Manchester

I did AirBnB for the first time. We stayed in a flat in central Manchester for quite a lot less than a hotel.

We went to Ziferblat. Imagine a cafe that's more like a big version of someone's living room. You pay for the time you spend there, and you can work, play or just lounge. Everything inside is free. We had tea and cake and sat in some comfy chairs to read the newspapers.

Then we went to a concert in an abandoned TV studio, and heard pieces by six new composers. Someone not entirely unrelated to me was playing a saxophone concerto.

More concert photos

Classical concert photography is a challenge. The lighting is low, so movement blurs. The shutter noise is too much while they're playing. The lighting outside in the interval is completely different (and yes, much yellower). It was an unusual venue in that you could walk all around the orchestra, but the backs of the musicians' heads weren't so interesting.