For a long time, Hull has been the gateway to the European continent. People can get here by water on the world's largest cruise ferry, or by plane at Humberside Airport. Other tourists who come to London by through train will cross the Humber River Bridge (once the longest suspended structure bridge in the world) and reach the unique Hull City in the world. The accent of the residents here is dry and slightly low. They are friendly, warm, humble and proud of their city.
Hull is a changing city, and its culture and art are being revived, especially the relics and architectural styles during the great voyage. More and more museums have been built here, and most of them are open to visitors free of charge. More and more bars and restaurants are constantly opening, various shops are constantly changing their facades, and various art galleries are emerging one after another. People can enjoy jazz, salsa, beach music, ballet, opera, symphony, poetry reading, watching football, ice hockey and rugby matches. There are many traditional cuisines to choose from, such as sashimi, Yorkshire pudding and many cheap new cuisines.
The pioneer of change is "Profound", the only underwater museum in the world. The museum was designed by Sir Terry Farrell, a world-famous architect. Unique glass structure, colored cement and aluminum structure are all classic creations. As the famous Guggenheim Museum is in the Spanish city of Bilbao, the Underwater Museum is helpful to raise the status of the city.
Profound is not only a place to attract the audience's attention, but also an education and R&D center. It tells the history of the ocean, from BIGBANG to the early voyage around the world and then to the deep sea exploration. The most wonderful thing is the "endless ocean". The audience can see stingrays, moray eels and 15 different sharks, including the only pair of green sawfish in Europe. This kind of sawfish is considered to be half shark and half chain sawfish because they have a long, protruding mouth full of teeth. On Easter 2005, "Shensuo" will open its new "twilight zone" and display the magical things in the animal world, including the giant Japanese spider crab, wolf eel and Pacific octopus.
Starting from "abstruse", you can visit Hull's "Old Town", which used to be the harbor of the Royal Navy and is now the third largest port in Britain. Since then, huge ships have sailed north to the North Pole to catch delicious seafood, such as whales and cod. Along the story of "Seven Seas Fishery" in history, 465,438+0 different kinds of fish were carved in the corridor along the river. There are busy fishing boats on the water, and you can see a locally carved exhibition board.
Wilberforce Mansion is the residence of William Wilberforce, the pioneer of abolishing slavery in the17th century. This building is part of the new museum area. The museum area also includes the exhibition "City Life", the Transportation Museum, the Hull and Crusader Museum (geography, archaeology and natural history) and the Arctic Pirates (an organization that ventured to illegally catch deep-sea fish in the 1960s).
On the wooden pier, while tasting delicious shark's fin and fish lips, visitors can also enjoy the "mystery" and the beautiful scenery of Humber estuary. In the back, there is a newly-built art gallery showing local characteristics. This is also one of the representatives of the increasing number of art galleries in this city. In addition, it is worth mentioning the award-winning Ferens Art Museum, which displays modern and classical European paintings, as well as the outstanding works of beardsley, sickert, Steele and Lv Xian pissarro collected by Hull University, as well as the sculptures of Epstein and henry moore.
In the evening, tourists can squeeze into many fashionable music bars for entertainment like local residents, or find a secluded pub to taste a pint of Yorkshire draft beer. The "Yeold White Harte" bar is decorated with oak everywhere, and there is a famous "plot room", where it was decided not to let King Charles I enter the city, which almost triggered the English Civil War of 1642. This bar is located in the "beer area" of Hull, just like bars such as "Yeold Black Boy", serving fruit wine and fresh beer.
Venn is Hull's first Michelin-rated restaurant, which is quite popular among European tourists. Its luxurious leather decoration and white interior make them feel at home. The rich Italian coffee, fine Italian wine, fresh scallops, fried guinea fowl, corn roast chicken, squid grilled flounder, fine cheese and Earl black tea that the Greeks like are all matched with the famous Wedgwood porcelain.
There are not nightclubs everywhere in Hull, but some are worth mentioning, such as the coffee bar, roof garden and comfortable sofa in Bozitien, and the trendy carnival capital "Fueland Affinity". In discotheques, famous DJs bring people passion, while in the "Light" club, you can enjoy Hull's local music works. In Durty Nellys, you can enjoy authentic Irish band performances and taste delicious Guinness beer. In Pave Bar on Prince Street, you can enjoy salsa music and African soul music. At the Sunday Club of Hull Truck Theatre, you can enjoy authentic jazz. In Adelphi, people still remember that the famous "Oasis" band once performed here, and in the newly built "KC Gymnasium", many international stars performed here.
You can watch plays at Hull Truck Theatre, where the works of the famous playwright John Godber are often performed. At the same time, the new theater in Hull will stage the ballet of Rogers and Hammerstein, as well as the wonderful programs of Opera La Traviata and Moscow City Ballet. The Humboldt Literature Festival was held from June 5438+065438+1October 13 to June 5438+07, 2004. Famous writers and poets gathered together and staged a feast of language, literature, art and music.
Close to the landscape and accommodation: Unless you want to stay in Hull all the time, you can take the train eastward along the ancient coastline. You can see all kinds of seabirds and strange geological phenomena, as well as the Beverly Market, which is famous for its art galleries and shareholders. There are many hotels to choose from in Hull, all of which can provide family-style intimate service. If you plan to spend the weekend here, you can find many discount hotels in the city center.