The Alchemist, Media City, Manchester – The Asgards have landed.. and they make great food!
Manchester, home of the industrial revolution and the northern powerhouse is located inland, so it was a remarkable feat of civil and mechanical engineering that the Manchester Ship Canal was ever built. It was opened in 1894 by Queen Victoria. Today Salford Quays is home to the Imperial War Museum, The Lowry Centre and now…
Restaurant Mini, Vienna – Hungarian Cuisine at its best
You just have to visit Vienna, not just for the sights, but for the food! It has a lot of Michelin…
The Bird at Birtle, Bury – Brilliant Restaurant run by Nutters!
Think of Bury, Lancashire, a market town with a limited number of places to eat and you’d be forgetting the East…
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…
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…
Big Bus Tour, Vienna – You definitely see more above ground this way!
The transport system in Vienna is incredible. Modern trams, clean wide roads, rickshaws, buses, horse and carriage, taxis, underground system and…
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…
Twenty Five Hours hotel, Vienna, where they claim to be mad!
Vienna, young and old, trendy and traditional and the unexpected! Over in the Museum Quarter on Lerchenfelder Strasse stands a hotel…
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…
British Airways, London to Vienna on a voucher and points!
My daughter recommended I take out a British Airways Amex card …. however I gave up trying to reach the two…
Lego Technic Claas Xerion, almost 2000 pieces suitable for Grandpas!
I’m still a big kid at heart and used to love building kits, making things, models, Meccano and Lego. Loved all…
Dunkirk – an exceptional film about an extraordinary event
The British were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. The story that unfolds before your eyes is a most dramatic moment…
Wow! Even I’m impressed!
In May I wrote an article “I’m no green fingers but..” Today I return to my garden to check on the…
Croma, Prestwich – A draft with good food
When my oldest friend Simon recently paid us a welcome visit we decided to go out for a local bite to…
Ta’am, Prestwich – Great food.. Anyone for coffee? Not here!
We met our friends for dinner at Ta’am a local kosher restaurant located in Prestwich. I’ve been meaning to go there…
