The next stop was Manchester, where we allowed ourselves the chance to rest in a hotel (after staying in the dorms in Glasgow, this was a real treat).  One highlight here was a delicious ale in the Northern Quarter—and the cheap curry afterwards.  We also visited the John Rylands library, which has a ridiculous archive of very very old books.  The pillars in the library are meant to look like trees.  Swoon!  Much of what we saw is owing to Ian Williams, who makes Manchester him home.  Thanks, Ian, for the tour of your city! 