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THE 7 WONDERS OF LIVERPOOL By Hamish Baxter, 6th year Welcome to Liverpool, a city renowned for its food, monuments, parks, nightclubs, football and wheelies. If you are at all reticent about this city, then fret no more, you couldn’t be in a better place and you won’t find yourself twiddling your thumbs. Listed below are the official LMSS 7 Wonders of Liverpool, all of which must be visited at some point during your time here. 1) Sefton park Found at the heart of Liverpool suburbia, its 235 acres boasts a range of attractions including a lake, grass, playgrounds and gardens. Students can be found gazing into each others eyes, captivated by the romantic spirit of Sefton or floating above the water during intense meditation sessions. Here, fresh air is in abundance so bring your jam jars to take home to the smelly lad next door. 2) Three Graces The Royal Liver Building, The Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building make up the ‘Three Graces’. Constructed in the early 1900s, they’re a reminder of Liverpool’s great shipping history and define the beautiful skyline of Liverpool. They’re still in use today and open to the public. Students can be found on roof-top bars nearby juggling espresso martinis and selfie sticks with the Graces standing proudly behind them. 3) The Brookhouse Pub Situated a minutes walk from Tesco Express, Greenbank Fish Bar, Liver Laundrette and the 699 bus stop; what better place is there to grab a pint and set up shop for a week or two? This is the unofficial student pub of Smithdown Road and a great place to have a cheap drink and socialise after a hard days work. Sports teams will often come down for a post training debrief and a bowl of hot wings. 4) Cathedrals Both Cathedrals of Liverpool stand tall over the cities skyline. The Anglican Cathedral took 70 years to build and is the longest cathedral in the world. These churches are majestic attributes to the city and a peaceful place for prayer or self reflection. Students can often be found running into the cathedral for a quick word with the Almighty before exams. 5) Nabzys 6) The Royal Liverpool Albert Dock Imagine: tender, succulent, Here is another historical reminder of Liverpool’s maritime crispy chicken breasts heritage. Once one of the busiest docks in Europe, it has sandwiched between two become an area of great beauty and excitement with delightfully, soft sesame seed restaurants, bars and music venues attracting thousands buns/baps/balms; take a bite, every year. The famous Liverpool BUS TOUR will take you here chew and swallow. to enjoy the dock by moonlight, oooooooooooo. This pleasure can only be 7) Blue Angel Nightclub (aka... THE RAZ!) experienced from the finest Last but definitely not least is the The RAZ. One of the best chicken shop in Liverpool... clubs in Liverpool, it’s renowned for its unique environment, Nabzys! Whether its 3am or cheap drinks and incredible music. Students can be found 3pm your taste buds will be queueing down Seel street on Monday nights and leaving 5 suitably satisfied. hours later with the sun on their backs and the love of their *Vegetarian options coming soon* life by their side. White shoes are highly inadvisable!!! 27