This is a Sunday Thoughts with a difference, I’m just back from Manchester, I had to go for a work trip, and Lucy tagged along with me, we got to do lots of things in our spare time, including visiting a pug cafe, afternoon tea in an Alice in Wonderland themed tea room, and more. Listen to the podcast to hear all about it – including the pretty dire hotel (you can also listen below). I’ll add some photos of the places that we visited in this post.
All the news about Manchester is on the podcast, except the flight delay for three hours on the way back. If you are flying from Liverpool, they don’t update the boards, so there were two panicks from me when it said the gate was closed. I haven’t been on a plane in five years, so it’s like started all over again, it was fine though, and I was surprised by how well I did.
I’ll add some of the photos of places we visited here:




Wholesome Junkies – 100% Vegan Junk Food



The Old Fire Station – Bakery and Cafe






Lark Hill Place at Salford Museum


Salford Museum Art Gallery




CuppaPug Pug Cafe in Manchester – there’s one in London too. You can tell that I’m in pug heaven.



The John Rylands Research Institute and Library



The Animaid Cafe











Afflecks – the most amazing shopping experience

Near Sackville Street, Manchester








Richmond Tea Rooms


The Hello Kitty Cafe, in Primark in the Arndale, Manchester – it was closed when we got there sadly.
That’s just some of the places we went to, I hope you like the photos, it was a really lovely trip, and the people in Manchester are very friendly and helpful. It’s very handy flying from Ireland West Airport too.