The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #61592 Message #994489
Posted By: Folkiedave
31-Jul-03 - 05:11 PM
Thread Name: Manchester, Friday 1st Aug
Subject: RE: Manchester, Friday 1st Aug
Bit late I know and apologies. The Sheffield Giants will be there but we are going on Saturday - ready for the parade.
I hope to get into the pinya for the Castellers in the afternoon and then probably get some rougher clothes on or the Correfoc in the evening of Saturday.
If you like fireworks that go bang - or rather BANG and they do it as they do in Catalunya, then do not believe the bit on the website that says about the little devils with their sparkly things.
These are serious fireworks that will set off car alarms a couple of hundred yards away (and generally illegal in the UK to be honest). The Correfoc in Manresa has four field hospitals for the evening which will give you some idea.
You can recognise the Catalans they will have fingers missing.
My wife and I are staying at the Britannia which has a special offer of £54.00 for two. Not bad considering it is up market and double rooms are normally about £250.00 a night.