Isle of Man

ISLE OF MAN

Douglas : ISLE OF MAN  (UK )
  Boy I love all these surprise latel..and another has just arrived .. A"Flags of the World" : for my collection .This one is from the Isle of Man and many thanks Rosmarie for making this happen.
Posted Douglas (IOM) 18 October : Arrived Sydney 24 October : Traveled 6 days..that's fast..

 GREETINGS from The ISLE of MAN.   Mannin,Ellan Vannin  (Manx )
 THE ISLE OF MAN : Covers an area of some 572 KM2.
POPULATION : of the IOM is 84,497.
CAPITAL CITY ; of the IOM is Douglas.
UNIQUE : is the three legs of Man ,for centuries the Islands symbol has been a triskelion  of Three legs contained at the thigh, commonly known as the Three Legs of Man.
PARLIAMENT ;  The oldest continuous Parliament known as Tynwald which was set up by the Vikings in 979 AD.
FAMOUS : The Manx Cat is a breed of domestic cat originating , on The Isle of Man with a natural occuring mutation that shortens the tail
BEE GEE's. The famous singing brothers were born inthe city of  Douglas on the Isle of Man.
HISTORY : Democratic Government Dating 1866 obtained limited Home Rule with partly democratic elections to the House of Keys ,but an appointed Legislative Council.
TRAMS : Horse drawn trams dating from 1876 still operate on Douglas with many original cars still in use today.This makes the service the  Worlds oldest surving of its kind.