Thanks Steve.

Most of my family and relatives left Manchester, including, as I may have mentioned before, a late uncle and auntie who, like you, moved to Cornwall - Kilkhampton, where I enjoyed a couple of visits.

My nephew, visiting from Australia, liked Manchester as he is very keen on football.

Unlike London, there are no great parks and gardens in the centre, but some nice ones further out in the suburbs, and the canals around the Deansgate area of the city are (nowadays) quite scenic, I think.