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FreudianSlippers posted:Hi BritGoons If you like cute amphibians and reptiles, then the vivarium at the Manchester Museum is really great. So many cute little frogs. https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/collections/vivarium/
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FreudianSlippers posted:Hi BritGoons I went to a conference thing here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jHMG3ZvmoHLdC9Uq5 at the Museum of Science and Industry which was v cool if you like that kind of thing Rudy's Pizza came highly recommended by a colleague when I was there but never went so can't vouch for it
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Apr 23, 2024 22:02
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You're going to two other libraries, but not the Central Library? Make it a trilogy! I guess it isn't quite as cool as the other two, but I have to go there in a couple of days to donate some ancient retail catalogues to their archives. Manchester Museum is great, and the eighth day is good and close to it if you want some vegan food. Maybe a night out in the gay village? ^ edit oh yeah, go to the MOSI. They also wanted these catalogues, but couldn't take them because they're renovating their archives or something at the moment. Make sure you charge your phone and load up google maps beforehand, manchester is very spread out. But there are free busses that can get you around, and the metrolink is all fancy now, so that's cool. You should also check out the Royal Exchange Theatre if you're going past st annes square, it's a cool place. Nettle Soup fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Apr 23, 2024 |
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Apr 23, 2024 22:02
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if you're going to the peoples museum then eat at Dishoom, which is nearby
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Apr 23, 2024 23:13
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Nettle Soup posted:You're going to two other libraries, but not the Central Library? Make it a trilogy! I mainly went for the M.R. Jamesian spooky libraries where I might stumble into some forbidden knowledge in an ancient tome and pay a horrible price I'm trying to get a chance to page through an actual centuries old grimoire but it remains to be seen if I'm even allowed. Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:if you're going to the peoples museum then eat at Dishoom, which is nearby I'm actually pretty excited about trying Indian food in Britain since I hear it's the second best to actual India. Though we have surprisingly good Indian food here in Iceland. One of the biggest Indian places here lists their cooks and which state of India they are from on their menu which I take as a sign of authenticity and hopefully qualify. But I imagine that it's probably much better in the UK where Indian food has been a staple for over a century and not just 20 or so years so even the Indian chefs don't have to tone things down as much.
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Apr 23, 2024 23:25
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Have a cocktail at blinker bar
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Apr 23, 2024 23:32
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If you really want indian food, there's also the curry mile, but it's a bit out of the way to get there.
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Apr 24, 2024 00:54
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Nettle Soup posted:If you really want indian food, there's also the curry mile, but it's a bit out of the way to get there. 1 20 minute bus ride from the centre?
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Apr 24, 2024 01:17
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Had a miserable plate of fish and chips for dinner in  and now I miss the long gone Castle Chippy on Blackfriars Road in Salford.
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Apr 24, 2024 06:39
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I had miscellaneous beige nonsense from the back of the freezer
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Apr 24, 2024 07:11
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kecske posted:I had miscellaneous beige nonsense from the back of the freezer But enough about your posts
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Apr 24, 2024 07:13
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Nettle Soup posted:If you really want indian food, there's also the curry mile, but it's a bit out of the way to get there. Not really much of a "curry" mile now since it's mostly all kebab places. Mughli wasn't too bad but lol London prices. Better bet is to just pick a random Indian somewhere on the outskirts I guess.
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Apr 24, 2024 08:07
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Solefald posted:Better bet is to just pick a random Indian somewhere on the outskirts I guess. Remember to ask for his name
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Apr 24, 2024 08:12
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I know the uk has had a curry house tradition for a long time but idk if that translates to universal excellence or just an accepted level of mediocrity. lotta curry mile places ain't that great, (lol Shere khan) and when I think of places that are fantastic (dishoom, bundobust) they ain't exactly curry houses that said there are obviously good ones. used to love the darbar pre-covid and I think kathmandu in wythenshawe was surprisingly great, but you may struggle to find great ones in the centre
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Apr 24, 2024 08:22
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Solefald posted:Mughli wasn't too bad Used to go here all the time when I first met my wife and she lived nearby. It was indeed good, but then it changed.
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Apr 24, 2024 08:29
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Solefald posted:Not really much of a "curry" mile now since it's mostly all kebab places. Mughli wasn't too bad but lol London prices. Better bet is to just pick a random Indian somewhere on the outskirts I guess. Need to do curry based kebabs, lamb kebab, masala sauce, crushed onion bhaji wrapped in naan. Love em. Also why is it still loving cold?
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Apr 24, 2024 08:50
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:I first met my wife and she lived nearby. It was indeed good, but then it changed. Communication is the most important thing mate
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Apr 24, 2024 08:54
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Shame, I haven't been back there in a long time, but I guess even when I was at college there it was mostly turning into chicken shops.
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Apr 24, 2024 08:58
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FreudianSlippers posted:Hi BritGoons I lived in Manchester a decade ago so let me suggest a few things to see and do: Try the beer at the Marble Arch on Rochdale Road. It's a bit north of the downtown but the beer is excellent. The Manchester Art Gallery is also a must. It's a couple blocks from Piccadilly Circus and while it's small, there's some really neat paintings there. Other cool museums are the People's History Museum and the Science and Industry Museum. If you like really ancient things there's a partially-reconstructed Roman fortress off Liverpool Road in Castlefield (Castlefield is indirectly named after the old Roman fort). If you can get up to Bolton there's a combination museum, aquarium and archive that's worth a look too. The best pub in the Northern Quarter is the Trof on Thomas Street. Right next door down the alley is This & That, a famous no frills curry place which is cheap and tasty. Go there at least once during your visit. Other great restaurants that are still around from my time there are the Armenian Taverna and Mr. Thomas's Chop House (try the French onion soup). There's also Curry Mile which I'm sure others have mentioned. It's not too hard to reach from downtown if you're handy with bus routes.
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Apr 24, 2024 09:35
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if you can find a south indian keralan restaurant I highly recommend, dosa is loving amazing
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Apr 24, 2024 10:12
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I lived in Mancheter next to the curry mile (Rusholme and then Withington) for a couple of years at uni and the best food is Caspian in Rusholme. It's an Iranian kebab place run by a chap called Maz. Assuming it is still there, get the chelo kebab, with lamb fillet and rice (not naan). Disclaimer - This information is from 20 years ago.
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Apr 24, 2024 10:46
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Dysgenesis posted:I lived in Mancheter next to the curry mile (Rusholme and then Withington) for a couple of years at uni and the best food is Caspian in Rusholme. It's an Iranian kebab place run by a chap called Maz. As if these places change even slightly in 2 decades
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Apr 24, 2024 10:48
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:if you're going to the peoples museum then eat at Dishoom, which is nearby I do love Dishoom. I wish their takeaway menu was a bit bigger though.
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Apr 24, 2024 10:56
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Are they not all vape shops now?
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Apr 24, 2024 10:57
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All Dishooms?
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Apr 24, 2024 10:57
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Would buy a dishoom flavoured vape
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Apr 24, 2024 11:05
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Dishoom in the morning for a breakfast naan and masala beans 
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Apr 24, 2024 11:12
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A LOVELY LAD posted:Dishoom in the morning for a breakfast naan and masala beans 
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Apr 24, 2024 11:16
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Just landed in Manchester and it was sunnyish? What?
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Apr 24, 2024 11:32
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Just pulled a muscle in my neck taking the bin bag out, postponing all further bin related activities
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Apr 24, 2024 11:34
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AceClown posted:if you can find a south indian keralan restaurant I highly recommend, dosa is loving amazing yeah sagar in london has a few branches - good cheap intro to the Art of the Pancake
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Apr 24, 2024 11:39
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Butterfly Valley posted:Just landed in Manchester and it was sunnyish? What? It's just lulling you into a false sense of security.
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Apr 24, 2024 11:44
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:idk if that translates to universal excellence or just an accepted level of mediocrity
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Apr 24, 2024 12:12
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A LOVELY LAD posted:Dishoom in the morning for a breakfast naan and masala beans Dishoom is ace for breakfasts, but for imo for lunch/evening meals at the same kind of price point, Mowgli is better. Can't beat Bundobust though, they're just great all round.
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Apr 24, 2024 12:44
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more like No-gli
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Apr 24, 2024 12:52
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Terrifying murder horse on the BBC front page atm.
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Apr 24, 2024 12:59
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Poor Freckles
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Apr 24, 2024 13:40
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Thought of nonce and died
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Apr 24, 2024 13:48
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I'm on the train to Cardiff on the way to my friend's funeral. He always used to make fun of BBC Wales for the things that were considered newsworthy, next to the serious politics poo poo you'd get on BBC England or UK. The train is displaying BBC headlines and one is I poo poo you not 'poodle rescued after getting trapped under kitchen'. Lol. The irony also wasn't lost on me when his death made BBC Wales headlines too, given he'd done some work for them in the past and was eminent in his field.
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Apr 24, 2024 14:23
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imagining a builder deciding to tile over a poodle rather than removing it is very brit tradie vibes e: based purely on 99s thread anyway
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Apr 24, 2024 14:30
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