The Yellow Submarine
I remember hearing young children everywhere singing ‘The Yellow Submarine’ which was a nonsensical song with a catchy tune  by the Beatles.   While researching a place to stay in Liverpool for a couple of days after spending time with the family I noticed that it was possible to stay in a yellow submarine.  Alternatively we could have chosen the ‘Joker Boat’ or the ‘Titanic’, moored on either side of it in Albert Dock.  The overnight rates were far in excess of anything we would spend but I guess for some people it would be worth it for a unique experience.

‘The Yellow Submarine’ was originally built for the film “The Hunt for Red October” with Sean Connery and it is now painted to look like the vessel on the cover of the Beatles’ record Yellow Submarine.
Apparently ‘The Titanic’ is luxuriously furnished including a crystal chandelier and mini casino and fortunately is unlikely to bump into any icebergs in Liverpool.
Originally ‘The Joker Boat’ was built for the film Batman for the Joker's accommodation where he would live in Gotham city (played by Jack Nicolson) as his home, although all the scenes shot with the boat in ended up on the cutting room floor. It was rescued from a Los Angeles scrapyard and brought to Liverpool and turned it into a 5 star bespoke apartment boat.
Apart from the Garden Festival in 1984 my memories of Liverpool were of dark gloomy streets around the docks but now it seems a vibrant place with much of the extensive derelict dockland area having been transformed while still retaining much of its character. The waterfront is now a World Heritage Site and the Albert Dock features the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings in the whole country.

We were very impressed with Liverpool and only touched on its many attractions so have resolved to return some time.  On our way back we had a very nice time with Stuart9613 and his wife and enjoyed our tour of their nursery and learning all about the work involved in producing good healthy plants from seed to the final plants for sale to garden centres and companies.  Even though it’s a quiet time for plants they had already planted out thousands this morning for next year’s market and there seemed to be millions of plants in various stages of development. The amount of work and maintenance in upkeep with all their electrical equipment and glasshouses must be tremendous but they are both dedicated and obviously very hard workers. It was a real pleasure to see them again.

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