A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 13 May 2025 - T for

Hello lovely peeps. It's Tuesday again, and I will show you a few photos of the festivities in Italy. But first my postcard:

It arrived this week and comes from Scotland (as you can see).

It's the Harry Potter Viaduct or officially the Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Wikipedia writes:

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish Highlands, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.

The Glenfinnan Viaduct has attracted increased fame beyond Scotland as a filming location for the Harry Potter films, featuring in four of the films. Thus, the viaduct is sometimes referred to as "The Harry Potter Bridge". The association has led to hundreds of thousands more tourists each year, a significant strain on the hamlet of Glenfinnan and its vicinity. After its appearance in Harry Potter, British Transport Police had to warn fans not to walk on the viaduct after a handful of near misses with trains had occurred.

The line is used by passenger trains operated by ScotRail between Glasgow Queen Street and Mallaig, with Class 153 and Class 156 diesel multiple units. In the summer, West Coast Railways operates The Jacobite steam train along the line. It is a popular tourist event in the area, and the viaduct is one of the major attractions of the line. The Royal Scotsman also operates on the line.

The stamp is lovely. It's a Scottish stamp. The right hand part features the Scottish flag and the left hand image is Fort George:

The info below and the images are from the Internet (Wikipedia):

Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. 

It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area.

The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison.

When I was in Italy, it was to witness my grandson's first communion. After the church service we had a meal in a restaurant with a garden for the children to play in. 

My daughter in law had set up the table with the cake and the 'confetti' which are covered almonds (the blue sweets in the bowl).

The little boxes hold sweets to give to guests. Below are my sister and I posing with my grandson.

Here are the little boxes:

We also had a 'bubble machine' which was fun:

Me and my son (and daughter in law) at the table.

My son is holding a glass of rosé wine, so that will be my ticket to the T-Party hosted by Bluebeard and Elizabeth

That's all for now.

Happy T-Day all!

Lisca