After its completion in the early 16th century, the Seville Cathedral replaced the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years. The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus.
This cathedral seems to have a few history titles , Largest Gothic Cathedral, Third Largest church in the world and the Largest cathedral
"To see Seville they went on an Open top bus trip which does save a lot of walking !! But I think of using them for another reason , you see the city from a different view!!"
PORTO Is located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal, and is one of the oldest European centres, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.
The picture on the card is the
RABELO BOAT REGATTA (Festivities to St John) in the Douro river. This would be such a great day out , with lots of celebrationsand it takes place every year on the 24th June.
Love the white houses and the seaviews. Here is a link to the Algarve as I don't really know much about it , looks quaint though. Looking at the cards does bring a bit of warmth back to chilly days.
Big thank you Diane and Nigel for your fabulous cards.
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Next we are off to wonderful Italy and Florence. My good friend Helen sent me this , she was spending 5 days here with her husband to celebrate her 50th birthday ( was earlier in the year) I know they both had a fabulous time. Why wouldn't you , you are in Italy!! Helen became a friend through Twitter and FB and then we met up in Oxford. Here we have the Piazza del Duomo - Firenze (information taken from Wikipedia)Piazza del Duomo (English: "Cathedral Square") is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence and is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world. You will be able to find Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistery, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Opera del Duomo Museum, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace.
Doesn't it sound so much better in Italian than the English "Cathedral Square" (does to me) hahaha.
What really intrigued me was the stamp and I googled the
Global Postal Service
to see what it is all about.Click on link to read about this service.Has anyone else heard of it ?
Thank you Helen .
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Now we are going to New Brunswick and thanks goes to my blogger friend Jackie of Junk Boat Travels Blog I have written about Jackie's blog before, it is amazing, she is always traveling , so lots to read.
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the Canadian federation that is constitutionally bilingual. It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British Colony of Nova Scotia in 1784.
Isn't this bridge just amazing ! I am not really good with bridges and heights, but even I would have to go across this one.
(all information taken from Wikipedia) The Confederation Bridge spans the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait. It links Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link
So thank you to Diane, Helen and Jackie for adding to my collection ! All surprises too.