When I had a proper job, I used to go to both Manchester and Liverpool quite a lot. A long time ago.

Both cities now have a much better beer scene.

We started in Manchester on Sunday, so managed to catch a few brewery taprooms. And some other places, new (to me) and old.

We even found a T2 for the dog to pose with, although it was a more recent version with one of those weird radiators on the front.

Liverpool was pretty good, even though there were no taprooms open on the Monday. The hound had their first Photo Booth experience too.

The dog also had her visit to Bolton, after getting on the wrong train.