Leaving Oldham - Blogabond

This wasn't exactly organised...I didn't have any transport booked, and only had about half of my accomodation. Then everyone was telling me that Dublin was over-rated, and there's nothing to do but pubs (which I don't do!) Oh dear...

Anyway, I got myself to the railway station.
"A sailrail ticket to Dun Laorigh please"
"a what?"
...I repeat...
...we debate place name pronunciation...
...he taps some buttons on his big ticket machine...says he's never done one before...
...he taps some more buttons...
...he phones someone else...
"apparently the machine won't do them, you'll have to buy it at Manchester"

Luckily I'd allowed lots of time...
Manchester was pretty similar, with the added joys of explaining to the man on the barrier why I didn't have a ticket, but eventually I did get a ticket (after the guy had used up his Phone a Friend and got it wrong a couple of times), and did, eventually, get to Holyhead (via a stop at Llandudno Junction because none of the train toilets were working.)

I'd forgotten how scenic Anglesey was, I'll have to get back there.

written by

martin_b on April 16, 2007 from Oldham, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Eastern Ireland

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