Woke up and was treated to a homemade, traditional English breakfast which included eggs, beans, grilled tomato, sausage and mushrooms. YUM! then headed off to Old Trafford for the tour. We had plans to walk there, about 30 min, but then I read the fine print about being there 30 min prior to start time. Our tour time: 11:40. Be there: 11:10. Me reading this info: 11:05.

Made it there by 11:35 and I was read to cry on demand if they refused entry. They didn’t so no waterworks were needed (these were saved for later…). The tour was awesome, including getting to enter the stadium by the players entrance (complete with song & crowd applause!), getting to enter the players’ change room (sadly, no players 😉 ), and a picture with Sir Alex himself as he signed ME on as the next ManU player!!! (Ok, maybe it was a reasonable facsimile…). I easily took 50 pictures, including me almost touching the grass, and me wearing Rooney’s jersey!

Wouldn’t you love to see these pictures???  Yeah. So would I. But there are none to be seen.

I was using my iPhone because I had no more memory space on my camera. I used a special app because it takes better pictures that the regular camera feature. Apparently I did something wrong EVERY TIME I TOOK A PICTURE because not one was saved. When I realised this a few hours later (after leaving Old Trafford), THAT’S when the waterworks started. I quickly composed myself, and headed on to the evening’s next event: seeing a band called Naymedici (Nay- med- ee-chee). Described as gypsy, Irish-folk punk, it was awesome music to listen to!  My old friend Gez and my new friend Sam were actors in their Paddy McGee music video, so I’m famous by association now, also because I met some people with the band. Late night out, then home, packed and crashed at 3am, allowing for a full 3hrs sleep before getting up to catch my flight to Dublin. Hopped a cab to the Manchester airport (where they did NOT have free wifi!) to start the next leg of my adventure: Dublin.