Blogs from Isle of Man, Europe - page 6

Well we're here on the Isle of Man. We have spent four days here, absorbing the culture, and are preparing to head out for the ferry to Liverpool in the morning. We hope the ride to Britan is smoother than the ride from Dublin. Jay almost lost her cookies on the way here. So far our stay here has been free thanks to an incompetent park attendant who hasn't asked for any fees. We spent one day travelling all over the island by electric rail, steam rail, horse tram, and by a very cool three railed electric mountain railcar. We can't post pictures of these yet... but the're soon to come! We also checked out the museum, which was suprisingly huge. I (Jay) even looked up some family history at the graveyard and the historical archives. ... read more

Two-puddings Woodhouse here! What would be the worst thing to happen in a concert? How about turning the page & finding you have a page missing...? Should you try to play from memory, or own up & whisper to Jonathan...? Well, that's what happened tonight, so I owned up & made myself look like a right twonker. Audience thought it was very funny, so I'm waiting for comments...if anyone has seen my page 2 of the Bridge Allegretto - please let me know! We actually did a great concert tonight; Beethoven trio, Mendelssohn slow movement, & some lovely Bridge Miniatures (3 instead of 4, as explained above), audience loved us & we sold 4 CD's! Fab, it might cover our bar bill...bellini's are quite expensive & I've had 2 tonight! We've had 2 simply amazing days. ... read more