Today started really well and then kind of fizzled out for a multitude of reasons lol. On the walk to the Tube (honestly, 5min walk and it's not a touristy area) got stopped twice for directions. This is my first trip I can remember where this hasn't been a daily occurrence... I'm losing my touch ;) I started at the Churchill War Rooms which were fantastic - so much so I'd say it warrants the regular price. It's a two-part museum really: the war-time bunker used by Churchill to run the war decisions and a museum about Churchill as well. They were both equally informative and interesting. It's quite remarkable that he spent most of the war years down in these rooms and yet they weren't actually bomb proof... it was basically a fortified basement, but ... read more

(We can tell I'm getting towards the end of my trip/I'm getting close to London times as I start only doing these every two days.) Yesterday I took the train from Liverpool to York which isn't all that long. It was oddly busy for the middle of the week... I had a reserved seat though, so it didn't matter for me, but still. I was so happy to get to York - I've heard a lot of great things, it's nice to finally come. Also nice to get out of Liverpool - I think I'm just holding a grudge from when I lost my phone last time haha, but anyway. I spent a good chunk of the day at the Museum Gardens, roaming around the park, soaking up the sun (YES SUNLIGHT!) and walking along the ... read more

Ok best day ever. I went to the Rest Home for Old Horses and stayed there half the day. It's a brilliant place - it was first started as basically a retirement home for the work/tram horses in Douglas and now they have all sorts of beautiful old darlings... along with some donkeys to keep things interesting. (Their names are off memory from looking at pics there... so... take it for what it's worth lol. It's more so that I can remember who was who in the pictures.) The lady who was in the gift shop was super friendly and basically gave me an overview of the place as I bought some food for the horses. She also told me about the oldest horse, Pocket (he's a little skinny - give him all the food he ... read more

Lazy morning today - I kept putting laundry off and today was the day I could wait no more. Off to the local laundrette I went and it was oddly fun..? The owner was super chatty - she just moved here from Manchester last year and so we talked about how great the Isle is. She was also surprised I'd found the place since it's pretty much local regulars. I'm just special. Laundry done I headed off to Snaefell. It's supposed to rain the rest of my time here so I wanted to make sure I got it done today. I took the electric rail to Laxey (they still use the original historic tramcars from the 1890s!) which was great fun. Not the most comfortable thing, mind you, but again just fun to experience and hear ... read more

Yeah... Isle of Man has cracked my top three... sorry Germany, you fall to #4. Splendid weather today - I was going to go up Snaefell (their only real mountain), but the rail schedule is all funny today because of their "railway festival" so... hopefully there's another sunny day during my visit. Instead I went to Niarbyl and Peel. Bus ride was fun - it was basically a glorified mini van hahaha... but comfortable as anything you'd get on a real bus. Staying in Douglas is great because nothing is really more than 60-90min away. The driver was funny - it was his first time doing the route and didn't quite know where to drop us off. He asked if any of us had been on this route before - no, sadly the German family, the ... read more