Meandering in Manchester

D_ and I have greatly enjoyed our time here in Manchester. We arrived here Friday morning quite tired but we were being advised to try to stay awake. Because of the time difference, if we stayed awake and took a short nap, when we woke up the next morning our bodies should be adjusted. We went out for lunch and a little bit of shopping with C_ and E_, two of the other girls going to India with us.

We rode a double decker bus at one point. It was really fun and slightly scary. It looked as of we were about to run things over!

 

The sleep advise really paid off.  When we woke up Saturday morning we were tired, but we weren't effected by the jet lag.  C_ came over that morning so we could have some time together before we left for the city. We had a lot of fun, and laughed so much!  After lunch we went over to where E_ is staying so that we could all ride into the city together. We went to this BEAUTIFUL park. It was huge! Lots of grassy hills and a big beautiful old house. We were able to sit on the grass and share our concerns, worries and struggles, then we were able to pray together. It was such a blessed time!
 

We went into the city and were able to get all of our shopping done, then we went to a restaurant called Tops. It was a giant all you can eat buffet with a much food! We started off with sushi starters. One of the sushi rolls had caviar on it. It was very good! It didn't taste fishy, or slimy, just very crunchy.  For the main course I had duck, lamb, beef, some veggies, and excellent muscle, and squid. The squid was very good, and I even ate the head!  It was really good as long as I didn't think about what it was that I had just eaten. :P
We took the bus back to the house and went to bed. 
 

We have had such a wonderful time here! I love Manchester and I am sad to leave tomorrow, but I am very excited to get to India.
~K