Reached the bus stop to wait for the coach 1/2h before departure and the ticket guy let me in first and told the others this lady was here half past 7 (coach was supposed to leave at 8am but was 10min late)..anyway, reached Manchester bus interchange about 20min later than scheduled..the bus stand to take the bus to Trafford Centre was easy to find and I was on the bus within 10min, thanks to its 15min frequency. The bus journey there took about 50min. It's a HUGE shopping mall..but I was attracted to it when I saw online cos of its exterior architecture..and interior too..reminds me of The Venetian in Macau. Anyway, Met R's friend to pass the stuff too! Then she's quite funny...offered to drive me to the entrance of Trafford Centre to take photos but end up not sure which car park to go...so I alighted and walked my way around..heh..vv thankful for her to meet me first before running her errands..else no joke lugging the stuff. I had to carry it like a baby from my place to take bus and then to the coach stop.
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| Trafford Centre |
Went back to the city after abt an hour...then alighted the bus when I saw the Cathedral..unfortunately it was rainy..so didn't quite enjoy exploring much...went to John Rylands Library that has a beautiful historic interior!
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| John Rylands Library |
After that walked around, trying to find Chinatown...and finally found it and realised how near I was actually yet I kept walking in the wrong direction (all I had was a paper map of the metroshuttle ie. city shuttle bus route)...I had to then use google maps to guide me out. My batt was running low so was trying to save it though I brought my portable charger.
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| Chinatown Arch |
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| Central Library |
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| Beef stew with rice - they didn't have anymore couscous |
Had beef stew from a cyprian/greek cuisine stall there..good value but after that craved for water like mad..and I was just thinking how nice if I had ice kachang! Anyway, popped to Morrisons near my coach bus stop to get a bottle of juice to quench my thirst. I think is the food lor! Grrr..there's a reason why I don't eat out much! Anyway reached back Bham 20min ahead of schedule which was good!
I personally don't find Manchester that interesting...it's another city like Bham but with bigger malls and more shops and trams within the city. Some parts remind me of Adelaide actually. I still love Chester and Glasgow and the highlands, of my travels so far!
Going to spend tmr working on my resubmission. A. was so nice to give me honest comments...he msged last night but think the app lagged so only saw this morning...I guess I'll rewrite the whole assignment. My mistake for trying to put the points into the headings. That resulted in my ideas being presented haphazardly. Now I'm a bit worried abt my OERA exam (the last exam I did before my hols) but I believe I had the right points down for the short ans qns..but no confidence for MCQ..
Oh yes, just saw in my email that I got tickets to Britain's Got Talent show on 3rd Feb afternoon! Had requested for them quite some time ago and asked A. and N if they're keen and they sounded v keen. For me, I just wanna go and experience it. Maybe will meet Susan Boyle no. 2?! Anyway that week is rest break for us..according to timetable but dunno if there's any intended tutorial not stated...shall see how!
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