First Trip To Manchester

[BoundedCascade]

Still time to pick up a moosehead shirt

Now that I can probably find somewhere. Although I find their beer quite awful.

 

[Barcon]

Now that I can probably find somewhere. Although I find their beer quite awful.

It’s crap but my brother in law buys it and I get the free shirt that comes in a case

 

[BoundedCascade]

It’s crap but my brother in law buys it and I get the free shirt that comes in a case

Maybe I'll pick up a Walmart Blue Jays t-shirt. That should be distinctive in England

 

[Barcon]

Maybe I'll pick up a Walmart Blue Jays t-shirt. That should be distinctive in England

I wore one to a match over there years ago and was asked if the Blue jays were a marching band : )

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Maybe I'll pick up a Walmart Blue Jays t-shirt. That should be distinctive in England

The Manchester branch of the Blue Jays supporter’s club meets in there so it’ll be hard to spot you

 

[BoundedCascade]

The Manchester branch of the Blue Jays supporter’s club meets in there so it’ll be hard to spot you

I don't know for sure but I am quite certain the Blue Jays aren't popular enough for that. In Florida and Buffalo sure but not Manchester

 

[Deleted member 77198]

If you’re only here for a weekend I’d just recommend having a good walk around Town and take in some pubs and some food and go to a gig after the game (or the night before). It’s the city and people you want to experience rather than individual attractions if you’re only here for a short time.

This is what’s going on that weekend:
https://www.songkick.com/metro-areas/24475-uk-manchester?utf8=✓&filters%5BminDate%5D=04%2F14%2F2023&filters%5BmaxDate%5D=04%2F16%2F2023

My favourite venue is Albert Hall but unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a gig on that weekend there.

We don’t have iconic tourist attractions and museums that you’re going to tell your grandkids about in thirty years time, but what we do have is good architecture around every corner without it being a ‘look at me, I’m a big tourist attraction, take a picture of yourself in front of me’ sort of thing. So walk around Town and take it all in.

My favourite route to walk is this:

Start on the Southern bit, maybe have a pint in the Salisbury, walk up Oxford Street and see some of the buildings along there.
Walk around St Perer’s Sq, around Central Library and the Midland Hotel, up to Albert Sq and see the Town Hall.
Down Brasenose Street and have a look at Abraham Lincoln’s statue and read the bumph, then maybe have a pint in the Rising Sun and Google why Lincoln sent that letter to the people of Manchester.
Continue up to Deansgate and see John Roland’s Library, then cut through to St Mary’s Church.
Walk up Cross Street and have a pint in Mr Thomas’ Chop House (arguably my favourite building in Manchester!) and maybe something to eat in there.
Cut down to St Anne’s Square and have a walk around Barton Arcade and see the Royal Exchange.
Continue up and round to the Cathedral then back to Shambles Square to have a good sit down and maybe some food in the Wellington if you didn’t eat at the Chop House and a couple more pints in Sinclair’s.

 

[Saxmundham Blue]

John Rylands Library on Deansgate - looks nothing from outside but inside is just amazing
Manchester Art Gallery
Imperial War Museum North
Cloud 23 bar on 23rd floor of the Hilton hotel on Deansgate for the views
The Lowry
Science and Industry museum
Corbieres for the best jukebox on the planet

At all costs, avoid Piccadilly Gardens

 

[Saxmundham Blue]

I just wanted to say that I am loving the love on here for the John Rylands Library.

Most mancs have never heard of it, never mind visited it.

It is Manchesters hidden gem and an absolute must visit if you have any interest in architecture and old buildings.

 

[NZBlue]

Anybody who starts a sentence with “So” should be taken outside and shot.

I've said that for years, then I realised one of my favourite songs begins....



I suppose it's the exception that proves the rule :-)