Hello lovely girls,
Here I am again with a postcard, a stamp and a drink.
This is a postcard I received from Switzerland. It depicts a castle in a place called Aesch, near Basel.
Aesch is a village and a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Almost all of its area is located on the left, western bank of the Birs and is a suburb of Basel. The Neolithic gravesite in the Gmeiniwald is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Wikipedia
The building you see is Aesch Castle. Wikipedia writes: The castle was built in 1605/06 by the Blarer of Wartensee family. This family was originally from St. Gallen and had become wealthy from the linen trade.
At the time of the French Revolution a hospital was set up in the castle.
Finally, in 1851 the castle was bought from the family by the municipality of Aesch and rebuilt. Two classrooms and two teachers' houses were added. It was renovated in 1900 by Rudolf Sandreuter, who moved the main entrance to the village side and added gothic revival and an additional half-round tower. Starting in 1909 it was used as a school and community center. Since the renovation of 1958/59, which restored its original condition, the municipal administration has occupied the castle.
The stamp is large and pretty:
It shows Mount Rigi.
The Rigi is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz. Wikipedia
Here is another photo (from the Internet):
The stamp is part of a series about Swiss tourism.
Top left is the Jet d'Eau, top right The Matterhorn. Bottom left: Mount Rigi and bottom right the Landwasser Viaduct.
These four national attractions are being honored by the Swiss Post through a philatelic collection specifically dedicated to Swiss tourist symbols.
Geneva-based illustrator Morgan Loyer has been selected to create this philatelic collection dedicated to national attractions.
What have I been up to? This weekend I had lunch with my English speaking friends at the house of David and Patricia. They live a bit further down and as such have the same view as I have.
Because today is T for Tuesday, I am showing you a photo with the drinks on the table. I had water that day as I am trying to lose a little bit of weight before my holiday. Although I won't be wearing a bathing suit (May will be too cold for that) I do want to look 'good'.
I have bought some artificial flowers for my patio, but this little lot I have put in a vase on my coffee table so I can enjoy them from close by. These are violets and I'll put them in pots outside when I come back from my holiday.
Not long now until I'm going to make my rail trip. The organiser has been in touch to ask me about my mobility. Apparently last year someone failed to inform the organisers that they used a wheel chair. I told him not to worry as I was very fit . He was able to tell me that I have got a room to myself. The price for a single room was almost twice the price so I chose to share. The man told me there was nobody to share with so I can have a room on my own. Hurray!
That is all from me today,
Happy T-Day all,
Lisca
1 comment:
That's an interesting looking castle. I like the color-pattern on the shutters. I wonder if they are red and white to be like the Swiss flag. And your bunch of violets are very pretty. I like the little pitcher/ jug they are in right now. And that's fantastic you'll get your own room. I hope you have a super trip. It will be fun to see where you are headed. Have a super T day and week ahead. hugs-Erika
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