Manchester, Tuesday, Nice bright morning here at the Premier Inn, and I had a nice breakfast and was all organised before my seven “delegates” arrived to start their two day training course.
Plenty coffee to keep them going and as settled in and found our feet, with a couple of breaks before lunch. Lunch was surprising good so there were no complaints and they were happy enough to get their coats on and head out for a practical “Patchwalk” exercise. This allowed most of us to explore the immediate area around the hotel and see the trams at first hand. The tram system here is excellent, has been running for a few years and is well used by the public - BUT there are several different routes running across the city.
The Hilton Manchester Deansgate is in only a short walk away, and is twenty three floors high with the “Cloud 23” restaurant on the top floor. Being on a practical exercise we ventured in and the staff were kind enough to escort us up in the express lift and open up the restaurant which was closed to let us have a look at the place and the magnificent views of the surrounding city – giving me the perfect opportunity for a view Kodak moments !!! But thinking of how high we were, I tried to imagine the open air restaurant on the 61’st floor of the hotel in Bangkok, and even worse, with my toes curling inside my shoes as I stood on a glass panel in the floor, looking straight down through thin air to the ground, just what must it to be like to stand on the “glass horseshoe walkway” out into space over the Grand Canyon, and look down all of 5000 feet – the mind boggles and the nether regions twitch.
From the Hilton we took a tour round the block and stopped into the majestic Midland Hotel, famous as the venue where the famous Rolls Royce Company was formed during a meeting of the founder members.
Have to say the streets and this surrounding area were remarkably clean and tidy, a credit to the City.
My day progressed and when the group dispersed two of the lads took me off to a local “watering hole” for a couple of pints.
With the Icelandic volcano still playing up at tea time and no one knowing what was happening it was decided that I should play safe and get a train home on Wednesday night, so I duly got booked up on the Internet, but then had to take a wander round to Piccadilly Station, again a superb piece of work,
Nice evening, long day and the same again on Wednesday. Pictures taking ages to load.
Plenty coffee to keep them going and as settled in and found our feet, with a couple of breaks before lunch. Lunch was surprising good so there were no complaints and they were happy enough to get their coats on and head out for a practical “Patchwalk” exercise. This allowed most of us to explore the immediate area around the hotel and see the trams at first hand. The tram system here is excellent, has been running for a few years and is well used by the public - BUT there are several different routes running across the city.
The Hilton Manchester Deansgate is in only a short walk away, and is twenty three floors high with the “Cloud 23” restaurant on the top floor. Being on a practical exercise we ventured in and the staff were kind enough to escort us up in the express lift and open up the restaurant which was closed to let us have a look at the place and the magnificent views of the surrounding city – giving me the perfect opportunity for a view Kodak moments !!! But thinking of how high we were, I tried to imagine the open air restaurant on the 61’st floor of the hotel in Bangkok, and even worse, with my toes curling inside my shoes as I stood on a glass panel in the floor, looking straight down through thin air to the ground, just what must it to be like to stand on the “glass horseshoe walkway” out into space over the Grand Canyon, and look down all of 5000 feet – the mind boggles and the nether regions twitch.
From the Hilton we took a tour round the block and stopped into the majestic Midland Hotel, famous as the venue where the famous Rolls Royce Company was formed during a meeting of the founder members.
Have to say the streets and this surrounding area were remarkably clean and tidy, a credit to the City.
My day progressed and when the group dispersed two of the lads took me off to a local “watering hole” for a couple of pints.
With the Icelandic volcano still playing up at tea time and no one knowing what was happening it was decided that I should play safe and get a train home on Wednesday night, so I duly got booked up on the Internet, but then had to take a wander round to Piccadilly Station, again a superb piece of work,
Nice evening, long day and the same again on Wednesday. Pictures taking ages to load.
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