Hello lovely girls! How are you all? The sun is shining and I am healthy, so I am fine.
I have a lovely postcard to show you today. I thought I was receiving my first postcard from Algeria. But no, it is advertising Algeria, but sent to me by Bettina in Switzerland:
It's a travel poster created by Léon Georges Carré (1878-1942) in 1921. It advises people interested in traveling to Algeria, to get in touch with the Algerian government office in Paris.
The poster is entitled Hivernage Tourisme.
Hivernage was the practice in the French Army of withdrawing sub-Saharan African colonial troops from colder theatres to overwinter in warmer climates. With respect to modern-day tourism it probably means that tourists from colder Northern countries come to spend the winter (or part of the winter) in warmer climes.
The stamp is also quite pretty:
It is created by Micha Rindisbacher and features a gletcher.
It is part of a set of four
Post CH writes: This stamp set launched in 2024 focuses on the most beautiful and best known Swiss attractions. In 2025, the themed journey will once again stop at four tourist hotspots. The first of them is the federal city of Bern with its mediaeval old town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.(top left) Another UNESCO World Heritage Site is the Aletsch Arena, a skiing and hiking area offering breathtaking views of the largest glacier in the Alps. (Bottom left) Just as spectacular are the views from the Aescher-Wildkirchli mountain inn, set into the rock face in Alpstein in the Appenzell region. (Top right) The fourth design shows Valle Verzasca in Ticino, with its turquoise water, picturesque villages and impressive stone bridges.(Bottom right)
What's been happening here in Spain? I saw some chestnuts for sale locally. And I fancied chestnuts, so I bought a bag. When I got them home, I realized I couldn't eat them all on my own, so I messaged my friends J & B to come and help me eat them. They arrived with a bottle of red wine:
That is it from me this morning.
I don't drink red wine very often but this one was delicious.
I soaked and scored the chestnuts before my friends arrived as that is the worst job. Then I popped them in the air fryer when they arrived. I think they only took 20 minutes:
Very nice they were.
Then on Saturday I went to eat pizza locally with David and Patricia:
We had two different ones which we shared between us. I like a Pizza Hawaii and I hope my Italian son will forgive me (The Italians don't like that as it's not Italian. Pineapple on pizza! What has the world come to!)
My glass of white wine was nearly empty when I remembered to take a picture. It is after all T for Tuesday hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard and I need a beverage....
When I was in Jerez the other day enjoying a little holiday, the wheel rim came off my car. It had been loose and I had it stuck back on. Obviously it didn't hold as it fell off somewhere.
This morning I went to the breakers yard (junk yard) to get another one. That was an experience. There is one nearby, but I'd never been there.
It's a huge place.
This is the department I had to go to.
Unbelievable! Anyway, of course they had what I was looking for and tomorrow a local mechanic is going to sort out both wheels.
I've been preparing the top flat this morning as I'm having Homeexchange visitors later today, and I took this picture out of the window. The sun is shining, but we really could do with some rain.
Happy T-Day all,
Lisca
1 comment:
Those vintage travel posters always seem to be so lovely and make me want to travel to the places in them. And I like those stamps too. They look a lot like that vintage travel poster. And that's interesting about chestnuts. I've roasted them, but I like chestnut puree. Do you need to peel them or do you eat them as they are? (I'm guessing you peel them.) And your pizza looks tasty too. I hope your son doesn't read you blog to see the Hawaiian pizza. Have a happy T day and week ahead. hugs-Erika
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