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| mia |
on Sat 16 Jan 10, 9:20 AM to the Manchester group.
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I spent a whole cheeky day in Manchester on Thursday, with nothing much to do, nowhere much to go and nothing much to spend. I had a great time!
I went to The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Manchester Museum and a library.
WAG was being refurbished, but was good for a mooch around. I really enjoyed the exhibition on trees and this odd thing they had upstairs where some artist had lived her life as a made up character and taken pictures, videos, done drawings, etc. I can't for the life of me remember her real or made up name, but it was very spooky and macabre.
TMM was great, as usual. I particularly liked the very small display of a very old slave-chain, found in Kent, dating back to 55BC or something.
I love libraries, as I've posted about before. This time I didn't go in to perv at the beatiful oak paneling, or long, shiny, solid tables, but to read. I sat and read poetry for an hour or so and nearly cried on my little plastic chair (not that it was *that* little - I wasn't in the kids section). Great stuff.
So... I rationalised you don't need a lot of money to enjoy yourself in this big city. There are free buses to get you from A to B around the city, so once you're in, I bet you could have a full day of entertainment on very little.
Please share where you know of that is both interesting/entertaining and cheap/free...
Apart from the above, I'll go first:
The Frog And Bucket Beat The Frog Night. It's on Monday nights in the Frog and Bucket and used to be a right laugh when I went as a student. They also did cheap pitchers of larger and ale, if I remember correctly.
mia, x
Edited Sat 16 Jan 10, 9:22 AM by mia
| 17 Jan 10, 5:22 AM Excalibur_1949 6 yrs |
Just off Deansgate, behind John Dalton House is a small, but quiet square, with seating. On a nice day, it is good to sit there and reflect on the history of Manchester. In the centre of that square is a statue of Abraham Lincoln, thanking the people of Manchester for their support and aid during the war on slavery. And only a few yards away, is The Hidden Gem, a small church well worth a look at.
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| 17 Jan 10, 11:09 PM mia UK(M), 4 yrs       |
I can't even begin to imagine what you might mean.
Was it free though? mia, x "Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility and consideration and all the other curses of a refined nature. Above all, it should never ask for leave where there is a right of way." | |||
| 18 Jan 10, 4:28 PM Miss_Despotic UK(M), 5 yrs  |
Loads of museums;
Urbis Which should be visited before they turn it into a football museum Museum of Science and Industry
There's also the Gallery of Costume, which is closed for the next few months The town hall is very beautiful inside, and I think you can pay a small fee for an official tour You can have a tour of the John Rylands for the princely sum of £1 China town and the ornamental gardens are very pretty too.
I heart Manchester
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| 18 Jan 10, 4:34 PM jen001 UK(HD), 8 yrs |
noooooooooooooo? they arent? its my favourite place to goth/emo watch, with a cup of tea and a fishfinger sandwich... bloody football j xx
RIP KINKY in Leeds, you will be missed! | |||
| 18 Jan 10, 5:49 PM Miss_Despotic UK(M), 5 yrs |
I know, I know. It made me sad too
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| 18 Jan 10, 6:01 PM jen001 UK(HD), 8 yrs |
that is the most terrible news ever... can we do some sort of naked demonstration? j xx
RIP KINKY in Leeds, you will be missed! | |||
| 18 Jan 10, 6:20 PM Miss_Despotic UK(M), 5 yrs |
Always with the naked demonstrations | |||
| 18 Jan 10, 8:42 PM Tanos UK(M), 14 yrs |
I've not made it to the Police Museum yet: what's it like? It is "good" for us *nudge, nudge* Thanks, Tanos www.tanos.org.uk | |||
| 18 Jan 10, 8:47 PM Tanos UK(M), 14 yrs |
It's it funny the way the gift shop sells all the emo dolls etc, that appear to have nothing to do with the exhibitions, but lots to do with the skateboa^H^H^H paved garden area next to the building! Regards, Tanos www.tanos.org.uk | |||
| 18 Jan 10, 8:58 PM Miss_Despotic UK(M), 5 yrs |
Despite it being 5 minutes from my office, I've not yet been. I might try and get there one lunchtime this week and let you know.
I do policemen so I should imagine it'll be good for me |
