Somewhere Exotic.... or Liverpool?

 

The only info on this slide was a date of 1984, but I figured I could work out where this was.

While the weather and building on the right seemed quite exotic, and potentially non-British, the hot air balloons had UK company logos. And "Pork Farms" seemed to be an unlikely international brand. Indeed - UK registered. So, acting on a hunch, I had a search for a particular event from that era, and

Yes, it's the Liverpool International Garden Festival. And that building on the right did exist. (Picture 7 of 40). The Liverpool International Garden Festival in 1984 was an attempt by the Conservative government to bring tourism to Liverpool to try and regenerate the city. And yes, I can even date this to the 28th or 29th July.

Bonus - Random