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Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Cumbria – Beatrix Potter’s House a national treasure

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingJuly 2, 2021

If there is one other thing other than it’s beauty that the lake district is famous for, it’s Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit. Actually, Beatrix was from London, but the Lake District was her sanctuary where she retreated to create the characters for her famous stories. This is where she lived and spent time working…

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I amsterdam city card – Amazingly convenient and great value!

We planned a four day leisure weekend in Amsterdam in part because we’d not been to the Netherlands and because a…
AmsterdamfiftyfourandcountingMarch 22, 2020

The Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam – 1000 years of history in one place

Our final museum stop before heading back to our hotel to collect suitcases was in a former orphanage and now the…
AmsterdamfiftyfourandcountingMarch 20, 2020

The Willet-Holthuysen Museum, Amsterdam – A canal-side home frozen in time

The Willet-Holthuysen Museum was left by Sandrina Louisa Geertruyda Holthuysen in her will in 1895 to the city of Amsterdam. Visiting…
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Dutch Verzets Resistance Museum, Amsterdam – Everyone should visit this moving record of history

On our final day in Amsterdam, the weather was damp, cold and miserable, but this didn’t stop us using our I…
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Royal Coster Diamonds – There’s a lot more to a diamond that meets the eye

After visiting the Rijksmuseum, before jumping on the tram we decided to visit the Royal Coster Diamonds Museum and workshop. This…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – Without doubt ‘The Best Art Museum’ I have ever been to!

I just loved the Rijkmuseum.. and I don’t normally like museums. Having visited Rembrandts House Museum whilst in Amsterdam, I was…
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Ann Franks House, Amsterdam – Never Again!

Going to Amsterdam and not hearing about Ann Frank is like going to Paris and missing the Eiffel Tower. We pre-booked,…
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The Tulip Museum, Amsterdam – A beautiful flower that didn’t come from Amsterdam

If you’ve never heard of Tulips from Amsterdam then you likely have lived under a rock. Amsterdam is famous for Tulip…
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Rembrandts House, Amsterdam – Well worth the visit!

I have to confess that I have never really been into art museums. It’s just not my thing and yet I…
AmsterdamfiftyfourandcountingMarch 2, 2020

Lovers Canal Cruise, Amsterdam – See ‘Venice of the North’ through this glass ceiling boat

Wondering around Amsterdam, either by foot, public transport or even bicycle allows you to enjoy this culture rich, bustling city. You…
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Ironbridge Gorge Museums – Home to Victorian charm, history and stunning landscapes

The weather definitely made our recent visit to Shropshire that much more enjoyable, especially when we were able to visit two…
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Royal Yacht Britannia, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland – Sadly Her Majesty was not aboard when we visited

Globally we have something that the rest of the world truly envies… our monarchy. The Americans can’t get enough of us…
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The Real Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh – A 17th Century Street worth a Visit

Edinburgh is a wonderful city that thrives with historical buildings, a castle once the home to Mary Queen of Scott’s and…
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The Jewish Museum, Vienna – for Jews returning, now a place to live.. but still not home

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