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Latest Blog Posts from Basingstoke, HAMPSHIRE
- Deal Castle by A Postcard a Day on Nov 23, 2009 in vintage UK Kent
This lovely view of Deal Castle in Kent, on the south coast of England, is clearly postmarked Deal, and dated 18 August 1911. The date will become significant. The castle is one of 30 castles or forts built by Henry VIII between 1539 and 1540,...
- The cathedral of Brasilia by A Postcard a Day on Nov 22, 2009 in cathedral UNESCO Brazil PostCrossing
This card, looking amazingly like a modernised picture of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, is postmarked Brasilia and dated 31 October 2009. It is, though, the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Brasilia. PATRIMONIO CULTURAL DA...
- Not so reliable TomTom by My Ideas 4 You on Nov 22, 2009 in
Back at home again. It was a fun and pleasant trip to Barcelona though we experienced some unpleasant things the first day and the last day. Well, Mee and I had a difficult time searching for the Luton Airpark because our TomTom Navigator was not abl...
- French bagpipes by A Postcard a Day on Nov 21, 2009 in France
I'd like to bet that when you see the word bagpipes, the first place you would think of would be Scotland, but you can find them in the traditional music of several countries. This card I picked up at a flea market. It has never been used...
- Painting al fresco by A Postcard a Day on Nov 20, 2009 in miscellaneous
An rather amusing card this one, sent to me from Cedar Rapids, Iowa on 10 July 2004, though I don't think it's intended to be. How often does an artist go out for a day's painting wearing a white shirt, neatly pressed trousers and of course a t...
- PFF: Friendship by A Postcard a Day on Nov 20, 2009 in France PFF
I am late posting today, but for once I noticed that Marie's theme is Friendship, and I am able to tie in this card which has the words "Mes Amitiés d'Ambérieu", my friendly greetings from Ambérieu. I've made many very good friends through M...
