British Money = Weird

Random Fact: "Manchester has the most amount of clubs in England. 1,500 of them in the entire city and 600 in the city centre alone."

I'm paying for a full hour, and let me tell you British money is so weird. I keep thinking I'm getting ripped off every time the clerk gives me change. Then, I look at the coins and realize, "Oh, that IS a £2 coin." The money feels so much like regular crisp paper, not fabric, which worried me a little. However, if you want to save money and don't mind living in a slightly smaller than dorm size room with people you can chat with, then stay at a hostel.

I was planning on going for a little trip today to Marks & Spencer, Afflecks Basement, etc. but it was canceled due to the fact that it's practically hurricane weather. Take the strongest wind you've ever felt, if you've never been in a hurricane, and times it by 5 or 10. I'm so serious, I am a slightly heavy girl and the wind was so strong that it literally, and I mean LITERALLY, blew me 5 feet across the bus terminal. I actually had to struggle to walk a couple of times when it was blowing at me. It's CRAZY!!!

I really do enjoy the hostel, even though it's a bit cold in the room (that's what coats are for right?). Anyway, Manchester has a red sky at night. It's not just grey or black, it's like a very gray version of red. It's cool and a bit strange. I forced myself to stay up last night until sometime between 8 and 9 p.m. in hopes of catching up on sleep and such. I ended up waking at 11 p.m. and then again at about 2 a.m. and was wide awake.

Now that I'm getting used to it, Manchester is a pretty cool city. It will be really cool to come back here and stay a day before my flight leaves. However, tomorrow I shall leave for Durham and then they will take me to Sunderland.