Sometimes you can spend a whole day, or even two, visiting and enjoying a city, but sometimes you just have one hour!
Sometimes you do a little research on the internet and even print a map with all the places you want to visit, but sometimes you just go where the wind takes you!
This is exactly how I visited Manchester, in a rush! Because of business reasons I just managed to spend one night and do a quickly tour the next moring. It was a lovely tour, though.
Manchester is the county city of Great Manchester,in the north-west of England. Manchester is one of the biggest cities in the UK and one of the nicest too. For that reason, Manchester is the third most visited city in the UK. As many other English cities that I have visited so far, it was founded by the Romans, and fully developed with the Industrial Revolution. Manchester's inhabitants are referred to as Mancunians, as well as its accent. As a curiosity, Manchester is considered to be the birthplace of the women's suffrage in the 19th in the UK.
As you can imagine, I don't have as much pictures as I'd like. So this time, instead of instroducing the city and then do more detailed posts with recommendations and exact locations to see, this time this is an all-in one post: introduction, pictures and recommendations! Enjoy it!
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MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL
(The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George)
Victoria St, Manchester M3 1SX
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE
St Anns Square, Manchester M2 7DH
If you have more than one hour and are just in this point of the city, don't hesitate and enjoy the MANCHESTER ARNDALE SHOPPING CENTE (Market St, Manchester M4 3AQ) and the wide range of shops of any kind, indoors and outdoors. You'll find even some designer brands.
ST ANN'S SQUARE
Manchester M2 7EF
St Ann's Church and Richard Cobden's statue
ALBERT SQUARE
Manchester M2 5RT
Jubilee Fountain
The Albert Memorial
Statue of William Ewart Gladstone
Statue of Oliver Heywood and Manchester Town Hall
WHERE TO STAY
The Mitre Hotel
This hotel is located right in the cente of Manchester, between the Cathedral and the Arndale Shopping Centre (if you are lucky you'll see the Cathedral from your window) Apart from its nice front, this hotel will definetly surprise you when you come in. Little corridors, colourful and warm carpets and the care given to every detail make it look (and even feel) like you are in an enchanted old house (don't worry, there aren't any real ghosts!) The hotel has a restaurant in the ground floor perfect for having dinner in its terrace and a cafeteria for having breakfast in front of the Cathedral.
And last, but not least, really good prizes!
For more details, visit the webpage
