World Postcard Day

World Postcard Day is celebrated on October 1st. Some lucky postcrossers attended meetings, like Gracinha and Luzia, some others only wrote and sent postcards, like Lurdes. On that day I was traveling and only had time to requested for addresses and so far, none of those postcards arrived to those addresses, well, none of these postcards were registered.

 

I think there were at least 2 meetings in Portugal to celebrate the WPD, one of them in Peniche, where Gracinha met 7 other postcrossers.

 

When I was on Terceira Island, Algar do Carvão was one of the places I wanted to visit but, at that time, it wasn't opened to visits in October. 

Algar do Carvão is an ancient volcanic chimney, formed around 3200 years ago, which opens into a volcanic cone around 45 meters deep. Its most striking feature is the presence of silica stalactites and stalagmites that we find throughout the volcanic rocks. At the bottom of Algar do Carvão, there is a lagoon of crystal clear water, fed by rain, which reflects the sunlight that enters through the upper opening, creating a magical light and shadow show.

 

design by Luzia Celeste

Every celebration needs a cake, why not brigadeiro? This is a traditional Brazilian dessert, made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and chocolate sprinkles covering the outside layer.