Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

THEFROM DOUGLAS TO RAMSEY.THE LONG ROUTE.raihvay affords easy communication between thelively, bustling Douglas and tlie pretty tranquil townnear the north-eastern extremity of the island. Butprobably the majority of visitors will prefer the rideby car, and there are always a number of vehicles waitingfor parties on the Pier and the Loch Parade. They arelong cars, with accommodation for two passengers on thefront seat with the driver, and ten in the body of the carriage,where the seats are placed lengthwise, omnibus fashion.It is i-ather strange that the char-d-ba?ic, with the seats onebehind another, has not yet been acclimatized in Mona. Asit is, each passenger, the two in front excepted, can only seeone side of the route taken ; but, as nature has been lavish ofbeauties on the right and left hands alike, it seems hard to bedeprived of one half of her bounties. Those who sit on theleft-hand side can enjoy the view of the glens, through which