Skip to content
  • Whitefield Weather Station
  • Family
    • Family Tree
    • Holidays, Trips & Great Days Out
    • Parties, etc
    • Our Home
    • Milestones
      • Night Sky
      • Adele & David
      • David
  • You’ll like this story..
  • Home
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

Category: Attractions

Ironbridge Gorge Museums – Home to Victorian charm, history and stunning landscapes

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingFebruary 28, 2019

The weather definitely made our recent visit to Shropshire that much more enjoyable, especially when we were able to visit two of the Ironbridge Museums in the area. What a delightful area of the country with landscapes suited to oil paintings and teeming with history. Our visit to this part of the world brought us…

Continue Reading
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingSeptember 4, 2018

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…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 13, 2018

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…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 22, 2017

The Jewish Museum, Vienna – for Jews returning, now a place to live.. but still not home

History is not my strongest subject, but what I discovered in Vienna was a story of untold suffering and anti semitism…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 19, 2017

Tiergarten Zoo – Schönbrunn, Vienna – Certainly not a natural environment, but a pleasure seeing the Pandas.

As a naturalist I prefer animals to be in their natural habitats and surroundings. Sadly, a zoo is nothing but an…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 19, 2017

Schönbrunn Palace, Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Silver Collection

Vienna is a haven for art, culture and stories dating way back before the Romans. It’s fame is like a well…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 18, 2017

Eisvogel Restaurant, Prater, Vienna – its Unfair to label the food average!

Much of Vienna has a tranquil, quality feel about it. As you walk the streets you are struck by the beautiful…
Angkor WatfiftyfourandcountingNovember 30, 2016

Cambodia Past and Present

Cambodia is full of history and conflict, according to Muy (pronounced moy) our guide. He told us that his country had…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Tai Chi from the East meets beech from the West

The morning started with Tai Chi on deck at around 7-45am Tai Chi is a very calm and controlled balance. Our…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Halong Bay – The 7th natural wonder of the world, a hammer and a torch

To get from Hanoi to Halong Bay for an overnight cruise requires an early departure around 7am. Mondays traffic was madness…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingOctober 11, 2016

Jorvik Viking Centre, York – “Fascinating …. definitely worth the visit”

I’m sure I visit the Jorvik centre many many years ago. It has changed for the better. The “ride” back through…
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Categories
  • Cars
    • Car maintenance
    • Volvo
  • Chocolate
    • Hotel Chocolat
  • Countries
    • America
    • Austria
      • Vienna
    • Cambodia
      • Siem Reap
    • Greece
    • Hong Kong
    • Poland
    • Russia
      • St Petersburg
    • Scotland
      • Edinburgh
    • Spain
      • Tenerife
        • Costa Adeje
    • Turkey
    • UK
      • Burnley
      • Bury
      • Gatley
      • Leeds
      • London
      • Manchester
      • Prestwich
      • Telford
      • Whitefield
    • Vietnam
      • Halong Bay
      • Hanoi
      • Ho Chi Minh City
      • Hoi An
      • Mai Chau
      • Mekong Delta
  • Food
  • For Grandpas
    • Toys
  • Gardening
  • Health
    • NHS
  • Home Improvements
    • Bathrooms
  • Lifestyle products
    • Clothing
    • Desk Art
    • Handy Tips
    • Jewellery
    • Leather cases
  • Music
  • People
  • Personal Family Events
    • Grandson
  • Restaurants
    • Asian
    • Australian
    • Bistro
    • British
    • Chinese
    • Coffee shops
    • European
    • Greek
    • Healthy
    • Hungarian
    • Indian
    • Italian
    • Lebanese
    • Master Chef
    • Mediterranean
    • Middle Eastern
    • Polish
    • Pub Grub
    • Street food
    • Tapas
    • Teppanyaki
    • Turkish
  • Tech Reviews
  • Theatre, Cinema and Performance
    • Cabaret
    • Canal Café Theatre
    • Cinemas
      • Film reviews
      • Odean Trafford Centre Cinema
    • Comedy
    • Drama
    • Hopemill Theatre
    • Lowry
    • Magician
    • Military Tattoo
    • Palace Theatre, Manchester
    • the Edinburgh Fringe
    • Whitefield Garrick
  • Tour Companies
    • Big Bus Tour
  • Trains
    • CAT
    • OBB
    • S-Bahn
    • Virgin Trains
  • Travel
    • Airlines
      • British Airways
        • Avios
      • Hong Kong Express
      • Jet2
      • Vietnam Airlines
    • Attractions
      • Angkor Wat
      • Ferris Wheel
      • Hofburg Palace
      • Ironbridge Gorge Museums
      • Jewish Museum
      • Schönbrunn Palace
      • The Royal Yacht Britannia
      • Tiergarten Zoo – Vienna
      • Vienna
    • Baltic Cruise
    • Cathay Pacific
    • Cruise
      • Victoria Cruises
    • Guest Houses
    • Holiday homes
    • Hotels
      • 25Hotel – Vienna
      • Cityview Hotel – Hong Kong
      • H10 Costa Adeje Palace
      • Hanumanalaya
      • Sani Resort
    • Jet2 Holidays
    • Taxis
      • Uber
    • TransIndus
  • World Affairs
    • UK Politics
Recent Posts
  • Bellisimo Bistro, Burnley – Definitely not what we expected!
  • Grand Pacific, Manchester – An explosion of flavours bound with atm​osphere
  • “Rags”, Hope Mill Theatre – A stunning musical that follows in the footsteps of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
  • Spicewayuk- Fancy Fish herbs give this white fish extra flavour
  • Brexit – my solution for what it’s worth.. and I’m not happy about my conclusion!
Archives
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • December 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • July 2016
  • February 2016
  • September 2015
  • May 2015
  • November 2014
  • July 2014
  • May 2014
  • July 2013
  • September 2010
  • June 2010
Recent Posts

  • Bellisimo Bistro, Burnley – Definitely not what we expected!

    May 12, 2019

  • Grand Pacific, Manchester – An explosion of flavours bound with atm​osphere

    May 12, 2019

  • “Rags”, Hope Mill Theatre – A stunning musical that follows in the footsteps of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

    May 12, 2019

  • Spicewayuk- Fancy Fish herbs give this white fish extra flavour

    May 12, 2019
Recent Posts
  • Bellisimo Bistro, Burnley – Definitely not what we expected!
  • Grand Pacific, Manchester – An explosion of flavours bound with atm​osphere
  • “Rags”, Hope Mill Theatre – A stunning musical that follows in the footsteps of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
  • Spicewayuk- Fancy Fish herbs give this white fish extra flavour
  • Brexit – my solution for what it’s worth.. and I’m not happy about my conclusion!
July 2019
M T W T F S S
« May    
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
TAG Cloud
attractions Austria Baltic beef tomatoes bistro Brilliance of the Sea british Bury cambodia comedy Cruise Edinburgh Edinburgh Fringe food fresh ingredients good food good value great food grill on the alley guest house Hanoi healthy healthy food hotel italian food Italian restaurant london mai chau Manchester manchester restaurant model kits prestwich pub grub restaurant restaurants rice Scandinavia Scotland siem reap street food theatre travel Vienna Vietnam
Instagram has returned invalid data.
Copyright © 2018 Fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk. All rights Reserved
Boston Theme by FameThemes