Still awake (just) - I went to Manchester yesterday to see U2 , who were fantastic; unfortunately getting back to Birmingham saw us getting the 3.30am coach, so today has been slightly disorientating, having been up all night and only having had a few hours sleep this morning. I'm officially swearing off coach travel for life after hanging around the coach station for several hours and the journey back, but it was a small price to pay to see a band that I've always wanted to see live. I'm still not sure what to make of Manchester though - this was my third visit there, and I still haven't really got a feel for the place. I went up once to go the excellent People's History Museum, I've been to a conference there, and I was very impressed with the City Of Manchester stadium where we were yesterday, but I haven't seen anything to set Manchester apart from many other places I've visited. The early hours of the morning are probably not the best time to get a good impression of any city, but Manchester just doesn't feel like the Second City it keeps claiming to be.