Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
We went to Manchester on 2 buses changing at Burnley. Free for us, but I don't think I would like to do the round trip (2 hours each way) often. John Rylands was closed for lunch when we arrived, so we decided to try for our own lunch the family Italian restaurant on the ground floor of House of Fraser. Excellent choice. Great service (by Italians), very tasty food indeed, and lovely Sicilian Primitivo wine. Vey reasonable prices and a lovely restaurant. What more could one ask? The pistachio 'cake' - not to be missed! We had visited Rylands before, but I wanted to renew my membership (from the Sixties!). This proved surprisingly easy. I look forward to accessing sources to help write the family history. We always seem to see something new in Manchester. This time it was one of apparently two alleys dedicated to the famous Manchester scientist John Dalton. Best known for devising the atomic theory he also kept daily weather records of Manchester for fifty years, and the second alley which we weren't aware of appropriately has umbrellas featuring in its design. Here at Dalton Entry the roundels contain scientific instruments. We also passed the Chinese Arch......
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