I take it you went nowhere near either Piccadilly Gardens or Oxford
Road, then?

Picc. Gardens is pretty pedestrianised (the bit leading down to the
arndale anyway). I don't count oxford road as the middle of manchester
as it's south of the A57M. The only reason you'd go down there is to
rip some students off or visit the BBC

I was thinking of the area around exchange square really.

Interesting how different people view places. As a resident I think
one of the worst things about Manc is the almost total absence of
meaningful pedestrianisation. Mind you, one of the only places worse
(IMHO) is London.

Exeter's "pedestrianisation" still means mad bus drivers mowing you
over. I'd rather have the 4x4's/