Democracy and Canals in Manchester

I only had the opportunity to visit one museum while in Manchester and I chose The People’s History Museum. It charts the fight for democracy and human rights throughout British history.
A bit sobering with what is going on in various parts of the world but interesting nonetheless.

I then went down to Salford Quays and went on a canal/river cruise. I hadn’t t realised until getting here that Manchester has so many canals. When you consider the role Manchester played in the Industrial Revolution and the need to get goods to and from the factories it makes sense.
We travelled on the Manchester Ship Canal and the river Irwell.
A late lunch at a Caribbean restaurant and then back to the hotel. The public transport system is very good here. The app isn’t as good as the ones I used in Norway but I managed to buy myself a daily bus ticket.

This evening I met Cynthia for dinner. Cynthia was part of the group I had dinner with in Bergen and she lives in Manchester. She met me at an Italian restaurant near to my access and we had a lovely evening chatting. I didn’t break my streak of daily seafood with some sea bass.

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