Hello lovely peeps, how are you all? I'm still travelling, but am back in Spain, staying with my sister in Marbella.
As per usual I have a postcard for you:
It comes from Lithuania and features a girl reading a book to an owl and a ghostlike creature. There is no artist name on the card so I couldn't tell you who created these cute characters.
The stamps are colourful
Bottom left we see Vytensis: Vytenis was Grand Duke of Lithuania from c. 1295 to c. 1316. He became the first of the Gediminid dynasty to rule for a considerable amount of time. In the early 14th century, his reputation outshone that of Gediminas, who is regarded by modern historians as one of the greatest Lithuanian rulers. Wikipedia
The stamp next to that one features Kestutis: Kęstutis was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–1382, together with his brother Algirdas, and with his nephew Jogaila. Wikipedia.
Now what have I been up to? I was in Lisbon and Keren and I had a mojito cocktail (I had never had one). I certainly enjoyed it. Here we are:
So this is my qualifier to join in the T-Party.
On the last day (Saturday), we went to the beach resort of Cascais, an hour by train from Lisbon. We wanted to go out for lunch somewhere and ended up eating Persian. Neither of us had ever eaten Persian and it was delicious. Especially the rice. Rob and I both had a lamb shank each. It was delicious.
One more photo from Cascais:
Of course Elisabeth loves palm trees and this photo is especially for her.
On Sunday I travelled back to Spain. I'm now staying at my sisters in Marbella. Here she is by the pool. (She didn't want to pose):
The tree behind her is flowering:
I don't know what tree it is other than that it is a palm tree (duh!)
The weather is lovely (we had some rain in Lisbon but here the weather is glorious).
Here I am with my brother in law by the BBQ, where he was cooking some chicken breasts for our salad:
We went for a walk today along the boardwalk that goes along the coast to Marbella. We actually walked away from Marbella to a place called La Calahonda.
The boardwalk was temporarily closed at some point and we could see why. There had been a small landslides:
I would not like to live in that bottom flat...
That is all from me today.
Happy T-Day!
Lisca
6 comments:
That's an adorable postcard. and those stamps are really unique. I've seen similar peace stamps from other countries before, I believe.
Looks like you are having a wonderful time on your latest trip. Nice to see Keren. I take it you stayed with her. Glad you enjoyed your mojito. Yes, I LOVE that palm tree you shared just for me!!
Your sister has an amazing home. Beautiful landscaping. I have never seen a palm flower before,. but I love all the different ones in her garden, including the banana palm.
Thanks for sharing your postcard, trip, and mojito with us for T this Tuesday, dear Lisca.
Your trip looks wonderful, despite a long day (night?) on the bus which you seem to have used profitably to knit a sock or two. I hope you keep enjoying your visit with your sister.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
What lovely pictures Lisca. Enjoy your travels you'll be home soon enough! I've never had a Mojito either.. Its on my Bucket List. Happy T day! Hugs! deb
The postcard is so cute. I like the reworking of the Olympic rings into hands and heart. You had me at beach with that impossibly blue sky. Happy T Day
running late for my WOYWW returns, but wow, your trip looks lovely and the postcard is great and love those stamps too.
kyla
Dear Lisca, the postcard with the girl, the owl and the ghostly creature looks adorable.
I'm glad that you now know what a mojito and Persian food taste like. I know (and like) both! One of my cousins is married to a Persian woman and her rice is really amazing (and not just her rice, of course!)
Wonderful, and now you're enjoying the sunshine in Marbella with your sister and brother-in-law, that's the way to live.
The landslide is less beautiful - but we recently saw a landslide with rockfall that buried the whole road (I'll show the photos at some point) - the clean-up work will take months... This landslide is probably easier to fix....
All the best and have a nice October!
Traude
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