Manchester

On our way up to Manchester with Holly and Karla, we stopped of at a pretty little town called Burton-on-the-water for some lunch. The town has a lovely little waterway running through the middle, with pretty little bridges connecting the 2 sides of the town. We ended up having some very English tea and scones as well because it was very cold and started to rain a little. Karla thoroughly enjoyed spotting dogs and wanting to take them with us.

little bridges over the water

beautiful town

In Manchester, we stayed in Disbury with a nice young Airbnb couple from Australia who had both moved to Manchester to play classical music and study. The apartment was awesome, located in a trendy little village only a 20 mins bus ride out of town.

That night ,we met up with Karla and Holly for a night out in gay district. For some reason we all thought it would be a great idea. All I can say is that Arvi was very popular that night. I think being the only guy out with 3 girls confused all the boys…

just anther church

Manchester graffiti 

During our stay we saw some sights of Manchester such as the John Rylands library, located in a beautiful old building and filled with really old books, some the size of  young child!

Leah and Karla studying in the library 

Arvi was very excited to be in a town with such a big football culture so naturally we went to visit the Manchester United home ground at Old Trafford, where apparently ‘Many football gods have graced the field’ Arvi (2009).

Arvi outside Old Trafford Stadium

Giving Sir Alex a hug

He was even more excited when he found out there was a entire museum dedicated to football and ended up spending about 3 hours exploring whilst I tried to go shopping with a very limited budget, not so fun in the UK.

Brighton and Hove Jersey

History of World cup balls 

Old School English Keeper jersey

The Premier League Trophy oh so shinny 

We also checked out the Museum Of Science and Industry, where we saw exhibits about the history of Manchester’s textile industry and a pretty impressive collection of old aircrafts.

old aircrafts 

textile museum

Next were off to the big smoke, London. 
- Leah