Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Stari Grad

This postcard sent by Nikola was my 950th UNESCO site




Sunday, 21 July 2024

Friday, 12 July 2024

Alcobaça Monastery, Room of the Kings

 After the monastery we visited the Talking Machines Museum, a museum with 443 radios, 125 telephones, 287 microphones, 1104 vinyl records and 42 phonographs.

We didn't leave without trying the magnificent local convent pastry




Alcobaça Monastery, Royal Pantheon

 It was my second visit to the monastery but the first with my son




Alcobaça Monastery, Chapter House

 The second stop was at Alcobaça, where we visited the Monastery




Óbidos

 It was a very fun day! We walked all around the wall, had a couple of "ginginhas" and we tasted some nice chocolate




Óbidos City Gate

 We just arrived from vacation and this year our first stop was in Óbidos




Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Glass Production, 19th century, Marinha Grande

 I brought this postcard from the museum 




Marinha Grande Glass Museum

 And if at the beginning of the year I was at the porcelain factory, this month I was at the glass museum




Vista Alegre, Ílhavo

 Early this year I was at Vista Alegre, a 200-year-old porcelain factory, but this postcard was sent by Paula from the most recent Postcrossing meeting.




Salzedas Monastery, Artwork by Grão Vasco

 We also visited the Salzedas Monastery, which is also magnificent. There were only postcards of this type, in this case, two illustrations of works by Grão Vasco that can be seen in the monastery.




Ucanha Tower and Bridge

 The main reason that took me to Ucanha was this tower. I think it's very beautiful. But I also really enjoyed the region’s wine!




Ucanha Pillory

 Last May we spent a weekend in Leomil, Moimenta da Beira and we went to the sweet rice fair in Vila da Rua. On the way back we stopped in Ucanha, Tarouca.




Santa Maria Street, Guimarães

 Last month I went to the Guimarães medieval fair for the first time and bought this postcard.




Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Pantanal Fauna

 This postcard was sent by Luzia




Gonzaguinha Beach, São Vicente

 And this is the last of the four postcards that he brought me




Porchat Island, São Vicente

 He was also at São Vicente




Gonzaga Beach, Santos

My father-in-law has some relatives in Brazil and went there for the first time to meet them




Santos

A couple of years ago, my father-in-law was in Santos and he brought me some postcards