Train ride from Manchester to Gloucester during the summer months this year ...
I like the packaging of Dairystix :-) and my snacks on the way!
Is that a new 50P coin!?
Passing by Wolves ...
Showing posts with label Manchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manchester. Show all posts
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Heart of Manchester on a sunny summer's day
Driving through the outskirts of Manchester one summer's day ...
Manchester certainly has evolved beautifully!
Sinclair's Oyster Bar ... been there for ages!
Posh shops for a great city ... this is Manchester :-)
Manchester certainly has evolved beautifully!
Summer's day ... and the Eye of Manchester
Sinclair's Oyster Bar ... been there for ages!
Add: 2 Cathedral Gates, Manchester M3 1SW, UK
Tel: +44 161 834 0430
Tel: +44 161 834 0430
Posh shops for a great city ... this is Manchester :-)
Manchester's a great city!
The Nynex Arena, now known as the MEN or Manchester Evening News Arena ... Home of many concerts I previously went for, including Sting, Prince, Def Lepard and more. Oops revealing my era :-)
The Arndale Centre - Refreshed in Manchester, UK!
When I was a student :-) this was the MOST popular mall in Manchester! Glad to see it has moved on and kept up with the times, when I visited recently .. this is the Manchester Arndale. "The centre of the city"!
In Autumn 2003, as the final stage of rebuilding the city centre after the bombing, the whole of the half of the centre north of Cannon Street was closed and demolished. Over the next two to three years, the northern half of the centre was completely rebuilt and extended. The first phase of the "northern extension", known as 'Exchange Court', opened on 20 October 2005. Exchange Court features Britain's flagship and the world's largest Next store.
This was followed by the second phase known as 'New Cannon Street'. This opened on 6 April 2006. Stores in this phase include a new flagship branch of TopShop and Topman.
On 7 September 2006 the third and final phase of the northern extension opened. The new Winter Garden features stores such as a new HMV (formerly Zavvi & Virgin Megastores), a Waterstone's bookshop, and a new single-level unit for the Arndale Market. The completed mall provides a link from Exchange Square and The Triangle to the Northern Quarter, and from Market Street to The Printworks.
Glad to see elements of the old Arndale are still present :-)
ps. Looks like Manchester has grown up!
In Autumn 2003, as the final stage of rebuilding the city centre after the bombing, the whole of the half of the centre north of Cannon Street was closed and demolished. Over the next two to three years, the northern half of the centre was completely rebuilt and extended. The first phase of the "northern extension", known as 'Exchange Court', opened on 20 October 2005. Exchange Court features Britain's flagship and the world's largest Next store.
This was followed by the second phase known as 'New Cannon Street'. This opened on 6 April 2006. Stores in this phase include a new flagship branch of TopShop and Topman.
On 7 September 2006 the third and final phase of the northern extension opened. The new Winter Garden features stores such as a new HMV (formerly Zavvi & Virgin Megastores), a Waterstone's bookshop, and a new single-level unit for the Arndale Market. The completed mall provides a link from Exchange Square and The Triangle to the Northern Quarter, and from Market Street to The Printworks.
Glad to see elements of the old Arndale are still present :-)
ps. Looks like Manchester has grown up!
Corks Out - Wine at Alderley Edge
Add: 73 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7DY, UK
Tel: +44 1625 582 777
Website: Corks Out
Opening hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm ,
Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm & Sunday 11am-4pm
A quaint little "high-street" off-license, that offers brilliant customer service, keen prices, and a nice little area outside the shop to have some of your favourite wine!
Best thing I liked about Corks Out at Alderley Edge (after we had a late lunch at Gusto!) was the gentleman who served us, Kieran Mills. Brilliant and friendly customer service!
Tel: +44 1625 582 777
Website: Corks Out
Opening hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm ,
Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm & Sunday 11am-4pm
A quaint little "high-street" off-license, that offers brilliant customer service, keen prices, and a nice little area outside the shop to have some of your favourite wine!
Best thing I liked about Corks Out at Alderley Edge (after we had a late lunch at Gusto!) was the gentleman who served us, Kieran Mills. Brilliant and friendly customer service!
Gusto, Alderley Edge - Near Manchester, UK
An italian restaurant in posh Alderley Edge, south of Manchester, which is equally at home with families+children as it is with adults wanting to have a night out :-) Good food, really good service, and looks great!
Add: 75 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7DY
Tel: +44 1625 583 993
Opening hours: Lunch: Monday - Sunday 12:00PM - 6:00PM
Dinner: Monday - Saturday 6:00PM - 11:00PM, Sunday 6:00PM - 10:30PM
Selection of italian breads with virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, 3.25 GBP (RM$16).
G enjoyed her Calamari deep fried with lemon mayonnaise, 5.95 GBP (RM$30) ...
Ah ... my pork mains course. Yum!
Wild mushroom risotto finished with Truffle oil and parmesan, with pancetta (9.75 GBP, or RM$49).
M chose the Classic Spaghetti Vongole (i.e. clams) with White Wine Butter, 10 GBP (or, RM$49) which was yummy as well.
Add: 75 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7DY
Tel: +44 1625 583 993
Opening hours: Lunch: Monday - Sunday 12:00PM - 6:00PM
Dinner: Monday - Saturday 6:00PM - 11:00PM, Sunday 6:00PM - 10:30PM
Selection of italian breads with virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, 3.25 GBP (RM$16).
G enjoyed her Calamari deep fried with lemon mayonnaise, 5.95 GBP (RM$30) ...
Ah ... my pork mains course. Yum!
Wild mushroom risotto finished with Truffle oil and parmesan, with pancetta (9.75 GBP, or RM$49).
M chose the Classic Spaghetti Vongole (i.e. clams) with White Wine Butter, 10 GBP (or, RM$49) which was yummy as well.
Like I said before, Gusto is good with children as well ... Make Your Own Pizza, 5.95 GBP (RM$30). You can arrange your own toppings on the pizza base which has fresh tomato sauce on it, choose from 3 toppings (Ham, cheese, sweetcorn, mushrooms, spicy peperoni, or tuna fish!). Even comes with a dessert, I think that's icecream.
Serves me right ... Its been months since I went there, and I totally forgot what this dessert is :-) Price for this slice of cake was about 6 GBP, or RM$30.
The Trafford Centre & Barton Square, Manchester UK
Oooh ... The Trafford Centre has expanded into an Italianesque square! This is Barton Square.
Cute or scarey ... take your pick!
Whats happened since I left the UK ...
The Trafford Centre announced in October 2005 that permission had been granted for further expansion. The additional 19,000 square metres (200,000 sq ft), which cost £70M, is known as Barton Square and opened on 20 March 2008. The name of the square relates to the nearby area of Eccles and to another of Peel's nearby ventures, City Airport Manchester, which was formerly called Barton Aerodrome. Barton Square is located to the west of the main building and is linked to the rest of the centre via a glazed bridge. The architecture is based on an Italian square and includes a large fountain as well as a campanile tower.
The glazed bridge ... and a very large new Marks & Spencers!
Cute or scarey ... take your pick!
Whats happened since I left the UK ...
The Trafford Centre announced in October 2005 that permission had been granted for further expansion. The additional 19,000 square metres (200,000 sq ft), which cost £70M, is known as Barton Square and opened on 20 March 2008. The name of the square relates to the nearby area of Eccles and to another of Peel's nearby ventures, City Airport Manchester, which was formerly called Barton Aerodrome. Barton Square is located to the west of the main building and is linked to the rest of the centre via a glazed bridge. The architecture is based on an Italian square and includes a large fountain as well as a campanile tower.
The glazed bridge ... and a very large new Marks & Spencers!
The original bits of the Trafford Centre ... and some history from Wikipedia!
Twelve years after the Trafford Centre was first conceptualised by developers the Peel Group, the shopping centre opened in September 1998. Construction took 27 months and cost approximately £600 million (approximately £750M as of 2010), excluding new expansion such as Barton Square and redevelopment of some areas for anchor tenants.
Twelve years after the Trafford Centre was first conceptualised by developers the Peel Group, the shopping centre opened in September 1998. Construction took 27 months and cost approximately £600 million (approximately £750M as of 2010), excluding new expansion such as Barton Square and redevelopment of some areas for anchor tenants.
B's friend showed off the new Apple iPhone4 which had just been launched when I was there over summer, at the really nice Apple Store :-)
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