I got this fabulous postcard of painter Alfons Mucha's artwork for an editor and printer in Paris. I don't know how but the sender just read my mind. Mucha is one of my favourite artists, his advertising designs are simply gorgeous! ♥

This stamp means a lot to me. Some members of my family were affected by May 11th 2011 earthquake in Lorca. The Spanish national post service released five stamps featuring the city's landmarks (some were severely damaged) to help with reconstruction. I am very glad to have received it.

My first official Postcrossing postcard arrived today. As I have asked for "typical things of your country" I couldn't be more happy with it.

This smocking mill was built in 1829 and restoration was completed in 1980. The base of the mill is in use as a tourist information office. The sender herself took the picture and chose very beautiful stamps. I wish we had these priority sticks in Spain too!

Postcard from: De Wijk, Drenthe, The Netherlands.

Received: January 2012.

Language: English.

Envelope: no.

Stamps: one December 2011 and one 100 Jaar (years) circus Herman Renz.

Went to the post office today and asked for some stamps. Looks like we are not longer asking for X cts stamps (national, Europe or international) but for A or B rates. Not very sure if I like them, those letter rates. Could be great when the year is over and you don't need to buy one cent stamps to complete last year's rates but we won't know how much was the postage back in year 2012 when we look at them in the upcoming years.

They look so nice together! It was a pity removing them from the paper to put them on the postcards. This is a collection depicting Archs and Gates Landmarks.

Top (left to right):

- Puerta de la Macarena (Seville)

- Puerta de Alcalá (Madrid)

- Arco de Santa María (Burgos)

- Torres de Serranos (Valencia)

Bottom:

- Arco de Triunfo (Barcelona)

- Puerta de Palmas (Badajoz)

- Puerta de Bisagra (Toledo)

- Arco de Bará (Tarragona)

I have met this special penpal last year. Many people (including my postman) think the special thing about him is that he lives in Greenland. However, he is special to me because he is another Latin speaker and a very skilled one. Thanks to him and his patience I have a bunch of wonderful views of Greenland -- and soon from Denmark I hope. All of them with Latin words on the reverse that no one but he and I understand. Bye bye prying postmen/neighbours. :-)

The theme of this postcard: kalaallit (& friends).

Postcard from: Nuuk, Greenland.

Received: October 2011.

Language: Latin. ♥
Envelope: no.

Today I received both a postcard and a letter from a German penpal. Christmas holidays in Spain end in January 6th, that day being a public holiday, so her postcard was held until today and came together with the letter which was written later. Thanks to her I am able to visit Germany through her postcards and enjoy snowy sceneries from my dry hometown.