Bridges, a Lighthouse, A B777, A Falls, and other things

 BLOG # 1530  --  Day 547 of the Pandemic

Well it's been a while, that's for sure. I have no excuses other than life goes on. I'll be the first to admit that just two updates for the month of August is a pretty pathetic excuse for a blog. I can only hope to do better this month. I have lots of cards so that won't be a problem.  

Let's start with this card from France. it's a view from the National Museum of the Naval School of Medicine in Rochefort. It's a look at skeletons, body parts , bones , etc. It kind of reminded me of Body Worlds, an exhibition I went to in Edmonton a number of years ago. It was amazing that people , including me, paid real money to look at dead bodies. 

Dominique used a French Art stamp from 1972. It is by Claude Monet, painted in 1866 and titled Women in the Garden. 

 

My next two cards arrived from Croatia, one from Trogir and the other from Split. Trogir is a town of around 14,000 on the Adriatic coast, about 6 km from the Split Airport. Since 1997, the historic centre of Trogir has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites for its Venetian architecture.  

Jean Pierre's card is an overview of the town and yacht mooring facilities. 

Jean Pierre used 2 stamps from 2020. Both show Sea Life in Croatia. 

Here's the card from Split. It actually shows an area of the Plitvice Lakes National Park. The park was added to the UNESCO WHS list in 1979 for its outstanding and picturesque lakes, caves and waterfalls. 

Jean Pierre used a single stamp this time from this year. It is 1 of 4 in a set of Croatian  Marian Shrines. 

My next card , another from Dominique, is from the Netherlands. It shows Brandaris Lighthouse on the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Terschelling. The original light here was constructed in 1594. The current light was first lit in 1835 and later electrified in 1907. It is the oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands. 

This time Dominique used a stamp from this year, showing Typically Dutch Houseboats. 

I think I can do a couple more cards and then call it a day. Next is another Rochefort card from Dominique. Dominique commented as to where else one might see 3 bridges in such a limited area.

Well .... but first here is the card in question. 

A nice stamp from 1972 arrived on this card. It is 1 of 2 in a History of France set.

Now getting back to bridges in a limited space . Have a look at this picture of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It's not known as the City of Bridges for nothing. A total of 8 bridges cross the South Saskatchewan River in city of Saskatoon. Only 4 are viewable in this picture. 

 

Now , the last card of the day. An aircraft card   -- what else ? It's an Air France B777-300ER. Registered as F-GSQI, it is 16.6 years old. It was delivered to the airline in March of 2005. It has only seen service with Air France but was stored at ORY from August 2020 till April 2021. It is again flying with Air France. 

Jean Pierre's stamp , issued this year, celebrates the 75th Anniversary of The Little Prince. 

Well that's all I got for this time. Thanks for cards going out today to Dominique and Jean Pierre. 

For a while now I have been ending off by saying wash you hands etc, well that seems to not be enough. The only thing that is going to work is vaccination. So Get Vaccinated. If you got 1 shot, go get your 2nd.