Hi Florge, welcome to not so sunny Manchester.

No doubt you will be exploring this fine city some time over this coming week. So here is a small list of things I think you should get to do...

1. Visit the Woo Sang in Chinatown. They have a small Filipino foods section, as well as common foods stuff from all over south east Asia. I noticed they sell dried fish..

2. Market Street. Go on a Saturday for the busiest time and see how long it takes you to walk just a few metres.

3. The Gay Village. I am sure you will end up there on the odd night out. It is not just for Gay people.. And you get to see how un-lady like the UK version of a ladyboy is..

4. The Curry Mile.. Famous the world over, for erm.. Curry!

5. The Palace Theatre. See a Musical before Christmas

6. The Trafford Centre. Shopping... Nuff said