Once I got my MUST-VIST task out of the way, the rest of the day was free for us to roam. And since we have almost half a day left, I decided that we could try and walk down the main road and see if we can reach the Manchester Museum for a visit. The museum was also free to enter, and they have two things I wanted to see there, the Egyptian collection, and their dinosaur collection. So off we went walking down the main road, looking at the sights along the way on a beautiful spring day. It was the start of spring when we visit, around early April 2025.
Above is an alley at the city, a very modern and slick look. I kinda like countries that has modern clean line buildings, yet coexist with old grand buildings as well. You could see the old clock tower behind in the photo. The smaller roads were pretty free of traffic, but the main road we had to use traffic lights to cross the road.
Just right outside the library was actually where all the administrative buildings of the city was. We saw the court building and the security guard or police working there were rather friendly. At first I thought he was gonna come and tell us we can't enter the building (we didn't, I was just standing there taking a photo), but he was just walking towards us and smile at us as he walks by, which was nice.
When walking towards an attraction, we didn't quite paid attention to all the buildings around us, so it was nice when we back track and have the time to enjoy the sights. Upon arriving in Manchester, I was kinda on my guard as my friend has warned me of crimes in the UK. The news didn't helped either. So I was kinda cautious about taking photos of my surroundings, especially since I just got a new Google Pixel phone that costed me a bomb! But after a while, I stopped caring and started taking more and more photos. Above, a gigantic warehouse building or a railway. We don't get to see giant buildings like these much where we came from.
We walked past St George's House. I think it was a hotel that looked rather fancy. I wanted to go in, but was also kinda intimidated by the richness of the entrance and a doorman in front. So we just walked pass after snapping some photos. It looked so grand. If I was in an Asian country, I would be more thick-skin and just walk in. But in western countries, I was more cautious.
Above is what would be our center of the city since we stayed nearby the hotel here, at Portland Street. Interestingly there is a 24hr Genting Casino just next to our hotel.... Perhaps a lot of Malaysians are in Manchester? But I like the above circular building. It reminds me of buildings in the States, even though I've never been to the States ....
There were trams running along the city streets too, and it was fun to watch them since we also don't have these where we came from. But it does make crossing the road a bit challenging as I wasn't used to their traffic flow. We didn't take any trams while we were there. In fact, the only public transport we took was the airport bus to town, and of course the trains to visit our friend and for leaving Manchester as we made our way to Edinburgh.
Before coming, I've seen advertisement on how Manchester is a vibrant city with it's own art scene and theatre. Well, above is the theatre showing Mary Poppins. It looked like an old cinema from my hometown. Perhaps it is grander inside? I've never seen a play inside a foreign theatre before. Hmmm, maybe I should consider doing that one day when I am back in Europe? Hahahaha. If yes, I would target France!
An old clock tower building that is red in colour. Why do people like red coloured buildings in the past?
Above was a emerald looking building which I took on our walk back after visiting the museum. I absolutely love the colour of the building and though it looked magical! I love minty mint and white combination. I have no idea what building it was, maybe a cafe or a shop?
Lastly, a park we walked past with lots of sakura looking trees in full bloom. There were many students around this area. I later found that there were like 3 universities around the area, and that Manchester was like a university town. Everyone was very young and friendly and light hearted. The museum was just further along the park.
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