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I had gotten a little behind. Douglas is just so lovely. I would love to be able to walk along the waterfront. Really this whole island is just so picturesque - reminds me of a movie set from a classic movie.
Ramsey looked like a lovely, quaint and beautiful town until you got to the harbour and the industrial section! The outskirts were great with the homes, thatched roofs and great use of colour on the buildings in town!
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I had gotten a little behind. Douglas is just so lovely. I would love to be able to walk along the waterfront. Really this whole island is just so picturesque - reminds me of a movie set from a classic movie.
That's a good way of putting it. I don't remember anything it's starred in, but they could certainly do a good trade of being a location for movies and TV shows.
Ramsey looked like a lovely, quaint and beautiful town until you got to the harbour and the industrial section! The outskirts were great with the homes, thatched roofs and great use of colour on the buildings in town!
That's fair comment - I think I just found the industrial section so depressing and there wasn't enough else there to make me want to return...
Sunday 15 June part five: visiting the most northern point of the island
Soon we were seeing the lighthouse
and then we were at the Point of Ayre, the most northerly point. I have to say, compared to the Sound yesterday, there really was no comparison, as that was just stunning. This was nice enough, and very peaceful, but it certainly wasnt in the same league at all.
We wandered around and got some photos before we headed back to the car.
We headed back the way wed come, making an enforced stop over at Ramsey, as the car decided that it was getting low on fuel, and we wanted to get some more petrol as soon as we could. When he filled up, Mark ended up with more Manx money
We ended up on the TT course again
and saw some beautiful scenery on the way
There were some more cow sightings
and soon we were back to the coast again, this time on the west of the island
Before long we were heading into Peel
and the sat nav ( it was working today! ) found the House of Manannaneasily enough. We found a parking spot right outside, grabbed some photos
then headed inside. We showed our golden National Trust membership cards and went in
The first thing you come to is a short video setting the scene of the Isle of Mans history. Then you head into a very immersive section on the Celts and their life on the island
You then emerge into the Viking section, and this is very well done, following one Viking, who marries a Celt, as they decided to live here, and rather than their usual reputation, they instead made peace, having children with the local women, and fitting in, although interestingly, it was the Celtic language, rather than the Vikings, which survived.
Their use of video here to blend in with the scenes you saw was very impressive, and theres certainly been some serious money poured into this place.
I was hoping to have this finished before we headed off to the Med on the Magic and Italy, but I haven't quite managed it. If I get a chance, I will try and post updates over the next couple of weeks....
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I love lighthouses. The scenery is just beautiful. The Scotland sign is great. Tim just recently found out he is 71% Great Britain and a lot Scottish (DNA test) and he is more anxious than ever to get over there since finding out he has a direct bloodline to Robert the Bruce and William Wallace and such. Have a blast on your trip! I can't wait to read about that one too.
Not all vikings were, well, vikings I guess. Some were genuinely nice apparantly. (I'm part Swedish, so I like to think not all vikings were rude and mean!)
I like that they accept your National Trust membership card but your cell phone thinks you're "out of the country."
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I love lighthouses. The scenery is just beautiful. The Scotland sign is great. Tim just recently found out he is 71% Great Britain and a lot Scottish (DNA test) and he is more anxious than ever to get over there since finding out he has a direct bloodline to Robert the Bruce and William Wallace and such.
Not all vikings were, well, vikings I guess. Some were genuinely nice apparantly. (I'm part Swedish, so I like to think not all vikings were rude and mean!)
I like that they accept your National Trust membership card but your cell phone thinks you're "out of the country."
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) found the House of Manannaneasily enough. We found a parking spot right outside, grabbed some photos
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