. Fearing they would be tried as pirates, if they surrendered in the USA, they said to Liverpool. Liverpool was a place that was known to have Confederate sympathies as a lot of ships were built for the Confederacy in Liverpool. The ship surrendered to a Royal Navy ship.
That was The CSS Shenandoah, under the command of Lieutenant commander James Waddell. He surrendered at Liverpool Town hall. The Ship was originally called The Sea King when she was built on The River Clyde. There are a lot of references as well as physical objects that show Liverpool`s support for The Confederacy Marcus.
The HQ of the Confederate Navy was originally in the back room of the Liver Hotel on the top corner of South Road in Waterloo. Later they moved to rooms in one of the houses on Blucher Terrace just off the bottom of South Road, it's not really the sort of thing that deserves a blue plaque from English Heritage. There's also or used to be a memorial to Confederate sailors in Smithdown Road cemetery, those champions of revisionist history, The Daughters of the Confederacy did a wreath laying a couple of decades ago, they didn't make too much of a fuss about seeing as it's in the heart of Liverpool's Black Community.
@@robertdraper5782 I didn`t know about The Liver hotel but I seem to recall something about The wreath laying service. Some of the old houses around the Grove street area have got Confederate illustrations built into the interior of the Buildings, in the fancy ceiling designs etc. In fact one of the most ornate in now some sort of education centre or such like. The American civil war had huge implications for parts of Northern England, places like Chorley where they did a lot of trade in the cotton and linen industry. It`s a fascinating period of history.
You may have guessed this anyway but the guy singing “all you need is rush” is because Ian Rush is a legendary Liverpool player and that was probably a fan pub 👍
Definitely was! This was right after a game that day. The city was buzzin!
I thought he was singing about the RUSH you sniff lol
Yes doubt they'd have guessed it mate not too many Americans know much about Ian Rush, he was a bit before the prem took off abroad in last 10-15 years or so trust me I'm a Scouser who spent 14 yrs over there in 90s early 2000s not much coverage back then.
Welcome, welcome, welcome. I love how you randomly drift in and out of British accents. Seems like you guys are loving it. You should try over here in Yorkshire. You'll love York. All the best.
If you like sightseeing and history York is great, if you like edwardian and victorian architecture and partying leeds is fantastic for that, it goes without saying there is some lovely countryside too
No don't go to Yorkshire. ..I'm not saying they are tight fisted but they all lock their bins, incase a rat gets a free meal.
Don't get leeds mixed up with sheffield, div
Liverpool and Dublin were both Norwegian Viking settlements hence the irish ties and unique accented English of Liverpool.
The Liverpool accent is as much North Welsh influenced as it is Irish. Also, the accent is far more modern than the vikings - only the last 150 years. Before that everyone would have spoke with a Lancashire accent.
I love watching tourists loving our beautiful city. Btw, that was the bombed out church at the top of Bold street. We have 2 cathedrals not far from there. 🇬🇧♥️👍🎹🎵🍻🍺✔️🍷🎶🌞🕺🎤🎸🎼🍂🇺🇸♥️
I knew you`d have a fab time!!!
love Liverpool what was pub called at the end
I’ve been loving the videos of your trip. We’re headed to England in Sept and can’t wait. You guys are a lot of fun and enjoy the history lessons. I’m also from WA and work downtown Tacoma!
Make sure you don't get stuck in London though! Travel around a bit because London is expensive! The London eye, I'd pass on that. Too much money for one view. Get walking and view the same things from the ground. Just soak up the vibe rather than paying entry on everything. Although I would recommend The Tower of London, one of my favourite places, but then I'm into that whole Wars of the Roses and Tudor period. There's so many beautiful places in England, and IMO far more beautiful than London! 😳 I'm English btw, my parents are from East London, although they moved out and I was later born in Sussex. It depends what you're looking for really, so feel free to ask any questions if you want for tips, what type of thing you want to experience etc. Off the top of my head, my top places would be, a DAY trip to London, I couldn't stay there. York is beautiful. Pretty much all of Cornwall is idyllic, and Devon, and Dorset too. Canterbury in Kent is lovely. I love the vibe at English seasides, my favourites would be Bournemouth all day long my number one for sure, Hastings, Margate and Dymchurch. They all have typical English fish & chips, ice creams, fairgrounds, striped deckchairs, flags, gift shops, amusement arcades, buckets & spades, candy floss etc etc. I love the beach, any beach. The Jurassic coastline around Devon and Cornwall you can find 600 million year old fossils! Cornwall has lots of inlets, coves, hideaway beaches scattered with caves that were once used by smugglers! Cornwall has a vibe all of it's own, very ethereal, whimsical, superstitions, traditions, pagan and witchy vibes. Very quirky. Anyway, if you want to ask anything let me know. 😘😘😘
@@tamielizabethallaway2413 thanks for the info and suggestions. We do plan to spend a few days in some other places (the Cotswolds, Bath, St Ives and York for sure). Canterbury sounds like a great place to add in. Would that work well as a day trip from London? Thank you!
@@lizattwood5167 yes it would! It's a beautiful historic town! There's Canterbury cathedral and cobbled paths and stone cottages. Most places like that are an easy train ride from London! 😁 St Ives, Cornwall...not a day trip surely? 😳 You're staying there? Gorgeous! I hope you have wonderful weather. I know September is out of season but we do sometimes get really lucky and have a freaky hot week here and there when you wouldn't expect it. I've had many lovely September breaks around England. And March too! I call them freak weeks....😂 But I'm not complaining! Lovely to hang washing outside. There's a place in York called Jorvik, pronounced as Your Vick, it's underground, not far from York castle which is also great btw. Jorvik is a real Viking settlement discovered under the ground, carefully unearthed to show how they lived in the villages they built here when they invaded 1000+ years ago. There's narration as you go round and people dressed up in costume etc. There's also The Bloody Tour of York which is a similar exhibition type of attraction and takes you back through England's bloody history in that area. Bath is another beautiful city, lots of Roman history there. People used to come from all over the country (rich people! Nobles etc!) to "take the waters" at Bath which were supposedly healing waters. I guess they were healing.... inasmuch as being in any water feels therapeutic! They were probably nicer in the Roman times with their ritual oil cleanses and personal hygiene. Not sure the waters would be so healing in the Medieval years...with how rarely they bathed it was probably more like soup! 🤣 Wow you're really going left right and centre on your trip! I hope you don't plan all of those as day trips! Well, it's certainly possible, but you're gonna be bloody knackered every night! If St. Ives is a day trip just peep out at the station when you arrive but stay on the train to go straight back again 😜😜😜 It's a long old way from London so I hope you're staying there!!! Don't forget The Harry Potter Studio Tour is just outside of London if that's your thing? Or a late night Jack The Ripper tour walking around the locations. Actually you can also do a recreated with actors similar scare tour at The London Dungeons. York has Dungeons too, owned by the same entertainment group, Merlin, so it's worth looking for a one-price-ticket for certain attractions if they fit your interests. Pay once and have endless visits to all their attractions while you're here. They're not the only company to offer such deals. Some include a one-off ticket for a list of attractions and train travel to and from, so shop around for things like that for better value. But even just absorbing each area and not paying an entry fee to any attraction would be just as wonderful, especially to someone looking at things for the first time. You don't have to go into places is my point. I'm pretty sure all museums and art galleries are free entry in London....check out www.visitlondon.com .... Or might be .co.uk instead of the dot com.... can't remember, anyway they have lists of all the places that are free to explore. London is expensive, so do beware of hiked up prices, but if money is no object or you've saved specifically to have fun without caring about costs, then indulge and enjoy. There's always supermarkets to pick up sandwiches, drinks and savouries etc for a cheaper lunch, and there's always McDonald's, even just to grab a fresh coffee for one pound, rather than whatever Starbucks charge! 🙄 If you wanna splurge, go ahead and spoil yourself, immerse yourself, but, if you do have a stricter budget, there's ways to do things more cheaply is what I'm saying. Just a walk along the South Bank at the weekend is a great day out, enjoy the view across the Thames River (pronounced TEMS) to see Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, The Houses of Parliament (which is actually The Palace of Westminster, a formal royal palace), The Gherkin, The Shard, Big Ben (which is actually The Elizabeth Tower - Big Ben is really the name of the huge bell inside the clock tower, not the tower itself.), Westminster Abbey (church of England), Westminster Cathedral (Roman Catholic), st. Paul's Cathedral....endless iconic buildings all along the opposite side of the River. As you walk along the South Bank, on your side you have endless book stalls, eclectic shops, kooky pubs, eateries, The London Eye, The London Dungeons, McDonald's, restaurants, games arcades, street performers, people sitting outside the pubs, The Tate Modern Art Museum, National Theatre, Sea Life Aquarium, street foods, souvenirs, postcards, benches galore, even a mini beach which I wouldn't recommend sitting on but it's fun if people are doing sand sculptures. If you are fit and healthy it's around a 15 minute straight walk from Westminster, down the South Bank and turn off to Borough Market....not so quick when it's crowded obviously! But it's a fairly straight walk. Also similar distance walking from Westminster area and down behind it to head to Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus etc. St. James' Park opposite the palace is just one of many beautiful royal parks found all over London. Lovely just to sit in the sunshine with a packed lunch in between walking around. For all of London's buildings and construction, there's actually a large amount of green space to be found all over London, most areas have large well maintained parks within them. If there's anything else you'd like to know just ask, but I will STFU now before I become a tourist guide! 😂😂😂 I'm excited for you! I love to see people, particularly Americans, seeing England for themselves and discovering a lot of what they've been told is not true! We can be rowdy, we like a drink, we swear a lot...it may be unfamiliar but its not meant in any way aggressively most of the time. You should hear the things I say to my 88 year old Dad....and the swearing and names he calls me in return! 🤣 It's all banter, teasing, sarcasm. Oh and if you're a person of colour, you may find it refreshing to find people reacting to your American accent and not batting an eyelid to your shade! We judge a person's integrity, not skin! Well I guess there can be arseholes anywhere, but they are very much NOT the majority so if you are unlucky to come across such a cretin, we don't claim them ok! 😘😘😘 Are you packed yet? Lol! I bet you're sooooo excited! I hope it's everything you dreamed of and more besides! 💖💖💖 xxxxx
@@tamielizabethallaway2413 thank you! Thank you! Love your tips and suggestions. Yes, we are staying at each area from 2-4 days😀. Can’t wait to enjoy your beautiful country!
It's not an 'outdoor mall' it's a street with shops. Liverpool is the best city in the UK, the people are class, they have a great sense of humor.Plus this is the home of the legendary 'Cream' /nation nightclub... a place I myself used to go many times. The home of the beatles, and Liverpool FC ...as a North wales guy. Liverpool and it's people are loved!
Can’t beat a night out in Liverpool
Made up you like it in Liverpool. Plenty place to see.
Wolberts please remove all negative comments and hate speech
Agreed! i love Liverpool and it does not deserve all the hate it gets
You should have visited Anfield, home of Liverpool Football Club, the team that was playing in the Champions League Final, its England's most successful European football club, even though they lost this time.
Next time you are here you need to get out of the cities and visit Stonehenge, The Norfolk Broads, Devon, Cornwall, York, The Lake District and Wales among loads of other places in the UK. Devon and Cornwall have most picturesque little fishing villages and gorgeous beaches. There's loads of Stately Homes and Mansions to visit like Longleat House and Safari Park, Blenheim Palace and you should of visited Windsor Castle in London while you were there. England has so much more to offer than just London, the English countryside is the best in the world on a beautiful summers day.
more to the question as a supposed liverpool fan A. Are you genetically/historically from liverpool? B. have you ever visited anfield? C.i dont believe a word of it you glory hunting tosser...COYB lmao
The final wasn’t on a Sunday. Was prob the last league game of the season.
What a fun couple you are! Loving your vlogs, and looking forward to Glasgow, which is where I live. Have a great time. I am subscribing to your channel, so looking forward to more and more. 😍😎🤩
Glasgow vlog coming up next. We had SUCH a great time there!! Thanks for watching 💫🤍🤘🏼
@@WorldWideWolberts excellent choice,naturally biased ,peace and love from the wirral peninsula bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea,geography and rhyme..E
Just started watching you two and I am blown away by your truthful and entertaining site. If you ever get the chance I would recommend you go to York, you will be blown away by the history, architecture and friendly people. I live 50 miles away in a place called Richmond (which has great history and scenery), keep going I'm hooked xxx
Thank you so much for showing a few of are treasures. There is so much you didn't see either. A lot of other bloggers or whatever they are come to Liverpool and show some of are bad bits but yous edited it boss and was really positive about the city. Unfortunately it was match day so you never got to experience the nightlife properly with loads of Scousers and loads of boss wools coming here to live and visit. I wish yous would come back and do a part 2. Nice one anyway.
Cool. When you go back to Liverpool, take the tour down into the Mersey Tunnel - it's great...!
12:12 it was an incendiary device that landed on St Lukes not a bomb hence the structure still being intact
Great vid, I left Liverpool 13 years ago, the pier head on the docks, the museum there was the last job I worked on before I left.
Also Liverpool one is where the trendy shops are, next time you go there check out Albert dock, some great museums there about history. :)
Your scouse accent was ok, try they do though don't they. :)
I miss my hometown, try to get home twice a year.
Anyway, love your vid.
Peace and love to you both. :)
I was there in 2009 for two weeks and fell in love, was so good to be back!
You probably missed Compton House (Marks & Spencer) Church St, this was one of the first purpose build department stores in Europe, also, it was a Hotel catering mainly for American guests, the architecture has the American eagle and shield on the corner, made up you enjoyed your stay
They definately missed your club mate..lol
I've just seen your posts for the first time and having worked in London for 25years I am now looking out for the amazing tiling! Lol
Keep up the good work
Kieran
Side note: Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water
Love Liverpool
All the locks on the chains, at the Pier Head, are in memory of lost loved ones 🌟
Ha,ha, hilarious, liked the accent! Hope you enjoy your stay, lah!
It's party city ,you should go on MOTHERS day it's amazing every pub and streets so busy. I'm from there but live in London now
You guys would have loved The Swan Inn on a Saturday!
Ayeeeeee Matthew street is sick Innit that’s where I drink every weekend! We live in the best city on earth.
also you should have visited Concert Square for a night out it gets really Packed there. next time eh guys? hope you make a return visit
If any of you guys ever visit Liverpool be sure to check out Liverpool Cycle tours, They are Fab :)
This is my city glad you enjoyed , unlike most people
most people LOVE it! what are you talking about? why are scousers always shooting themselves in the foot? you should big up your own city!
I'm from Liverpool and I didn't know that about Ropewalks 😅🤓
If you’re gonna make a really long rope, you’ve got to have a really long working area!
As others have said, Manchester is a good place to visit if you get the chance, lots of museums, great buildings (look up John Ryland's Library for example, or Manchester Town Hall) Roman ruins, Chethams library (oldest free reference library in the English speaking world), the world's first public railway station (now a museum of science & industry) and lots of places to eat & drink.
It's not far from Liverpool (30 mins max by train) and inexpensive. The people are generally nice too. I'm from Manchester, though I also love Liverpool too!
And keep trying the accents, it's always fun!
I'm in Frankfurt but 12 hours ago I was walking around L1 and then got a train out of there.
Just subscribed, cool couple 👍🏻
mainly joined for the Nickleback impressions 😄😉
If you’re still travelling, you’d love York!
People always think we're so stuck up and our food is awful! Thank you for realising and promoting the opposite! Music, pubs, drinking, laughing and dancing is Britain! We just wanna have fun! We're very friendly, but not "in yer face" we wait on the sidelines until we know you want to chat and have someone invade your space. People think that's us being snobby....no it's politeness. Start talking and you won't get rid of us! A simple afternoon chat at a pub lunch can easily turn into grabbing a kebab at 3am after leaving a club! We're not raging alcoholics 🤣 but if you're gonna have a drink, why not have ten! 😂😂😂
I'm glad you're getting to see us here for who we are. Only thing I would say, is that don't go home thinking we pay the prices you've probably been charged for food etc, especially in London!!! If I go up to London I'll always grab lunch from a supermarket, sandwiches, crisps, juice etc, or find a McDonald's or all-you-can-eat buffet place. I dread to think what some of your food or cocktails cost! 😳 I saw a bloke selling bottles of coke in London last time I went, for £5 each! The Japanese tourist's were buying loads of them. It wasn't even a proper shop or stall, I swear he had them in big sport's bags on the pavement, but it was so hot the tourists were thirsty and not knowing the area I guess the Coke man was the nearest! £5 for a Coke! £5 for a vodka and Coke is too much! 🤣
I had to laugh at you looking for a plaque on every building! 😂 Probably just someone's council house! I get it, you see old buildings and think it must be historic. Yeah it could be a Grade 2 listed thatched cottage from 1850 and still be a council house! It's England! If a building is still fit for use why knock it down? We build to last so we walk straight past 12th century churches or Tudor houses without batting an eye, because they're totally normal to us.
I wish you'd have gone on the Harry Potter Studio Tour whilst in London. You'd obviously have loved it.
BTW you two blend in seamlessly. Probably the least American looking couple I've seen! You both look British. 😘
Thanks for watching , Tami! Absolutely adored our time here ☺️ - Maggie
Surely you went to Anfield ? Iconic
It was the last game of the season. Let me say this is a nice way. They would literally have nothing to do there but be in the way of 60,000 people.
Surely there's enough tourists there already
@@jackthelad5366 don’t be salty that nobody knows who Everton are…
😉 MOT
If you Americans are not used to public transport, here's the etiquette - when you get up to leave the vehicle, always have a quick look at the seat to check everything - don't let hassle and bustle distract you.
It's drilled into us from birth, so much so, the head goes down automatically without thinking, to check, whenever we get off.
need to come to Oldbury as it near too dudley and birmingham
oldbury?! bit random..why go to a place nobody has ever heard of
Great vid. Watched your London ones yesterday, but I'm a Scouser and some of this was not far from where I live. I'm wondering if you went to our 2 cathedrals (St.Luke's is just a church)? But I'm sure you would have shown that, and they are both on the opposite end of the same street. Hope everyone displayed our famous Scouse friendliness and you had a great stay. I love your hair by the way (even though it"s red haha - I support Everton). Enjoy Glasgow, I've never been, so will be interesting.
47K views and only 880 likes?! what the......is wrong with everyone?? come on guys!! this is LIVERPOOL
The original Cavern, the real Cavern, was demolished completely in 1973, the modern club was built slightly further up the street in 1984.
i subbed due to this video! well done guys
Great video :) Tho, the people who are working are probally all Everton supporters :)
In your video you managed to capture two of my old office buildings and the statue under which my mum and dad used to meet when they were 'courting'. Also, my grandad helped turn the The Cavern into a club from an egg storage warehouse. Please feel free to use these fun facts as you want to. :)
@@Brutalwisdom123 Dead ace.
Were the people friendlier up North? Could you understand the Scousers? was the beer good in Liverpool?
So much friendlier it’s like a night and day difference!!
I think one of the reasons London doesn’t feel as friendly (especially central London) is cause it’s full of people from all over the world, either living there or tourists so I think people are less inclined to be chatty etc cause of expected language barriers or just cultural differences
@@WorldWideWolberts totally agree.a real hybrid of Irish ,Welsh ,Scottish ,a dash of Scandinavian and a smattering of English....
St Luke's was hit by incendiary bombs, that's why the inside was burnt out but the rest of it remained standing
The UK is very strict when it comes to Vegan's, vegiterians and allergies eg. You will also notice a lot of places are dog friendly.
I live in Minneapolis now but grew up in Liverpool. Glad you had a fun time there. Interesting to see some of the changes in the city center since I was last there, and was made up to see something weird in the front of BlueCoat.
Did the Superlambbanana and its mini ones leave town?
Scouser here.... ❤️😘
Liverpool is a great town, no doubt.
it's a city
Outside mall 😂😂cracked me up, it’s a town centre
city centre
@@gazriley624 We don’t say going to the city centre, we say going to town so it’s town to scousers alright 😊
@@matthewcrowe6523 i'm a scouser myself and i can tell you why people say town. when i was a kid in the 60's it was always Downtown then it got shortened to town. the reason i prefer city centre is it IS a city and not a town! we know that but it confuses outsiders
@@gazriley624 you just cancelled your own comment mate you knew what I was getting so but pointless commenting in the first place wasnt it 🤷🏼♂️😂
@@matthewcrowe6523 no it wasn't at all pointless you just missed the point i was explaining why i don't like people saying town centre as it's not a town
I know this is way too late, but more people should know that UK train tickets can be partly or fully refunded if the service is cancelled or late. Often you'll only receive a portion of the price of the ticket in compensation if you managed to get to your destination eventually, but it's definitely worth it and more people should do it so that train operators are actually held accountable for their poor operating practices and greed that makes train services in this country so often disrupted.
Lol why ARE you guys going to Glasgow?
Please tell me you're going to Edinburgh.
Both!!
Glasgow's a great place!
Glasgow Smiles Better!
Seriously, Glasgow has some fantastic sights to visit.
Glasgow is bigger and not as snobby as Edinburgh
@@gazriley624 We think Both cities are great, BUT we definitely felt Glasgow was more of a city that wasn’t driven by tourism, which we like honestly. Felt good to just get the lay of the land and be involved with a real community, rather than a “HEY LOOK AT THIS CASTLE” tourist area.
Just a shame you did'nt get the chance to visit CREAM .. It's long gone now, but the club was the home of trance back in the day..a legendary club like no other. Many nights in there back in the day when the music was good and no phone wankers in sight, just people loving it sharing water and sweating their nuts off.
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As an adopted son of Birkhenhead ( from Ireland ) married to a scouser ,refreshing to see your perspective...peace and love...E