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Monday 27 May 2013

East Lancs Railway 1940's Wartime Weekend

What does £2., two shiny English Pounds, buy you these days ?????

Well it buys you a platform ticket for the East Lancashire Railway for the day and with free parking at the Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Stations that we visited on the Sunday.

Urban Spaceman was in his leathers playing with is big boy bike and Pugwash grounded with the plane in Greenland (yes the country) it was off to sunny Ramsbottom.

Now I'm not a train spotting type of chap, but the Wartime Weekend was well worth the short ride in the car from Bolton to meet up with Judderman and ZerO 81 for a bit of non Urbexy stuff and some idle banter.

With clothing of the era and battle re-enactments a cracking few hours of photo opportunities was had.

East Lancs Railway 1940's Wartime Weekend - 2013
 East Lancs Railway 1940's Wartime Weekend - 2013
 East Lancs Railway 1940's Wartime Weekend - 2013
 East Lancs Railway 1940's Wartime Weekend - 2013
 East Lancs Railway 1940's Wartime Weekend - 2013

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Sorry, not a train to be seen, perhaps next time.....

Saturday 25 May 2013

Liwa Desert - May 2013

"Where do, you fancy going Friday? Your Shout"

Bit of a cheeky reply from myself, but you have to ask, "I wouldn't mind a spot of lunch at the Liwa Hotel".

With a very surprising swift answer of yes, a round trip of just of 240 km was required from our base in  Abu Dhabi, I had previously visited Liwa Desert and another visit was a must, England is a bit short of deserts so sad Englishmen like me get a little overexcited about sand and heat (we have a lack of that in England as well).

Well that was that, well it wasn't to be honest, the whole trip to Abu Dhabi was a payback to the family for me buggering off to Chernobyl and a bit of guilt for a yet unannounced trip planned for later this year. Even on a family trip you need a bit of non beach type stuff, so this was my day.

A hotel is hotel and I'm sure you don't want me to turn into a food critic, but for what its worth, the Liwa is on top of a big hill on the edge of the desert, lunch is a buffet, they don't sell alcohol until about 5pm on a Friday - lunch is about £25 per person but its literally the only place to eat.

Enough of the waffle, on with the pics.

Liwa Desert

Liwa Desert - camel farm

Liwa Desert

 Liwa Desert

Liwa Desert

An this one is for everyone who says I only do derp and graf
 Liwa Desert

 and then it was back to Abu Dhabi for a cheeky cider.............

Liwa Desert

Thanks to the Chemist for driving and a cracking day out (again!!!).


Saturday 18 May 2013

Stevenson Square, Manchester - April 2013

Another return trip to Manchester, for the next chapter in the Outhouse Project of Stevenson Square, Manchester.

 Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester

 Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester

 Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester

 Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester

 Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester

Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester

Out House Project, Stevenson Square, Manchester


Bit of a mad dash, an hour to spare before I fled the country I wandered up to a strangely very quiet Northern Quarter, even for a Sunday the streets where empty, apart from some scaffolders busily doing what scaffolders do.

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Until the next visit...