I don’t really know Manchester very well. Having visited only a handful of times in my adult life to catch up with friends, for work visits or for gigs, I never had the opportunity to get to know the city. What I have seen in that handful of visits over, hmm … about 22 years, is that there have been significant changes. The city centre I seem to remember visiting during my University days, has now developed into a much larger, vibrant and exciting place. So on this basis, to tie with a flying visit to town to meet a friend who has recently moved there (oops, it’s been a year) and my old Uni pal who has lived there for ever, I had a Sunday morning to spare before heading back home. What should I do? What should I see? The unanimous answer from everyone was the same – take a wander around the Northern Quarter. As luck would have it, the hotel I had booked (Travelodge Manchester Ancoats) was located right on the edge of the Northern Quarter. Perfect. I had some free time on the Saturday afternoon after checking in, but as England were about to take […]