Cards from Lisbon

As I told in the last post, last weekend I attended the Postcrossing International Meeting in Lisbon. Actually, I don't have many cards from Lisbon, since I only buy them to send to other people. This time, I decided to buy some for my own collection and even found some cards that I had never seen before. Here are some of them:

Lisbon's harbor and the Monument to the Discoveries in the background.

D. Pedro IV Square (or Rossio, one of the most famous squares in Lisbon) and D. Maria Theatre.

My favourite belvedere in Lisbon, Miradouro de S. Pedro de Alcântara. From this point, you can see all Lisbon's downtown down to the river and the Castle of S. Jorge.

One of the main squares in Lisbon's downtown, Praça da Figueira (the first card I see from it).

Downtown and 25th April Bridge in the background.

Another view of the bridge and our "copy" of Cristo Redentor (called Cristo Rei).

Old street in Lisbon, as seen from the front window of one of the typical trams.

I love Lisbon's old buildings!

It wouldn't be Lisbon without the yellow trams :-)

Special official card

Last weekend (9th-10th June) there was an International Postcrossing Meeting in Lisbon. I already knew some of the postcrossers who attended and it is always fun to meet them again, and I met some others who I knew only from the forum.
In between all the sightseeing, eating and postcard shopping, there was a surprise: Astrid1978 hand-delivered me an official card, NL-1114821!

It was already expired since she had sent me a previous one that I never received :-( But it was a really funny moment when she gave me this second card and it will have a special place in my collection! Thanks Astrid! :-)

Masouleh, Iran

This was my first and, for now, only card from Iran. I got it in June 2009 from a private trade through the main Postcrossing site with a user named Yasi. It shows the Historical City of Masouleh, a UNESCO Tentative Site.

The pictoresque village of Masouleh imbedded in the mountains of Northern Iran, is a cultural heritage landmark on UNESCO's World Heritage List. What is so amazing about this village, besides it's beauty, is that the roofs of the houses also serve as the streets of the village.
from: http://www.worldisround.com

First card from Gibraltar

I decided to restart my blog after almost 3 years... It's a pity to put my cards in boxes where no-one can see them. Who knows if someone will see them here ;-)
I'll start with a postcard I got this week - a new country in my collection, but it actually came from a tag for my album of favourites. Thank you Anna bogdanovskaya!

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It has an area of 6.8 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi) and a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is the densely populated city area, home to almost 30,000 Gibraltarians and other nationalities.

from: Wikipedia

Actually, I thought about visiting Gibraltar in a road trip to southern Spain, but this year we are going on a big trip in October and we have to save money and stay in Portugal at my parents. I'll definitely do it sooner or later, though!