MAVERIK ROVER WORLD Blog Post #22 Manchester UK (wk 2) 8/20/2018

MAVERICK ROVER WORLD

Post #22

August 20, 2018

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
Week #2

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Roger is still having trouble with this 
"LOOK LEFT" & "LOOK RIGHT" 
concept, he almost got slammed twice by an oncoming car. Luckily the locals know that tourists have a tendency to dart in front of their cars, so they slam on the brakes while politely sounding the horn 

This is what Ron does when Roger starts crossing the street


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The Hilton with Cloud 23 Restaurant on the 23rd floor 

presents beautiful views of Manchester

and just below the Hilton is Bridgewater Canal

Note: Hilton in the background

more lovely canal boats that are 
live aboards and vacation rentals





The Wharf Restaurant is directly overlooking the canal

Check out the amazing wood wine boxes used as ceiling tiles 

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Manchester Rail Station built in 1830

Yes, this IS the OLDEST passenger station in the WORLD 

And this, my friends, is the most charming station master ever, 

come get your ticket to ride

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 Museum of Science and Industry
shows that Manchester is a city of Firsts,
too many to publish a list but a good thing to google

The cotton industry and making cotton fabrics





Cotton threads being made from raw cotton

Of course, even these English industries came with the need for

low wage workers, however, their conditions didn't match the abhorrent treatment of slaves who picked cotton in the USA 

and then there is the business owner who reaps the largest share of the rewards. Fortunately, some gave back to the community as 
Philanthropists

John Rylands, the first multimillionaire of Manchester left his 3rd wife, Enriqueta, a grand sum of money with which she built a memorial to her husband in the form of this amazing library

Free to the public and looks and feels like a cathedral but was built strictly as a library because he was a voracious reader

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A bit of nature to calm us on our walk along 
Canal Street

Ms. Saundra Duck (nicknamed by the local bar owner)  is sitting on her eggs in a planter box that hangs on a bridge over 
Rochdale Canal
(hopefully they will hatch and be gone before 
Gay PRIDE when this canal area will be swarming with thousands of parade attendees)


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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

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Travel Tips:

*Time Zones:  If your phone is set up to automatically change time zones (good thing for knowing the correct time). The phone will capture the time of the Zone where you are currently located. 

HOWEVER,  be careful when entering times and dates in your Smart Phone schedule that will occur later when you are in a different time zone. On your arrival to a different time zone your phone will adjust the times that you previously entered to the new time zone and thus they will be incorrect in relation to the original entry. Complicated, Right?

Thus, if your scheduled event occurs in a different time zone, you could miss your flight or an important event because the phone scheduled event has changed 

Just to be safe, DO NOT enter an actual time, but rather add the correct time to the header when you enter the event. When you arrive at the new time zone location, you can then add the "time slot" on your calendar. 

*Buses and Local Trams/Trains:  Try to figure out the local buses, trains and trams early on arrival into new cities, it can save you lots of money and anxiety. A few minutes of research is worth it to save losing time and money throughout your visit. Look for local Apps and Brochures.

*Cash Machines:  I may have covered this in a a previous blog, but it is worth repeating. Especially in the UK, it is important to note that if you get Pounds from the cash machine in Scotland, you will get Scottish Pounds. These Pounds may not be accepted in other parts of the UK even though they do have the same value. Regardless of where you are traveling, be sure that the cash machine is issuing the currency that you desire. 

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Note: See our add-ons below of travels before we became Cospmopoites/Maverick World Rovers.

(Scroll down as our travels are in reverse order, with the most recent at the top and oldest at the bottom)

MAVERICKROVERWORLD

**next stop

**August 2018  ENGLAND

*manchester(man)
*salford
*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND
*edinburgh(edi) 
*alloa
*sterling
*standrews

*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND

*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  UK England

*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN

*madrid(mad)

*valencia(vlc)

*barcelona(bcn)

*sitges

*palmademallorca(pmi)

*torrevieja

*puntaprima

*caboroig

*granada
*cartegena
*lazenia

*malaga

*altea

*alicante

**March 2018   USA

*sandiego (san)

*losangeles(lax) 

** pre-cosmopolite / pre-maverick rover world travels

Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA

**February 2018  MEXICO

**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII

**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE

**mexico

**guatamala

**panama

**costarica

**curacao

**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK

**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE

**italy
**malta
**greece
**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**portugal

**gibraltar

**spain

**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII

**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE

**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY

**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**canaryislands

**spain

**france

**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA

**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS

**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN

**barcelona(bcn)

**madrid

**seville

**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO

**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO

**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO

**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY

**rome(fco)

**florence

**pisa

**sienna

**tavernelle

**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA

**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO

**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA

**whistler

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