For my birthday we visited Liverpool for a week/. I was born nor far from Liverpool but had never really looked at it in any depth. What a mistake.
It's a truly amazing city with wonderful architecture, although I can understand why it lost its heritage award. There has been a terrible lack of empathy in the way modern structures have been located right next to classic architecture.
However, it is a great city. The food is good and the people have a lovely accent. Oh yes ... and there is no way you can get away from the Beatles.