🇬🇧 Manchester in a Day: The Ultimate Non-Football Itinerary!

🚂 "From Edinburgh with love—12 hours of Manc magic!" 🚆 Getting There • Train from Edinburgh: Arrived at 11AM, straight to Chinatown for lunch! 🍜 Stop 1: Chinatown 📍 Kuan Zhai Alley • Cash discount + sweet staff (rounded down our bill!). • Order this: Sichuan peppercorn noodles (numbing spice kick!) 🌶️ 🎨 Stop 2: Manchester Art Gallery 🖼️ Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces | 🕒 *Tue-Sun 10AM-5PM* | 🎫 Free ⛪ Stop 3: Manchester Cathedral ✨ Stained-glass wonder | 🕒 *9AM-4:30PM* | 🎫 Free 📚 Stop 4: John Rylands Library 🏰 Hogwarts vibes + Jennie’s photo spots! 🕒 *Wed-Sat 10AM-5PM* | 🎫 Free 🛹 Stop 5: Northern Quarter • Tib Street: Graffiti walls 🎨 • Afflecks Palace: Alt-fashion heaven 👗 • Piccadilly Records: Vinyl treasure trove 🎶 • Mackie Mayor: Foodie paradise 🍔 🏛️ Stop 6: University of Manchester • Gift shop (closes 5PM)—toilet-shaped merch, anyone? 🚽 🐸 Stop 7: Manchester Museum • Mummies + live frogs/lizards (!) 🕒 *Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM* | 🎫 Free 🌙 Evening • HeyTea in Chinatown 🧋 • Meh pancake delivery (Napoleon’s—missing the crunch!) #ManchesterDayTrip #UKTravel #NoFootballJustFun