EuroMiniMeetup - Manchester

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@JanVanHaver Love the post and it was very striking how, during your visit, you were always on the look out for things that you can add to your post! I rarely plan ahead but just figure out what to write based on what I have in hand. Manchester, minus the crazy weather, is lovely and I was so glad/proud to have been able to host you and show you around this beautiful manic city!

I also hope that the little bit of “mystery” during our walkabout kept you guessing what the true history of Manchester really is… until we met @PeteMHW , patron saint of general knowledge and unheard of trivia. :sweat_smile: I am really horrible at historical information and lousy at retelling them!

I still need to go through the numerous photos that I’ve taken before I’m ready to do my recap!!

Needless to say, it’s been really good to read this post today after the break away from the computer and it just brings back so many good memories!! Thanks again for visiting!!

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Looking forward to your account of the facts @AdrianLunsong - I’m pretty sure it will be different in multiple ways :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

And sorry once again for taking pictures when you least expected it (and publishing to the entire community on top)

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So cool photos☺️ @JanVanHaver

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Thank you @Bilgekaganazer - I was great taking them :grin:

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@JanVanHaver I’m laughing so much, it might be unhealthy. :joy: Love your photo of the three Guiding Stars! I bet the secret to it is that it takes a fourth one to take it. :wink:

Also, what a wonderful way to tell us about your visit! Manchester has been on my bucket list for ages, largely because of all the great posts by @AdrianLunsong and @PeteMHW and other active Local Guides from there. But reading your take on it just made me even more eager to visit.

Looking forward to more mini (and not) meet-up recaps from everywhere. :wink:

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I wish you many more EuroMiniMeetups in 2023 @JanVanHaver , so we can enjoy your recaps with beautiful photos.

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Hi @JanVanHaver

Beautiful description of your trip I read it with pleasure.

It is very nice to read that acquaintances through the platform evolve into meetings in person.

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Great story great photos and great meetup @JanVanHaver @AdrianLunsong I envy you guys… Maybe the next one is in Michigan? What do you think?

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Indeed @DeniGu on that particular day the average guiding star per square meter ratio in Manchester was exceptionally high :smiley: Glad to hear the post made you laugh so much - so after all it was a good thing I had a few hours to kill at the airport on the trip back to Belgium.

Thanks @JeroenM @DENIT33 and I also hope there are more of these to follow soon.

Michigan @Erna_LaBeau ? Then I would hardly be a EuroMeetup of course :rofl: . But who knows what other series might still be lurking in our future…

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DALL·E 2022-12-26 13.12.49 - an image of the Korenmarkt square in Ghent with a lot of people in it in the style of L.S. Lowry.png
DALL·E 2022-12-26 13.12.49 - an image of the Korenmarkt square in Ghent with a lot of people in it in the style of L.S. Lowry.png1024×1024 324 KB

@AdrianLunsong this is one of the AI-generated images I was talking about (Korenmarkt in Ghent in the style of LS Lowry)

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  1. @Inacia
  2. This article was well-written. The meet up if such great travel experts is indeed of immense help.
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