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Glad it wasn't quite as cold coming back! You wouldn't have been able to get as many good photos if you'd been in an enclosed car on the outbound journey.
Oh definitely! It was worth being cold to get those photos.
Fuzzy cow ears!
This is getting to be a tall mountain - what scenery you're getting! I didn't realize it was so tall. Very cool!
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Just getting caught up! Great pictures from the Isle! So glad you had a nice dinner with Carole! Sorry it was so cold on the open air cars! Great pictures!
… and we could get out and admire the view. Barb decided to stay put, and we had 15 minutes until that train headed back down, as Dave, Mark and I had a quick explore and got some photos of the stunning vista laid out beneath us…
We made a quick restroom stop, and my goodness, the restaurant here is certainly packed with options – not what you necessarily expect from the top of a mountain!
We headed back on board to join Barb and a woman who’d recently fallen and had horrible bruising on her face and had injured her arm. They’d been chatting about getting the front of the carriage, because then no-one would open up the windows. Well, that didn’t work out. This guy got on with his son, who must’ve been about seven or eight, and the guy was utterly rude. First he sat behind us, and tried to open the window by their seat. Mark explained that, because this is an old railway, and the trains are wooden, some of the wood has warped and not all the windows open. He insisted we open ours, as he thought that would help with opening his straight behind, then it wouldn’t close, and I quite frankly told him to get it closed, as I never wanted the darned thing open.
He then moved over to sit in front of the woman who’d had the fall. He opened up the window, and the woman immediately said and told him she didn’t want him to do that, as she’d get cold, backed up by quite a few of us. He basically ignored everyone, and said his son would only be happy with the window open. The woman, now getting pretty irritated, and I really don’t blame her, told him in no uncertain terms he did not need the window open to see the scenery. She was right, but quite frankly, this guy did not care what the rest of us thought. All he wanted to do was video his son looking out of the window, which I understand, but he would’ve been absolutely fine doing that with the window closed.
We all tried to ignore them or, whenever we could, shoot them filthy looks, as I think it’s fair to say the whole carriage was by now pretty hacked off with his selfish attitude. At least we were able to concentrate on the views, which were lovely:
When we got back to Laxey, the guy turned round and mumbled “I’m sorry”, and I’m afraid I said in a loud voice that I’m sure he heard “no you’re not, otherwise you wouldn’t have behaved that way”. I meant it too – he was appallingly rude and arrogant and hadn’t cared what any of us thought or felt, so why even bother apologising?
We got off the train, and had a snack, with us getting another hot chocolate, Mark and Dave each having a sandwich, and Barb and I sharing a tuna one, as neither of us was that hungry yet. While we sat there in the pleasant sunshine, the brat and his appalling example of a father were playing football, and yes you did just read that right – by a railway track. The ball went up to the tracks at least once, and nearly hit a guy who was quietly sitting there minding his own business. We were all so relieved that, when the train to Douglas arrived, they didn’t get on it with us – phew.
Great views from up there. That's about as tall as the tallest point in Wisconsin.
What a bummer about the rude man though. Completely inappropriate. What a poor example he is setting for his son.
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I am so glad that you enjoying taking photographs because I almost feel I've been on the train myself. Sorry about the rude dude! I just don't understand the unwillingness of some to realize they are not on this planet alone.
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Love that furry sheep - her (or is it a him?) coat looks like its perfect for the wind off the sea!
Lousy about the obnoxious man. But maybe he did feel really badly by the end - once he'd thought about what he did? Sometimes you get caught up in a moment, and don't realize right away how rude you were. I'll admit to doing just that on Easter Sunday. For reasons I won't go in to here, I was completely stressed out by the time my daughter and I got to mass that morning. As I kneeled to pray prior to mass starting (and it was at least 45 minutes before mass was to start - that's how early you have to arrive to have a seat on Easter), the family in the pew in front of me was talking LOUDLY to each other, with those on either end being especially loud to be heard by those at the other end. I found that so obnoxious, that when I finished prayers, I said to my daughter "It's pretty difficult to focus on prayer when it's this loud". The father turned around immediately and apologized to me, and my daughter was mortified (she's 15). All during mass I felt so awful, as my tone was so rude - just as bad as them being loud, and maybe worse, as I'm an adult, and they were children. I kept wanting to say that I was sorry for being so short-tempered, that I'd had a bad morning, something, but never really had the opportunity. Anyway, I do give the guy some credit for saying he was sorry to you on the train. But agree he should've been more considerate from the start. As should I!
Some great photos of Douglas , the railway and from the mountains! I can't believe how rude that guy was! Seems like a poor excuse for a father....well, at least then he was! You hotel looks quite nice and your meal at L'Experience looked amazing! Too bad the weather wasn't the greatest, but at least for the railway trip it was improved!
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This guy got on with his son, who must’ve been about seven or eight, and the guy was utterly rude. First he sat behind us, and tried to open the window by their seat. Mark explained that, because this is an old railway, and the trains are wooden, some of the wood has warped and not all the windows open. He insisted we open ours, as he thought that would help with opening his straight behind, then it wouldn’t close, and I quite frankly told him to get it closed, as I never wanted the darned thing open. 
Some people think the world only revolves around them! 
Seems like a poor excuse for a father....well, at least then he was! You hotel looks quite nice and your meal at L'Experience looked amazing! 
Too bad the weather wasn't the greatest, but at least for the railway trip it was improved!
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