Tuesday 4h October 2016

The weather is still good. Today we woke to clear blue sky with temperature predicted to be 17° in both Liverpool and Manchester.

After a lovely breakfast we checked out of the hotel and headed to the railway station by taxi to catch the 11:16am train to Manchester.

The trip was only took about 35 minutes and we arrived at 11:50am. We had lunch in a café at the station then got a taxi to the Midlands Hotel where we are staying for the next two nights. The Hotel, built in approx. 1902 and has played host to Kings, Queens, Prime Minsters and Rock Stars. It was also the venue for the meeting where Rolls met Royce.

After checking in we walked round the city centre. It seems like there is a pub on every corner so we visited a few for some refreshments before having dinner at Dutton’s pub.

After 47 days together, tonight is our last with Heather & Michael, (they are heading to Leeds in the morning to spend time with relatives), so we found a quiet place to sit in the lounge of the hotel and celebrated our fantastic and amazing European Vacation with a few nightcaps.

Midland Hotel

Manchester Town Hall

Pubs on he City

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Station

Basil at lunch in Manchester Station

Our hotel room