Sunday, September 2, 2007

PT RR - Churches

4th RR in portuguese. This time the theme was "churches".

Saint Benedito Church in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil. Sent by Jucielly "Jucy".

Holy Virgin Church in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo - Brasil. Sent by Luciana "Lucca.".

Piedade Chapel in Redondo - Portugal. Sent by Joana "Joaninha".

A church in Pombal - Portugal sent by Zé "Zepombal".

Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon. Sent by Luís "Ludovico".

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Trakai Castle - Lithuania

"Trakai Castle is located in Trakai, on an island in Lake Galvė. The castle is sometimes referred to as "Little Marienburg". The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century and around 1409 major works were completed."
Card sent by Vilma "S_vlm".

Thursday, August 30, 2007

St. Julian's - Malta

A beautiful card from St. Julian's, Malta, sent by Jackie.
"Spinola Palace built in 1688; Fishing boats at St. Julian's Bay; Balluta Church at night; Dining out at St. Julian's Bay."

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

While i was out

While i was on vacations i received a few cards. 2 from USA, 2 from Brazil.

A RAS card sent by Esther "maddeleine5". "Take a walk into the past at This is The Place Heritage Park. old Deseret is a living historic village that recreates a pioneer community living in Utah between 1847-1869. it was erected in 1947 and commemorates the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley."

This one was sent by Valerie "Octabis" during her vacations in the USA. "Norris Geyser Basin is the oldest of Yellowstone National Park's active geyser basins. Its hot spring water has been flowing for more than 115,00 years and contains the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat. Measurements from a scientificdrill hole produced a temperature of 459 degrees fahrenheit, only 1.087 feet below the surface, making this the hottest aver changing geyser basin on the continent."

And now the Botafogo Inlet and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Also from Brazil, a card from the capital city, Brasília. Both Brazil cards were sent by Katia Lima.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Corfu - Greece

A greek card sent from Malta by Jackie.

This year, the old town of the city was named to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

PT RR - What I see everyday

3rd portuguese RR and this time the theme was "what i see everyday". We were 6 on this group, so each one of us should receive 5 cards but i only received 4..... 1 of them got lost

This one is from Braga, one of my favorite portuguese cities and it was sent by Maria José "Zbarroso".

Now a beach, S. Pedro de Moel Beach, also from Portugal - sent by Bruno "Brunotinfo".

Another one from Portugal, a public fountain in Redondo sent by Joana "Joaninha".

Finally, a card from Aracaju, the capital city of Sergipe state in Brazil - sent by Tito "Tito.garcez."

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Riga - Latvia

A beautiful card from, Riga - Latvia's capital city, sent by Gunta.