The GO TO PLACE when you are in MANCHESTER

Well, take a wild guess, THE place to go when you in Manchester. Without even think I'm pretty sure the reflects and your whole thinking would automatically say: OLD TRAFFORD. ahaha I knew it! And like others, albeit I am a no fan to this club, felt like it's a pilgrimage that you step foot here.

So, how to get there? I can only direct you from where I stayed i.e. from Sachas Britannia Hotel. The keyword you might want to find if you are there, would be Chinatown or Manchester City Center; that is where the humongous train station is located. Below map (I hope) would allow you to get better picture:

Thanks En. Google. :)

haha i blurred the image. what's important is the sign behind.

 So, this is what u gonna see when u reach Old Trafford via tram. Not me, the tram station. hehe.

caution: the walking is quite a distance

From the tram, you will have to walked about 1-1.2 km I guessed. But against the pleasant weather (back then it was nearly spring, so the weather was quite chill and windy). I liked it nonetheless. Walking in the UK has never been a problem for me. Be it winter, autumn, spring or summer.

This is what u gonna see when u first arrive.

There's no charge here. However, there is tour to the stadium which you can purchase beforehand. It is advisable that you arrange it prior to arriving here cos I heard it sold out real quick. Well, I'm not a fan, so figured. hahaha.

The famous Best-Law-Charlton bronze statue welcomes you

Hahaha.

Sir Matt Busby. The stadium is named after him.

MANCHESTER: The Noisy Neighbour

Tonite (or tomorrow) Im gonna write about Manchester. No, not Manchester United you silly. The city of Manchester. Well, here's the pix before I add on the story or details behind it.

rush hour

Ok, this is the hotel where we stayed for good 3 days and 2 nights. Sachas Britannia Hotel right in the middle of Manchester City Centre. I would say this is a good three star hotel. Why? Well, basically the location (i tell you more bout it in a while) and rate per nite (we booked it while we were in Lancaster with a good £30 per nite for 2 persons). 

This hotel is very near to/ rom Manchester train station and the ever so conducive Metrolink. We arrived from Edinburgh. Yup, from Lancester we took train to Edinburgh and headed to Manchester. Our flight home departed from Manchester International Airport; not Heathrow. That gave us plenty of time to explore the city. 

Anyway, arriving from Edinburgh we asked around and was advised to just walk from the train station to Sachas Britannia. It was about 1km walked but cos of the pleasant weather (cold and slight windy), no one complained. This hotel is right next to Chinatown and just a scream away from the shopping area; Primark, Mark & Spencer, HVN, etc. So you'll save money for transport.

The cheap souvenir I bought near the Manchester Train Station just after arriving from Old Trafford (visiting Man Utd, what else). Cost me £2. Cheap eh? 

Well hello there

 

i reckoned these are broadcast students

busy at work. definitely the best place to tell a story.

view from the tram. we were on our way to Old *sigh Trafford.