Manchester Christmas Markets

As much as I love Essex, Manchester definitely tops any other Christmas market I have been to at home. I would even be as bold to say that it is comparable to the hectic crush that is Winter Wonderland in London's Hyde Park. Even without the inclusion of roller-coasters or a circus such as there is in Hyde Park, the Manchester Christmas Markets definitely inject the perfect dose of Christmas. Typically very expensive, the food and drinks stalls may not be worth it but the craft stalls most certainly are. With stalls that cover a great range of crafts, local businesses and everything in between there is something for every member of the family! 

Merry Christmas!

Manchester

Today I went on a bit of a trek around Manchester visiting some areas in preparation for an upcoming presentation (eek). On the way I found some really lovely spots that I had never visited before, including Sam's Chop House and the Manchester Central Library.

Naturally I took lots of photographs!

I had my first visit inside the Manchester Central Library and particularly liked seeing the 

books and texts that have been taken from the newly opened Elizabeth Gaskell's house.

 After recently learning of the story of Alan Turin and his tragic life,

 I found the memorial to him in Sackville Gardens nicely understated and very moving.

The whole reason I took my walk around the city today was to visit the statues from the

   'Talking Statues' project. Here you can see Barbirolli, L.S Lowry and The Reading Girl 

from the Central Library. (more coming on that project soon!)