Stop 14 - Winterthur (Switzerland)

Our 14th postcard has been sent to Winterthur, in Switzerland, 1473 km away!

The postcard was written and sent by Berta Lustres, an Advanced 1 student, who wrote on a postcard featuring our famous 'Queimada', made from pomace brandy, sugar, lemon peel and coffee grains, along with the 'Queimada' spell, to be recited while making it.

Thank-you, Berta!!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): SARA from ITALY

We have received our second postcard! It was written by Sara and comes from Rome, the capital of Italy.

Sara sent us a photo of the famous 'Bocca della Verità', an ancient image of a Pagan god carved in Pavonazzo marble and located in the portico of the church of Santa María in Cosmedin. Since the Middle ages, it has worked as a 'lie detector': it was believed that if one told a lie with one's hand in the mouth of the sculpture, it would be bitten off.

The content is quite extensive. Give it a look and tell us what you think about it in the comments section.

Thank you, Sara, for your generosity in sending this card and sharing an intimate piece of yourself in your card too!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ALLA from BELARUS

We have received our first postcard! It was written by Alla and comes from Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Alla sent us a beautiful postcard featuring a quaint Winter forest and landscape, with silvery snowflakes, pines and piles of snow. The cyrillic calligraphy on its cover is also very suggestive.

The content is quite brief, mainly consisting of Christmas best wishes and the local temperature when Alla wrote us, on the eighth of December: 4 degrees Celsius!

the stamp she includes is also beautiful. Is it a stylized sunflower? What do you think?

Thank you, Alla, for your generosity in sending this card and sharing an intimate piece of yourself in your card too!

Stop 13 - Amherst (The USA)

Happy New Year! After the Christmas break, our 13th postcard has been sent to Amherst, in the USA, 5080 km away!

The postcard was written and sent by Verónica Rodriguez, an Advanced 1 student, who wrote on a postcard featuring a view of the inside of the Santa María a Nova church, a prime example of the Maritime Gothic style and an old tombstones museum today.

Thank you, Verónica!!