very small windows - but you appear to be allowed to open them, so its not a full on jail, maybe a half-way house?
Southwold?
Obviously Doncaster would have been preferable, but sadly itâs booked up years in advance. I have managed to swing a long weekend in Cleethorpes in February 2024 though!
14 weeks for us. We absolutely love it.
Cleethorpes?
Afraid not, slumming it in Tokyo and Kyoto. I wanted to go to Grimsby then slow speed train to Nuneaton but wasnât allowed my choice.
Oh well, Nuneaton is well worth the wait.
Whatâs not to love - no crime, no litter, healthy food, shinkansen (the only was to travel). Itâs great for children (we have a 3yr old) - Disney, Universal, Power Rangers show, transformers land/show, minions land.
Itâs our second time. This time we are doing Tokyo, Nagano (snow monkeys), Fuji (weather dependant), Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto (day trip to Nara). We may also do Fukuoka or Nagasaki.
Last time we also did Himeji, the inland sea and Hiroshima (which were all fantastic).
Have you been here -
We havenât been to the Miho Museum but its now on the list.
This is trip number five since 2005. We have done a mixture of shortish trips and longer trips. One we worked our way to Nagasaki and also over to Takayama(lovely old town and great Art Museum including a replica Mackintosh Room) and Matsumoto(great and original castle). This time we are spending 5 nights in Tokyo and 5 nights in Kyoto both staying in apartment hotels so we can eat more like the locals going to the markets etc.
If youâre going to Nagano you could work you way round to Kyoto via Kanazawa which has great gardens and a different style of castle plus a lovely old town. Nearly visited myself this year but as we are going over Christmas and New Year due to my partners limited leave decided to pass as the trains are likely to be booked out when we wanted to travel.
Looks lush
We visited the IOW a couple of years ago. Strange place.
I would recommend the Dimbola museum in Freshwater & the rocket testing site by the Needles including their repro cardboard control room!
Can you not get them to move that bloody clock? Ruining your view⌠Everyone uses their phones nowadays anyway.
I visited it last week, like going back to the 1950s.
That room looks more POW than IOW. Where the hell did you book that?
Cousins in charge. They paid for it. They gave us the Sea View Room
Itâs actually quite OK.
Cousin Kevin/Steven?
Nay. Strayan cousins. I akchurly like these guys
I forgot. Osborne House is pretty spectacular too if you can give it the time.
Been on a previous visit and agree itâs worth the time.
Tomorrow will feature Ventnor/Bonhurch for family house photos, then the Garlic Farm shop, Carisbrooke Castle and (if thereâs enough time) Freshwater and the Needles.