The walking tour continues

Our next stop was at Gay Village and the iconic New Union Hotel. There were bee images and symbols everywhere - on walls, on public transport, in wall art, in sculptures and street furniture - everywhere! Megan explained that the Manchester worker bee is one of the city's best-known symbols and has been an emblem for Manchester for over 150 years. The bee denotes Mancunians' hard work ethic and the city being a hive of activity. It has also come to represent the sense of unity in this great city. I don't remember it being so prominent when I lived here in the eighties - perhaps I went around with my eyes shut!

As we were walking to our next stop, I tripped over a paving slab and fell really hard! I completely winded myself and was in an awful lot of pain. Mark, Gill, and Paul were ahead of me and completely oblivious that I had fallen! Luckily, a couple of strangers helped me up and I was able to rejoin the group at a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst. I can't remember much of what Megan had to say about it!!Read more