Home-stay!

Picking up from where the last post left off, Princess & I headed north towards Manchester where we spent 4 days with my Aunt Theresa, Uncle Ken & cousins Darren & Tessa, both of whom I hadn't seen in eons!

We couldn't have gotten our trip to Manchester off to a better start than with a glorious meal featuring chinese delicacies like lobster and prawns. Hmmm, yummy! After that it was straight to Knutsford where my aunt lives, a quaint town on the outskirts of Manchester, for some rest and relaxation =)

Uncle Ken cooks a mean "full Monty"

Post-breakfast there was a torrid pouring of sleet, so we spent the best part of the afternoon listening to Uncle Ken play the piano and looking through old photos of my cousins. A nice relaxing Sunday afternoon it was.

My uncle ken and kou kou whipping up dinner!

Dinner is served! - Char siew, BBQ sting-ray & curry! Shiok lah!

Family portrait!

Tessa sacrificed her room for us =)

Field trip to Old Trafford! My kind of tourist activity! We even managed to sneak into the Museum for free... haha

What Man U is all about

My favourite section of the museum...

An entire wall containing the names of United players past and present

No trip to Old Trafford is complete without a visit to the megastore!

After Old Trafford, it was time to fill the tummy with some Dim Sum!

Tessa wields a mean pair of chopsticks

So, after filling the tummies, it was time to empty the pockets! Love to shop? Manchester's the place to go crazy...

True enough, the gals came out bags ablazing...

Darren & I relaxing after a round of evening football

Tessa had a share of the crisps too

THE NEXT DAY...

Char siew bao for breakfast!

Scones & tea!

Tummies filled, it was off to a little look around Knutsford! This here is the solitary tourist attraction in the whole town... The tower-like structure is the town hall apparently...

We actually ventured to the city of Chester that very afternoon but that was such a scenic trip that I'll use it as a seperate post =) We idled the whole day there before spending a last night in Knutsford with my aunt...

A last shot before we left for Edinburgh... thanks kou kou & Uncle Ken for having us!

Darren & Tessa, stay in touch k! It was so good to see you two again after so long! I'll be sending you guys all the pictures, don't worry!