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TRAVELLER
DISCOVERIES
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Not just artifacts, the NFM also has a
hands-on ‘Football Plus’ zone. Have a
go at commentating, tackling and facing
England’s
bête noire
, the penalty shoot-
out.
nationalfootballmuseum.com
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Did you knowMan U got their name
because of a St Bernard calledMajor?
Get all the goss on one of NewManchester
Walks’ football-themed trips around town
(£5).
newmanchesterwalks.com
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A stadium tour is an absolutemust,
but for the non-partisan visitor, which
to choose? Man City’s Etihad stadium is an
architectural wonder from the designers of
London’s MillenniumBridge, while United’s
‘Theatre of Dreams’ at Old Trafford is one
of the most famed and feared grounds in
Europe.
mcfc.co.uk/ manutd.com
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Puccini’s in Swinton is a much-loved
haunt for local footballers. Peruse the
walls, with their pictures of visiting legends,
before trying the ‘penne a la Giggs’.
puccinirestaurant.co.uk
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Wash down your pasta with
cocktails at Rosso, another foot-
baller’s hangout – literally (it’s owned by
Rio Ferdinand). With live music nightly
(Sun-Thurs), it’s possibly the only place in
town where the Reds learn to appreciate
the blues.
rossorestaurants.com
BIG DANCE 2012
Across the UK, 7-15 July
Frommorris andmaypole
to zumba, this festival has
workshops, classes and
special performances.
bigdance2012.com
ALL THE BELLS
UK-wide, 8am, 27 July
Fans of a lie-inmight want
to put a pillowover their
head during this deafening
three-minute tribute to the
Games, when church bells,
bike bells, even doorbells
will ring out.
allthebells.com
THE OWL AND THE
PUSSYCAT
London, until 1 August
This floating children’s
opera, written with ex-
Monty Python Terry Jones,
premieres in Brentford
before bobbing through
London’s canals.
festival.
london2012.com
3 TO DO
CULTURAL
OLYMPIAD
The best sport-free
events around the
LondonGames
Manchester’s
Beautiful Game
As theNational Football Museum(NFM) opens on 6 July, we track
down the best footballing experiences in this soccer-mad city
Topsy-turvyworld
A pair of Polish architects have literally turned life in the
Austrian town of Vomperbach, 90 minutes fromMunich,
upside down with their Haus steht Kopf (
hausstehtkopf.
at
), a flipped-over chalet. Everything inside is inverted too,
from the car in the garage to beds and the toilet stuck to
the ceiling. Use of the latter isn’t recommended.
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WORDS RUTH ALLAN