Archive for October, 2007

day 7 manchester

October 14, 2007

vanishing point
Originally uploaded by mikefranklin

Manchester turned out to be bright and sunny for my first full day there. I wandered into the Apple Store in the Arndale Mall and missed Stuart – the enthusiastic master of ceremonies for the Opening Day’s events of the previous year. [...]

day 6 departure to manchester

October 13, 2007

bedroom #2

Originally uploaded by mikefranklin

Ah, the pleasures of sleeping on the floor in the living room. I was woken inadvertently by the newly returned flatmates, who were up for their first day back at work. I had a pleasant breakfast with birthday-girl Eva, [...]

day 5 london

October 3, 2007

parliament

Originally uploaded by mikefranklin

Tuesday dawned grey and a bit damp, but I’m getting used to it.
The temporary flatmates left at 4 in the morning to head to the airport for Spain, and I didn’t really get back to sleep. Danny and Eva left, and [...]

day 4: london

October 2, 2007

it rotates!

Originally uploaded by mikefranklin

Monday was a bit grayer and wetter than the weekend. I finally dragged myself out out of the flat around 12:00, to meet Andrew for lunch around 1:30 in Piccadilly Circus.
Stopped by a Starbucks for a chocolate croissant and latte, [...]

day 3: london

October 1, 2007

matching.

Originally uploaded by mikefranklin

Sunday was much less complicated, as we were just meeting Andrew. Danny and Eva left by scooter to stop at some shoe shop to get Eva’s wedding shoes; I left around 12:30 on my own to meet Andrew in Trafalgar [...]