Sunday, April 3, 2011

Batalha Monastery


Sender: Miceu
"Batalha Monastery is a Dominican convent in Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. The Batalha convent was added in 1983 by UNESCO to its list of World Heritage sites."

A Grand Hall


Sender: SouthernBelle

Drayton Hall (1738-1742), Charleston, South Carolina
A National Historic Landmark, a property of the National Trust for Historic preservation and the State of South Carolina. Drayton Hall, noted for its magnificent architecture and the hand arved detail survives as a monument of early plantation culture.

Rabbit Card from Canada!



Sender: ezbub
Themed Messages RR.."March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb".

Dama de Elche


Sender: Maria
Elche - Costa Blancha, Dama El Elche
"The bust was discovered by chance in 1897 at L'Alcúdia, an archaeological site on a private estate about two kilometers south of Elche, Valencia, Spain. The Lady of Elche is generally believed to be a piece of Iberian from the 4th century BC, though the artisanship suggests strong Hellenistic influences."

Smiles from Russia

Sender: katenka3
From This card made me laugh-Tag
I was told that the caption to the card meant that we should make our face "simple"..

The Founders of Kiev & the Dnieper Flotilla


Sender: juli-bmj
The monument to the founders of Kiev – Kyi, Shchek, Khoriv and their sister Lybid & the memorial dedicated to the marines of the Dnieper river flotilla, who played an important role in the liberation of Eastern Europe.

Night time in London


Sender: pinkmarshmallow