We walked down to the local train museum. It was an easy walk along the beach and the museum was a delight. Lots of old trains, train cars, signal lights, old uniforms and even a switching station console. We meganderd our way back and popped into a few shops.
Murals on the walkway
This shark is hungry
Lots going on here, we think it may be a fish auction with the folks on the second floor bidding on the fish below
Pinoccio
A very wide beach
The museum
Postcards for sale
A huge timeline, ,from 1981 all the way back to 1700's
Our cartoon conductor
Leslie is the engineer
A model of the original train station
Not all engines drive trains, this one made in England, traveled to France and its colonies and then made it here.
It was used to power the washing wagons
Locomotives to spare
A streetcar
Leslie is in charge again
Posh travel
A roomy cabin
Beefy beast
Doors salvaged from the bar area of the station
Its former glory
Salvaged ironwork
Various safes
A whole display of hats
A fire fighting wagon
Portable air horns
So many signaling signs
Lamps
Tools of the trade
Metal badges
This was a control console
Wide load
The row of carriages and locomotives
Telegraph equipment
A diorama
Early telephones
Accurate watches were important
Raised numbers
Very ornate
Ticket machines
The ticket booth
Behind the booth all the tickets were seperated
Lots of fine old buildings
A good planting
Very expensive
Bad dog!
Cider pouring
Woof!
An entire beachside photo exhibit on ICE and the abuses of that acency
Leslie got to say hi to Lolo
Sailor man!
More cider pouring
More porticos around this square
We found some more Roman ruins
The eastern beach
Hail Ceaser
A relatively new church built in 1945
Happily not the door to our AirBnB
A grand hotel
Traditional architecture