Hello lovely peeps, How are you all? Here we are again meeting at the T-Party hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard.
I will show you a drink which is my 'ticket' to the T-Party and a postcard and stamp, which is what my blog is about really.
So first the postcard:
It was sent to me by my friend Maggie who is fortunate enough to be able to travel the world and she and her husband were in Oman recently and sent me this card. The place is called Nizwa. Below is a map of Oman:
Oman I thought, was one of the Emirates. Not true. It is a sultanate. Wikipedia writes: Qaboos bin Said was the Sultan from 1970 until his death on 10 January 2020. Qaboos, who died childless, had named his cousin, Haitham bin Tariq, as his successor in a letter, and the ruling family confirmed him as the new Sultan of Oman:
The stamp is very pretty:
I think the ruler in the picture is in fact the current sultan.
Now let me tell you what I have been up to. On Sunday I spent the whole day in Almería, on the south coast, with my friends from the photo club. We traveled in several cars and arranged to meet at a little bar near the harbour, where we had coffee and breakfast:
This was my coffee, but my toast hadn't arrived yet.
And this was what I was looking at (from my seat):
You can just see the edge of the parasol in the top left corner. I didn't really want to sit in the shade. I would have loved to sit in the sun as it wasn't too warm yet.
We went to the photographic museum to see an exhibition:
This is outside the building. The object is a giant version of an old camera.
The exhibition was about American photographer Luis Stettner:
After seeing the exhibition, we walked around town a bit. Almería is a really nice town.
Pretty flowers on balconies and wall art galore:
Below is the cathedral, which dates from the time when Christian cathedrals had to be fortresses as Andalusia was a muslim country until the christian kings conquered it in 1492.
We had lunch in a seafood restaurant on the seafront I ordered tuna:
As you can see it is quite 'rare'. That's how I like it. It was so tender it literally melted in my mouth! I could have eaten it without teeth! Definitely the highlight of my day.
Oh yes, there is also my glass of white wine (I didn't have to drive as we were car sharing and I went in someone else's car.)
I think this is all for today.
Wishing you all a very happy T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca
6 comments:
What I really like about that postcard is the postmark. That would make a great rubber stamp. And that sounds like a great day out. I would love that tuna too. And that cathedral is really interesting too. Aleria does look like a really great place to visit. Have a super T day Lisca. hugs-Erika
Great when you can travel like that, your friends sure are lucky!
But your day out sounds wonderful, too! All the murals and the sun, good company and food... thanks for sharing the happy times, have a great T-Day!
What lovely photos of Almeria! Really enjoeyed them. Happy T Day!
Youl really live in a wonderful part of the world, and its great that you share with us! I’d love to see the street art in those colorful towns. Of course they are famous, but I still appreciate the local eye on what they look like.
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Such a fabulous post! I love the coloured buildings with the mural wrapped around it - so pretty 😊. Wishing you a very Happy T Day! Hugs, Jo x
Your postcard is beautiful and I really loved learning a bit about Oman. Seems I learn something every T Tuesday.
I would love to see more of those murals. They seem so colorful.
Nice of you to take us around Almería. A sometimes T participant, Caty, also lives in Almería. Of course, I was impressed with the palm trees.
What a great idea by your photographic club to visit that exhibit. I loved the camera obscura that was outside the museum.
I have never had tuna like that before. I'm glad you enjoyed it and it looks like it went well with your wine, too. Thanks for sharing your trip, your coffee, and your wine with us for T this Tuesday, dear Lisca.
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