This isn’t a guide nor a recommended itinerary for Manchester, but rather just the list of places I’ve personally been in the city during my 3-day stay in January 2022!
Day 1 | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Ancoats & Northern Quarter
My friend Mariana took me to these two areas. Ancoats is some sort of a new hipster area in town. We went to buy some cinnamon rolls from this popular bakery, Pollen, then walked around the neighborhood – all the way to Northern Quarter. We found a store called Unitom that sells very cute coffee table books and artworks. The coolest thing is that they also sell artisan coffee beans there from Unorthodox Roasters, so I bought a pack for Edvinas! Later in the evening, we went to Selfridges to (mainly) check out some makeup items.
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Day 2 | Thursday, January 20, 2022
Bramhall
Mariana and her husband, Justinas, live in Bramhall – a lovely district in Stockport, Greater Manchester. She took me and Lois, our common friend, around her neighborhood before we head to the next one.
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Alderley Edge
As I’ve mentioned in my separate post about my 9-day, 9-night UK trip, Alderley Edge is an affluent neighborhood where many football players and wealthy/notable people live. Initially, we wanted to visit the neighborhood to do house (ehm, mansion) sightseeing. In the end, we ended up just going to a bakery (G. Wienholt), a supermarket (Waitrose), a few thrift stores, and a restaurant (The Botanist) 😀 We did see a few houses that are close to London Road (Alderley Edge’s main road), but not as much as we thought we would as it was already getting dark.
PS: A bit of fun story – we actually met Nemanja Matić, a Manchester United player when going to the bakery! I didn’t take a picture of him, of course, as I respected celebrities’ boundaries in their personal time 😀 but it was just such a cool coincidence!
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Day 3 | Friday, January 21, 2022
John Rylands Library
So I went to Hogwarts!
Haha, not really 😀 This is a library founded by Enriqueta Rylands, who used the inheritance from her late multi-millionaire cotton manufacturer husband, John Rylands, to fund the building. This neo-Gothic library officially opened in January 1900 and has become a part of the University of Manchester in 1972. Rumors said that J.K. Rowling got her inspiration for how Hogwarts should look like from this library. I mean, just look at how pretty the reading room is!
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Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle truck at Piccadilly Gardens
So on the week I was in Manchester, Netflix had set up a spot at the Piccadilly Gardens for this food truck to promote this series: Too Hot To Handle. They offer free treats! You just simply need to queue and you’ll get those cute-looking drink-slash-donut-slash-tons-of-cream dessert. Too bad I already needed to leave to catch my bus to London. I couldn’t wait for too long, standing in the line.
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To see where I went for meals in Manchester and a bit of personal story, check this post. Where I’ve been in Edinburgh (on the same trip) are listed here and in London here!
Advencheer! 
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