A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 7 February 2022 - T for royalty, gin&tonic and Rotterdam

 

Good morning lovely ladies,

I'm still in the Netherlands, and my mother is a lot better (she had had a fall). I'll tell you a bit more later, but lets start with my postcard for today. 

My hubby has emptied our postbox and has photographed a few postcards with his phone. 

My card for today comes from Norway. It shows a 40 yr old image of the Norwegian royal family:

The man in the picture is King Harald V, born on 21 February 1937.

Son of King, then Crown Prince, Olav V and Crown

Princess Märtha. Succeeded his father as king of Norway on 17 January 1991. Consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991. Children: Princess Märtha Louise and

Crown Prince Haakon.

This is what he looks like now:

His wife is Queen Sonja, born Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937.

Married then Crown Prince Harald in Oslo Cathedral on

29 August 1968. Became queen on 17 January 1991. Consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991. Children: Princess Märtha Louise and

Crown Prince Haakon.

Here she is:

Their son is

Crown Prince Haakon, born on 20 July 1973
Son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Heir to the throne. Married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in Oslo Cathedral on
25 August 2001. Children: Princess Ingrid Alexandra
and Prince Sverre Magnus.

Here is a recent photo:

Did you notice that his sister Martha Louise is older, but that he is the crown prince....  At birth, she was not in line to the throne, because until 1990, only males could inherit the Norwegian throne (Salic law).

Princess Martha Louise, is fourth inline for the Norwegian throne after her nephew prince Sverre Magnus.

And here is a recent family photo of the king and queen with their eldest son and his wife and children:

Here is the stamp that was on the card:

It looks like a sweet calf. It's from a series about domesticated animals:

OK what have I been up to...

It's been a slightly stressful time and one of he first things I treated myself to were some gin and tonic glasses.

Don't worry, everything is fine but I have used them once as my sister had bought a bottle of Tanqueray Seville (with bitter orange), and I was keen to try that. (Yes, it's delicious)

My mum has been transferred to a rehabilitation center. It is right on the other side of the city but there is a very good connection with the metro. It takes me exactly an hour from door to door.

Here are some images I took from the window of a moving metro train (above ground):

The pointy thing in the middle is the bridge over the river Maas. Here is a better image from the Internet:

Below is a tower visible to the left of the middle. That is the Euromast.

The Euromas was built in 1960, and I remember it being built. It's not very clear on my photo, so here is a better one:

There is a restaurant in that bulbous bit.

The building where mum is now is unassuming, but inside is really nice.

It feels like a hotel. This door is mum's room:

There are vintage photos of the Rotterdam harbour.

The room is long and narrow. On one side is her bed:

On the other side is a sitting area:

And in the middle is a desk and a large TV screen.

So after we took her there, my cousin and I had a bit to eat at the adjoining shopping mall.

And as this is T for Tuesday, hosted by Elizabeth and Bleubeard, here is my qualifyer: tonic water. (Here it still comes in a glass bottle)

Yesterday (Monday) mum has started her excercises, and her hairdresser came to do her hair:

And here I am with a happy mother:

I will close with yesterday's sunset out of mum's window. (You can see my reflection)

Wishing you all a happy T-Day,

Take care,

Keep smiling,

Hugs,

Lisca