Am a 33 year old mum of one. Am a Floor Manager for McDonalds (you wouldn't believe the studying)....
Am a 33 year old mum of one. Am a Floor Manager for McDonalds (you wouldn't believe the studying). Married for 13 years to Mike.
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I live a few miles from Birmingham, in Coventry, and I occassionally like to get a local train to New Street station (£3.10 return)to have a browse around the shops in New Street and the surrounding area.
Most of the big department stores are close together, and mingled in with them, there are alleyways that contain little tiny shops and you can find interesting things if you look around.
In New Street, you have got the public transport and taxi's so you can travel around the city easily. The area is always busy, and can be extremely crowded at weekends and rush hour times.
Just a short walk away, you have got Pallisades, Pavillions, indoor and outdoor markets and one of the biggest attractions in my opinion, the canal area.
If you go to the canal, it is clean and not smelly, and lots of eating places have opened up (some let children in and some don't). They have various entertainment going on in the evening and it is a nice walk along the canal if nothing else.
I like Gas Street basin, I just love the old feel to it, and the quaint little shops nearby.
Birmingham is worth a visit, and is easily accessible on the train network. There is quite a lot of building going on at the moment, as more shops, cafes are being built. There is something for everyone here.
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You could do with writing more on the different shops which are in the city centre, this might help ratings. Fayeeee XxX
moose 04.10.2001 00:06
I used to go into either Stratford, Coventry, Leamington or Birmingham to do my shopping at the weekends when I lived in Warwick & Nuneaton - theres some excellent shops there. Birmingham is so much better on Sundays as it is much quieter (unlike Stratford which attracts far too many tourists on Sundays!).
Ham-man 31.01.2001 23:51
My wife likes to go to the Jewellery quarter when we go to Birmingham. My poor wallet.....
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