What a difference a week makes!
From beautiful Bordeaux to miserable Manchester.
The contrast couldn't have been greater. On the one hand, there's sophistication and on the other scruffiness, foul-language and anti-social behaviour. Most of it, of course, in the centre of town!
Luckily for me, I was staying with some friends near the relatively civilized suburb of Altrincham. Mind you, I was dead impressed with the new Hilton Hotel near the G-Mex centre. The lower half of this "thin" skyscraper is the hotel, then above it are private apartments. The tallest residential building in the UK.
5 comments:
I think a visit to Bordeaux would be my preferred choice. Whenever I visit France, I notice how polite their young people always seem, greeting each other with a kiss, much better dressed very polite. France always seems so much cleaner too. I often used to visit France on the Euro tunnel when you could get a cheap crossing, I'm not sure what the price is now, but I know prices soared and I stoppped going. It used to be good fun and driving around France is a pleasure too.
Couldn't agree with you more.
Jeremy
What's wrong with Manchester? i've lived here 58 years 8 months and 6 days and find it the best place in the world. Come and have a beer next time you come to miserable manchester. I'll show you a magnificent Manchester
Will Kintish
The problem with Manchester is that you can never get anything done because of all the people who want to talk to you, or have a beer with you and be pretty friendly. The complete and sesnsitive redevelopment of the entire city blending old and modern cutting edge architecture is such a bind and the enormous range of superb restaurants across a huge range of cuisines? Well, that's right out of order.
It does rain a bit though
Urmston?
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