You've heard the saying "it's about the journey not the destination" we'll I can tell you mine was long and boring!
This was my journey in order - Walk to bus stop, bus to station, two trains to airport, walk around airport, QF1 to Singapore, walk around airport, QF1 to London, walk to train, underground to Euston, train to Manchester, walk to tram, tram to what I thought was final destination but no! I had gone too far so I had a further long walk to my hotel. I had finally arrived 39 hours after setting out!
My feet were burning and legs were weary - only a maximum of 4 hours sleep from leaving home didn't help!
After a shower and reviving cuppa I headed back out - no peace for the wicked! I had another longish walk to get to the gallery to see the work of Lowry. Luckily it was a lovely afternoon as I walked around Salford Quays - this area used to be part of Manchester docks and when operations ceased to exist in 1982 it was redeveloped.
I like the work of Lowry and as this was a special exhibition, ending in a few weeks it was an ideal time to visit. One of his most we'll known works is 'Going to the match'.
By now my feet had really had it so I hopped on the tram, 2 stops to my hotel. I was now waging a war with myself not to fall asleep as it was only 5pm! A G&T, some food plus a glass of red kept me going until 7pm and then I gave in. As you can guess I slept until 11pm - typical of me! A few hours tossing, turning and reading eventually sent me back to sleep for a couple more hours! I head back into Manchester this morning and will work hard on retail therapy - we'll my case only weighed 9.9kg! I then catch a train to Birmingham where I meet Kerry and we catch another train to Kidderminster where hopefully sister Jake will be there to pick us up!
