Manchester – Arts & Entertainment – Museums Until the IWM North my impression of a war museum was based entirely on a childhood experience of visiting the Museum of the Armed Forces in...
Manchester Did you know that they were making Songs of Praise in Manchester? Now you do. Religion and Ethics department was located, quite pertinently, at the top floor of the building in Oxford Road....
Manchester The role of Robert Owen (1771-1858) in the history of Manchester and The Co-operative Group is impossible to underestimate. A native of Wales, he worked extensively in Lancashire and Scotla...
This afternoon I went out to take some photos for the City Guardian project, and on my way back I joined the happy crowds celebrating the Metal Tiger New Year in Chinatown. Rather than filming people ...
Today is a wonderful day: there is a New Moon, a Chinese New Year, and St Valentine’s Day. The New Moon is the time of new beginnings, so I hope we all start something lovely and SMART at this t...
English people are well-known for their eccentricity, and this trait does not seem to change much with time. This Monty Python sketch was made a few decades ago, but in my 6.5 years in the UK I’...
Manchester Autumn 2009 6, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. The Hub and the CityInn by Piccadilly I took this photo last autumn, and it offers an interesting perspective in the proper sense ...
Manchester – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Pubs Want to imagine what life was like in England in the 18-19th cc.? Go no further than Sam’s Chop House. Somehow it st...
Manchester – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Bars The first ever time I went to Odd Bad was in 2006 during Futuresonic Festival, and I owe to it one of the oddest experienc...
Manchester Autumn 2009 4, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. Bicycles by the Piccadilly station, Manchester Манкунианцы обожают велосипеды. И не думайте, что велосипедами пользуются только ст...