Manchester

Thursday morning we took the train from Liverpool to Manchester, it was only £6! We have gotten so used expensive London, that it was nice to visit a place that was more affordable all around (an all day public transportation pass in London is £7.50, and an all day metro pass in Manchester was only £2.90)! After checking into our hotel, we spent the day walking around central Manchester. There weren't really any tourist attractions, but we enjoyed being in a new city. They have a lot of pubs, and a lot of shopping! Julia and I found that in general, the people in Liverpool and Manchester were a lot friendlier. We figured that they don't have as many tourists up there, so people have more patience, and time to help us! We found that people would go out of their way to help us get to where we were trying to go, and that it was overall a more relaxed environment, though I still love London!
That evening, we went to The Trafford Center, an amazing mall in Manchester. It was the most extravagant mall I have ever seen! The food court was ridiculous as well. Each section had a different country, and the entrance had a large marble staircase which opened up to a cruise ship themed center court.
The next morning, we went on a tour of Old Trafford, the Manchester United Stadium. I put aside my hatred for Man U for one day, to see the beautiful stadium. It holds 73,000 people, including an away section of 6,000 seats. On an average day, they will have 200 employees working on the grounds, cleaning, and taking care of the field, and on game days over 700 employees working! The Man U locker room wasn't overly nice, or big, but it was built to be more traditional, and the players lounge had a bar in it! Now I really want to tour Chelsea's stadium, Stamford Bridge!