Visited Lighthouses

Some lighthouses I have got this month. I have visited all these (years ago)!

The lighthouse of Biarritz (EH), however sent from Austria by Elli.

A self-made card (out of a calendar) depicting the lighthouse of Perros-Guirrec. Sent by Fabienne (France) with wonderful vintage stamps. Among them, another lighthouse!

Lighthouse of Cabo Mayor, sent by Bruno (Spain).

I Visited a Beautiful Post Office

This is the main post office in the city of San Sebastián (Spain). It opened in 1909 as School of Arts, Library and City Museum. 

The architect was Domingo Aguirrebengoa, and its more remarkable feature is the frieze made by Daniel Zuloaga, one of the innovators of art pottery in Spain. The School was closed in the forties, and the building was restored to become the post office, which still is.

I don't know for the rest of services, but it offers a poor philatelic service. After 40 minutes waiting for the right postal worker (it seemed that nobody else could sell stamps or commemorative postcards), I left empty-handed.

It Is Still Summer, Isn't It? (IV)

So blue postcards from summer trips keep arriving in my mailbox...

Sent by Bryon (the USA), Eutrapèlia (idem), Laura (the UK) and Bruno (EH).

Don't Forget to Fly

Collage sent to Juan López de Ael (EH).

Sent to Mary (the USA).

Sorry because in the second picture you cannot see the passenger...!

Planes and Airports

You know that I love postcards about planes and airports. But, for some reasons, they are not easy to find. When I had to wait in an airport (which happens often), nothing could be better than write postcards to my friends with a picture of the place. But unluckily the airports authorities do not take this important wish in account. What a pity!

Anyway, last month I was lucky enough to find two of these postcards and receive another:

Sent to Heleen (the Netherlands) from the airport of Ponta Delgada (Azores Islands, Portugal). Also published in Heleen's blog.

Also sent to Heleen (the Netherlands), from Barcelona-El Prat Airport. Also published here, along with the matched stamp and another postcard of a very special plane.

And I received this from my friend Laura (Spain). It features the Bilbao Airport. I do not know if she wrote the postcard in the airport or once she arrived in home.

Calendars

Received from Christina (Germany).

Received from Arantza (EH).

كل سنة وأنت بخير

Sent to Arantza (EH).
Collage made with a catalogue of gifts and some flowers and leaves. Made to wish happy new year to my friend Arantza who studies Arab and jewellery.