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Here you'll find some personal notes I took during my trip.
I didn't really write this to be read by others, but you can take a look if you like. This is about what happened in London during the week or so I was there. *Diary written between September and October of 2000 London Diary: Day 5 - Off to Manchester![]() At first there was nothing to see but red brick houses lined up row upon row, but before 10 minutes had passed the landscape became lush and green. Looking closely, I could see sheep and cows scattered here and there, making it seem as though we were crossing through a large stock farm. The flat green fields seemed to stretch out forever. I had never seen anything like it in my life. It was just like a country side scene out of one of Conan Doyle's books.
![]() A Manchester Metrolink tram. These trams connect the city centre and the residential areas. ![]() I even thought that I could smell the ocean, but this was Manchester. Manchester is quite inland. From which it follows that the sea must have been far away. I'm backtracking a bit here, but although I referred to the Lowry as a "memorial hall", the Lowry was actually in a ridiculously huge building that had many of Louis Lowry's work on display and also a theatre and other facilities. It had a very modern air to it, as it had just been built. Entrance was free. After taking a look at the works on display (rather slowly and carefully), I had a cappuccino. It was delicious. After my cappuccino I went for another stroll along a nearby canal, returned to Chinatown and had lunch, and then went straight to my friend's house in Stockport. ![]() The residential districts of England have houses of the same colour and style lined up as far as the eye can see. It's a world that would be hard to imagine from Japan. |