Saturday, December 20, 2014

Out and About in Manchester


Manchester was a brief, insane and surreal odyssey. Dani came down from Scotland to meet me in one of the ugliest cities I've ever visited. Apart from Chinatown and Gay Village, I really didn't get why people even bother going to Manchester for a day trip like we did. With the Christmas Markets came the crowds, making it almost impossible to walk around a very busy Albert Square. The food we ordered tasted like Fairy (yes, the detergent) and was ridiculously overpriced. Sure it was entertaining for us hobbit/eskimo look-alikes, to watch the seminude, fake tanned girls stiletto-stumbling in the pouring rain. Curry Mile would've been a good place to go for food but we didn't make it. You can only imagine why. I don't feel like coming back to Manchester ever again but I'm glad we shared 24 hours in that busy bustling city.

9 comments:

  1. Ahh, lovely photos!! I want to visit Manchester someday :)

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  2. Manchester is intimidating but I actually have a soft spot for it in my heart. :) There are a few gems to unearth and the music history in the city is incredible!

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  3. Well the photos turned out well considering your review of Manchester!

    COOCOO FOR COCO

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  4. Com a tua descrição do sabor da comida só essa parte deve ter sido lixada xD

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  5. Mas as fotos estão lindas, e a Dani também ajudou a tornar a cidade mais bonita! :-)
    xx

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  6. I've never been to manchester but have always wanted to go because of my obsession with The Smiths...

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  7. Bem rapariga, tu ultimamente não paras! E eu babo-me com todos esses teus posts de viagens <3 <3
    Pelas fotos e a tua descrição Manchester parece não ter realmente muito de interessante para ver (só mesmo esse mercadinho de natal despertou o meu interesse). No entanto Liverpool ficou na minha lista :)
    Daqui a mais ou menos uma semana tbm vou dar umas voltas pelas terras de sua majestade. Devo ir visitar apenas Londres e Brighton mas espero mesmo em breve conseguir ir a Irlanda e Escócia *__*

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  8. Bem, está super diferente Manchester, mas para mim não perdeu o encanto... será que o meu pub de eleição ainda lá está, perto da estação de comboios, muito escondido? E o Rock World, será que ainda existe com as suas noites de sábado até ás 4h da manhã??? Que puta saudade que me deu agora a ver as imagens, nem sonhas!!!
    http://bloglairdutemps.blogspot.pt/

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  9. oooooh mas eu quero tanto visitar manchester anyway! alias tava pra ir la este ano. :P
    tem um bom natal :)
    http://rrriotdontdiet.blogspot.pt/

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