*Daily Chat thread*27th Feb - ~WELCOME NATHAN JAMES~

Burlesque_Babe

nope - dull, but fine.

35 minute flight (how mad is that?!), 15 minutes on train to Piccadilly.

Right - for those walking from the station - it's not far but I got lost so using the direction on the Days website

Leave the station following the taxi signs.

Look across the road to the Bull pub and cross over to it. Go down South Pump St NOT Lower Pump St as marked on the directions!! Go under the railway bridge and immediately turn right, walking past the road barrier. You will walk along a pedestrianised area with University buildings all on your left and railway arches on your left. At the end you will be at the Gatehouse (called security office on the directions). You are opposite the Retro bar. A couple of doors past there is the Manchester Conference Centre - Days Hotel is in this building but the sign is poor.

I'm on 'level 3' but bizarrely, outside the window is ground level - most odd!

The hotel is amazing. A conference type hotel. The rooms are modern, lots of plum and bronze. The receptionist is fab. I've had a wander and found the hotel bar. Haven't seen a Spar/One Stop type shop so I'm not going to wander out to find any cheap wine for tonight as it's now dark.

Think I will get a shower and if there is anyone else checking in tonight, if they tell reception, I'll meet them in the bar, otherwise I might stay in the room and get a bottle of (probably extortionate) wine from the bar.

LouiseJ

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

Hello Manchester!!!!!!!!!!!

:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Have you spotted the Ghallager brothers yet?????:D Have you started to say "sound" to everything?????:p

Even more importantly...............whats the pub like we are meeting in tomorrow, have you had a chance to check it out?

bank_of_slate

That's it BB, you scope the place out!
...Linda xx

Burlesque_Babe

oh........and taking a laptop on a plane and sticking it in your case.......it kind of gets your bag searched and everything wiped for explosives and your underwear all unpacked:eek: ......and I was well and truly frisked...........best thrill I've had in a long time!:D

Burlesque_Babe

LouiseJ wrote: »

..whats the pub like we are meeting in tomorrow, have you had a chance to check it out?

bloody hell Lou - give me a chance 1 :rotfl: I have to say I am not leaving the hotel now as its dark. I haven't a clue where it is in relation to here althouth I have a map for tomorrow. I had enough problems getting to the hotel from the station!! I ended up phoning them up and they said 'can you see our sign?':rotfl:

LouiseJ

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

oh........and taking a laptop on a plane and sticking it in your case.......it kind of gets your bag searched and everything wiped for explosives and your underwear all unpacked:eek: ......and I was well and truly frisked...........best thrill I've had in a long time!:D

:eek: Well at least you didnt pack any more "personal items" it could have been far worse:rotfl: :rotfl:

...........................Or was it?????;)

Gemmzie

:rotfl: at the frisking

Hope you all have an amazing time this weekend!

LouiseJ

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

bloody hell Lou - give me a chance 1 :rotfl: I have to say I am not leaving the hotel now as its dark. I haven't a clue where it is in relation to here althouth I have a map for tomorrow. I had enough problems getting to the hotel from the station!! I ended up phoning them up and they said 'can you see our sign?':rotfl:

I thought it was next door for some reason but now I think on that was the travelodge:rolleyes:

I wouldnt go wandering around in a strange city in the dark either.

bank_of_slate

I'm looking forward to it!
I'll probably set off just before lunch to meet Buffy at Piccadilly train station around 1.30.
...Linda xx

bank_of_slate

Well I'm wetting the baby's head with a nice glass of red!
...Linda xx