manchester

so in manchester we were staying at one of casey's families friends places, actually in a little town called gee cross which was just east of manchester. we got in about 9 in the morning oct. 1st at the hyde bus station which was at the bottom of this hill below where we were staying. so we walked about 25 minutes uphill to this cute little neighborhood where the flat was that we were staying at. we got there and dean, casey's friend, wasn't home so we sat and waited for a while but got to hungry so we left and went to to a great spot to have an english breakfast braun, basically a eggs sausage sandwich. was real good. we headed back up and dean was home now. he was a real great guy, real funny and so generous to let us stay there. hes a real unusual european to because he loves american football, specifically the vikings. our kind of guy. so he had espn and every american sport channel we could have asked for. dean got us all settle in and had to head off for work, so he left us and we needed to do some catching up on sports. so we watched sports just bout the rest of the day til later that night when dean and his girlfriend steph took us for dinner. Day Two, first full day in manny, dean had to leave for business and was getting to go to califonia to watch the Berkley v. USC game that weekend, unbelievable. so we got to hang with steph the rest of the time there. so day two we woke up, case made some money breaky sandwiches and we sat and watched some more sports. it sounds terrible, like we were wasting our trip away but honestly, only place in all of the UK, maybe even europe that someones gonna have espn. so we had to take advantage of the opportunity. but later in the day, steph was moving from her apartment and moving into deans so we went over and helped her get everything together for her move the next day. after she took us out to one of her favorite indian spots. it was real nice. Day Three, we woke up and headed over to stephs to get everything moved into her storage space. we packed it up, shipped it out, made it happen and then after all the packing she took us out for lunch at this real deal cantonese restaurant. and when i say real deal, i mean real deal. we ate so many things that i had no idea where they came from or what they were called. we did in fact, no lie, dine on some fine chickens feet. not half bad actually. after our late lunch she took us over to the manchester united football teams stadium. we had no idea there was a game going on, if we would have me and case would have tried and gotten tickets. but manchester was playing sunderland and we walked outside the stadium and listened to the crowd just erupt and go wild when manchester scored. it was an awesome experience. we rode home listening to the game on the radio, they tied 2-2. Day Four steph took us into manchester. it was a pretty cool city, kind of reminded us of minneapolis a bit. we walked around and heard some peruvian flute bands playing in the streets. after steph took us over to the manchester city football stadium, another team that manchester has. we headed home and me and case, after dinner, walked up the hill to this oldstyle english pub that was on top of this hill that over looked all of manchester. it was real sweet. we got in the pub, got some funny looks, had our drinks and then head back down the hill to deans. Day Five, our last day in manchester. steph wanted to take us out to the countryside of england, so we drove out to this great little traditional english town. we stopped in at one of the restaurants for some english tea and scones, some good ole tea time mates. she also took us out to this cool old house and church with all these green, lively trees and lush fields surrounding it. it was real great to get to see that part of england too. so the next day, which would actually be today, step got us to the airport, said goodbye and headed for paris. and here we are now, staying in our hostel with some professional rollerbladers that are on tour in europe. ones actually from Plymouth, minnesota and is the best in the world i guess. pretty sweet, some good fellas. but there ya have it folks. lengthy update, but we love you guys. not a day goes by that we dont miss home and miss you guys, but we're loving it, living it up and hope you guys are all well.

god bless

phenz and diz