I booked a tour of the town hall ,very eager not to miss out I arrived 35 mins early.while waiting for the tour guide I started talking to a staff member who was outside the building,she let me inside and left to to wonder about on my own on the second floor,just make sure that I was to return before the tour guide.As it turned out the tour had been cancelled,a wedding reception was due to start at midday.I did not get the full tour but at least a I did get a p...

A surprise visit from lovely friends at the airport to see me on my way was just lovely.it was a long journey but with out dramas.I was fine all the way, chatted to people,watched movies (5),doozed a wee bit and stayed up till 6pm local time.one of the movies I watched had a magnificent building in many of the scenes. I wondered where it was and amazingly while walking around Manchester city on my first day, there it was, this 150 year old beautiful building,I t...