Isle of Man trams

This is one of my only written and stamped postcards from the Isle of Man. I was pretty surprised to receive this one as part of the 'summer round robin' on the Finnish part of the Postcrossing forum a couple of summers ago - one of the people participating went on holiday on the Isle of Man.

The description on the back of the card:  

Snaefell Mountain Railway tramcar No. 1, Isle of Man Railways locomotive No. 1 'Sutherland' and Manx Electric Railway tramcar No. 1 line up at Laxey Station on Friday, 10th July, 1998, during an event as part of the 'Steam 125' enthusiasts week.
 

Mooragh Park, Ramsey, Isle of Man

This is the second card Wendy sent me.



This one is from Ramsey as well, showing Mooragh Park. Wendy tells me this park is a two minute walk from their home! I wish I had something this pretty near to my home... although I probably wouldn't want to live on the Isle of Man, it seems so small. My aikido instructor once told me that he's visited the Isle of Man and that he was bored to death there. Apparently there was nothing going on there...



Here is the stamp, another one from the set of ten stamps issued earlier this year, depicting Island Life.

Ramsey Harbour, Isle of Man

Isle of Man is so close to England, and yet for some reason postcards from there are quite a rarity, or at least I don't have many... I did receive an official from there a couple of years ago but until now that has been my only card from there. Now I have two more, thanks to a family friend who lives there. I saw Wendy in a party this summer and asked her if she wouldn't mind sending me a couople of postcards from there. I didn't think she would remember, but she did!



This is the Harbour in Ramsey, a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7,309 according to the 2006 census. The harbour is one of the biggest on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier. It was formerly one of the main points of communication with Scotland.



The stamp is from a set of ten stamps issued earlier this year, depicting Island Life.