The Gloomy Manchester
8.11.2009During the recent Spring, i had a chance to go to Manchester. Hmm to be frank,nothing specific brought me here. But since dah sampai England, i guess why not spend some days here. I travelled by Virgin Trains from London Euston station straight non-stop to Manchester Picadilly station. The journey took almost 2 hours.Very relaxing and the cabin facilities are so convenient. That’s one thing that i like about Europe country as the public transportation is yet very efficient for the publics.Once arrived at Manchester Picadilly station,Afni (who was my junior back in school) picked me up at the station and she managed to show me around the city and taught me the bus system in Manchester. But before that, she brought me to this one halal restaurant belonged to a Middle East Muslims people to eat this big huge portion of Arab Rice. And tell you what, the food is sooo yummylicious and cheap too.I think bout GBP4 for one plate. And since the portion is huge,we decided to share between us two. And tell you what, dah share pun tak larat nak habiskan. LOL! At last,we decided to pack the leftover home. Hehe!And ya, forgot to tell that for all 3 days i was in Manchester the weather wasn’t that good. It was all gloomy,the skies were all grey and quite cold too(typical weather of England,i guess). Afni brought me to the classic Old Trafford Manchester United Stadium and later to the Trafford Centre to do some shopping. Compared to London, Manchester isn’t that big. I mean,you can even finish tour the whole city in one day but since i had another two extra days, i decided to divide it into a few day slots so that i wont get bored too fast. Hehe. Well, for the next two days i just wander around the city alone by myself..captured some pics and on the last day before heading back to London, i managed to join the MUFC Old Trafford Stadium Tour. Well, frankly speaking i used to be a MU fan last time but that was only when David Beckham was in the team(pls dont ask me why i adore that guy ya?!Hehe).After Ferguson sold him to Real Madrid, the interest has faded away and starting from that time, i rarely watched any football games anymore. Anyhow, i do really think that MU still among the best football club in the world!!GlORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!
Alrite peeps,enjoy the pics!
This is Afni,live and study and Manchester for more than 4 years but never once step her foot to this ‘keramat’ stadium. Here she is marking her presence in front of the MU stadium..at last!!! Hehe.
Afni sipping her coffee at The Trafford Shopping Centre. The interior design of this shopping complex is almost similar like Alamanda (no kidding!!)
Some street scenes of Manchester city….
An artist painting his canvas at Manchester city.
He actually doing this to collect some funds for his art work exhibition actually. People who passed by may donate some money for him if they think his artwork is worthy. And ya to be frank, by looking at his painting,this man is indeed a very talented artist. As you may see from the sticky note on the top left of his canvas,it says ” Working towards exhibition : your coins help me buy paints and canvas.TQ”.
Manchester Arndale shopping centre…
Hard Rock Cafe Manchester..
some shots from Old Trafford MU Stadium Tour.the tour took about 30-45 mins.As in the pic,you can see some school childrens never been ever more tempting to see all the glory cups.
this wall of curve displaying so much info on MU history..as here you can see the teacher was busy explaining to the school childrens some of the MU history.
this old man is so nice and yet so friendly..cant recall what was his name. but he’s indeed a very good tour guide.
our tour guide was explaining to us about the reason of existence of this plaque. As you can see in the pic,it is to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of The Munich Air Disaster happened 50 years ago.
some shots taken in the player’s lounge…
this sweet old lady who worked as a bartender in the player’s lounge. Nice lady.Never failed to greet each and everyone of us with a warm smile. She even told me that David Beckham is a very nice young lad. Hehe!!
some scenes in the player’s changing room..see all the jerseys hanging on the wall. we were asked to sit at any player’s space that we like..as for me…i cant remember where i sat. i mostly move around while the tour guide were giving the briefing to us…(hmm deep down in my heart, i truly wish Beckham’s jersey was hanging there..sob sob!)
at the player’s aisle…konon2 berlakon la mcm two team opponents greet and shake hands with each other before entering the stadium…see that young boy. he’s a number 1 MU fan,i tell ya.know damn well about MU and can tell all the answers correctly..huhuhu!!hats off to you boy!!
the aisle..to the pitch….
our tour guide briefing the structure of the pitch and the seating position of the fans and players…
one perspective from the substitutes seating position…
tons of MU jerseys at MU Megastore…they sell it much cheaper here rather than in Malaysia!
as usual, marking my presence in MU Megastore..and ya,to be honest i bought some stuffs from the store too…
p/s ~ to Afni and frens, thanks a lot for letting me crashed at your place the other day and showing me around. it was my pleasure to get to know each and everyone of you even for a very short time. i wish u guys a very best of luck in your future! I miss the delicious Manchester’s Nasi Arab….sob sob!!
November 27th, 2009 at 10:46 AM
sudah bertahun lamanya kutunggu gambar-gambar di negara biri-biri. namun tidak muncul-muncul jua.
hahahahha..nway, i love allllll your pictures. yes, all of them! =D
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:30 AM
walopun aku peminat liverpool, hatiku meronta2 nak pegi manchesteee…..
January 10th, 2010 at 2:16 PM
aloo…liverpool dokek je dgn manchester.tapi xtau knp aku mcm tak rase nak pegi.hehe.so far dalam banyak2 football stadium kat england tu,to be frank MU stadium la yang paling gah n byk historical values.serius tak tipu.