Chinatown In Manchester

On the 16 sept, I visit the chinatown and manchester. Many review said it is the biggest chinatown in europe and i was really excited. To further examplify that it is the the biggest, a golden arc is being built and said to be bigger and the design is more elraborate than that at LA,US. But when i see it up close, i am a bit disappointed because it just comprise of only say about 4 short streets. Even bugis village in singapore is bigger that the chinatown. But then again wait till a comparisson is being made to their market street (similar to orchard road). Their chinatown comprise of mainly resturant, 2 small groceries shops and some other administartive shops like helping with imigration, accountant firm and money transfer. For their groceries shop is quite comprihensive. It is quite supprising to see many items from china and singapore.

At market street, they have quite a lot of shops over there range from simple clothes to some top of the range like hugo boss. There is also ur mobile shops, hypermart pharmercy and etc. But then again even orchard road is longer in length compare to their market street cause i only take about 20-30 mins to complete my journey including shopping. And they shopping arcarde comprise of mainly shopehouse like ofcouse in much bigger scale. They are expanding this market street by building shopping malls which is like those in parkway parade and bugis seyu.
During my shopping, I saw a lot of items which the price is either similar or more than those that can be found in Singpaore shopping mall. Except for one particular shop call Primark I think. Their clothes is what one will call cheap and good. Most of the cloths are price at 3 pound to 25 pounds. For a long sleve office wear shirt, cost only 4 pounds. For long sleve t-shirt cost about 6 pounds. Jeans and pants cost around 4-6 pound. And the best of all their winter clothes cost around 12-18 pounds. Where to find all these in singapore at this price or maybe because i dun shop much back in singapore. Anyway think i will get some more clothes from there as for female cloths well they are just as cheap i think but i cannot confirm after all i dun shop for female clothes.

Their shopping mall also has food court but guess what. It comprise of Mac, KFC , pizza hut, some sandwitch shops but most interesting a singapore SAM. Singapore SAM is actually a stall that sells some singpaore food but mainly like those in chup chaye peng but is cost alot. for a meal it cost arount 4-6 pounds as for the rest of the fast food, u are likely to get it around 3-4 pounds. SO it is little wonder that it has no customers and just wondering when will it close shop. Sad.

Anyway my trip end here for the day look out for the pictures in my yahoo photo album.