One of the delights of travelling in and around Manchester, well for me anyway, is the City’s Metrolink trams system. The yellow beasts trundle through the city centre and then out into the outlying suburbs and towns. The total route is something approaching sixty five miles with just under a hundred stops.
The story so far, I’m now in Ulverston, the weather has decided to stay in unpleasant mode so it’s a case of get wet and find hot food. Walking around I found a place new to me, Ripe on Market Street. The stew 👆was just the thing for a day of unfriendly weather, it was rich and warm with just the right amount of spice. Spice is now on my […]
It’s not a rainy night in Georgia, it’s a rainy morning in Lancaster. I’m off and away to Cumbria using the excellent Stagecoach Explorer ticket, as Arthur Daley would say, the world is my lobster. Looking at the weather I don’t think the usual photography will be high on the agenda but a ride out somewhere always provides some useful thinking time, so nowt wasted. And no doubt there will […]
A hop skip and a jump away by train, though it more comfortable if you sit down, is the Cheshire market town of Frodsham.
It’s a Monday and I’m out and about, meeting up with my good friend and fellow photographer the G-Man (Gareth). For once I am reasonably organized, plus the trains made a great connection at Chester, which all means I am in one of my favorite places, the Shrewsbury Coffee House, with time to spare for a soothing latte and a bit of thought organizing. Some Links https://originalshrewsbury.co.uk https://www.visitshropshire.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/ShrewsburyCoffeehouse/ https://garethwilley.medium.com […]
It’s Saturday and I’m on my travels. The railways are still like playing roulette but you have to make the effort. The current plan is to Lancaster by train then the Lakes Rover bus ticket onwards, a bit of bet hedging coming into play there. After a flurry of cancellations things seem to have settled down so let’s see what the day brings. Things have settled down and trains are […]
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