Blackpool

Blackpool is a 25 minute train ride from Preston. Cost is 10GBP offpeak. After spending a few hours planning my next few weeks of travel, I finally got on a train at 4:30pm. The “beach” is a few minute walk from Blackpool North Station. It is certainly very different to Australian beaches. But that is the beauty of the world being different. It was low tide and you can see the different channels which could be dangerous to anyone who doesn’t understand the changing depths when the tide is high. There are warnings around the beach. Different to the Australian warnings. Not sure I would go swimming here but it is a very popular place to go to.

People asked me why I am going to Blackpool, “there is nothing there!” and “it isn’t a good place”. Travelling I have learned that there is something to see and beauty in every place, you just have to open your eyes and “see” the place. It does look a bit run down but I expect it looks a bit “Vegas” at night. It does remind me of Atlantic City or Coney Island.

The Comedy Carpet is a celebration of comedy and made up of over 160,000 mosaic tiles.

Walking around town

The 3 piers. North, South and Central. North Pier was closed but a security guard let me in to get a couple of pics.

Of course I always find the Drag Bars in the world. At 6:30pm there was great dance music calling me into Garlands. Thank you Elsie Duchess for your music.