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tle that claimed 120,000 lives. Many of The city's signature musical events are the Albion House – 30 James Street Hotel, Home
these convoys were headed for Liverpool, annual International Beatle Week Fes- of the Titanic: www.rmstitanichotel.co.uk/
where during the war three or four flotil- tival at the end of August. It is coupled
las would arrive each week. with the two-day Mathew Street Festival, Atlantic Tower Thistle Hotel. Splurge for a
a free musical extravaganza. room with a magnificent view overlooking
A short ferry ride away is The U-Boat Sto- the city's Pier Head: www.thistle.com
ry. The exhibit is built around the U-534, My short visit was not nearly enough Beatles Story: www.beatlesstory.com
one of only four German submarines time to explore what is an energetic, en-
from World War II surviving in preserved gaging and historic city — or to make it Visiting the Beatles' childhood homes:
condition. The 240-ton boat is cut into to the British Lawnmower Museum in http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beat-
four sections, allowing visitors to see nearby Southport. les-childhood-homes/visitor-information/
the tight crew quarters, command cen-
ter and torpedo bays. It was sunk off the But that's for next time. International Slavery Museum: www.liver-
Danish coast by RAF aircraft at the end poolmuseums.org.uk/ism
of the war and was not discovered until
1986. In 1993, the intact sub was brought Panoramic 34 Restaurant and Bar: www.
panoramic34.com
to the surface by a team led by a Danish
adventurer. The U-Boat Story: www.u-boatstory.co.uk

These days, the Beatles' legacy is kept Western Approaches Museum: www.liver-
alive at crowded clubs that include ven- poolwarmuseum.co.uk
ues once frequented by the four mop top
lads, such as the Jacaranda pub on Slat- For information on rail passes and train
er Street and the renovated Cavern Club travel throughout Great Britain: www.britrail.
and other haunts on Mathew Street in com
the Cavern Quarter, around the corner
from the Hard Days Night Hotel. At Al- Top: The Royal Iris of the Mersey is one of three
bert Dock, the Beatles Story museum ferries connecting Liverpool with the Wirral
presents the full history of the four local Peninsula. The boats are Liverpool’s most pop-
boys whose music changed the world. ular fee-based attraction and today carry a mix
of tourists as well as commuters. Then known
Tour buses and taxis take fans from as the Mountwood, this boat was used in the
downtown to John's and Paul's childhood
homes, Strawberry Field, Penny Lane and 1965 musical film “Ferry Cross the Mersey”
the churchyard grave where Eleanor Rig- featuring Gerry & The Pacemakers.
by is buried. In conjunction with his 70th Center: Across the River Mersey from central
birthday in 2010, an 18-foot-high memo- Liverpool is a popular attraction, “The U-Boat
rial to John Lennon by American artist IF YOU GO Story.” Recovered from a watery grave off Den-
Lauren Voiers was unveiled in Chavasse
Park. For general information: www.visitliverpool. mark, the German submarine U-534 from World
com www.visitbritain.com www.visiten- War II is one of only four that is in preserved
gland.com condition.

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