San Marino

 Europe-San Marino-City of San Marino I liked this card as it shows the main areas you are likely to visit in the city. However they are not all in one location like this card . 

Posted in the main Post Office. One showing the Statue of Liberty and the other the main parliament building . 

San Marino

 Europe-San Marino-City of San Marino . This is my second time back. Many years ago only was there for the day and it rained non stop. So had to put that right. Stayed two days. Glorious weather and quite a bit to see. Enjoyed a lovely dinner as the sun went down . Most tourists are day trippers so in the evening nice and quite . Very enjoyable. 

Last time the Post office was closed so had to mail from a post box. This time visited the Philatelic  museum on sight. The Office is right in the centre of town but is not a Post Office per say.So I purchased the stamps there . A full selection was available and then made my way to the main post office which is lower down and about a 15 min walk. 

Brunei, Sardinia, San Marino, Western Sahara

Asia-Brunei Darussalam-Bandar Seri Begawan  Well what a nice suprise Brunei was. This Mosque is amazing. Lots of gold and very beautiful inside and out. I also took a tour of Kampong Ayer the Water village. It was great going on a small motor boat and visiting people's homes. 

The Post Office was closed when I was there. Luckily the hotel had some stamps. This was the current definitive stamp at the time with the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah. A nice clear postmark always a plus. 

Europe-Sardinia-Cagliari  I spent a very nice few days here. The town of Cagliari was very interesting . Walking along the old walls it was quite hilly. The food was excellent and very good value. This was the first time I had seen horse meat on the menu. The card shows Su Naraxi Barumini. It is a 2nd century BC defensive structure.  Also a World Heritage site. I hired a car to get around the Island. 

The stamp shows Ugo Lamalfa a famous Italian Politician . 

Europe-San Marino   San Marino the historic centre is a World Heritage site. Got a train from Milan to Rimini. It rained all of the afternoon that I was here.  I was in a café and the owner  found out I was Irish. He told me he visits Ireland every year on his holidays. I guess when you live in San Marino one does need to get out from time to time. 

I did not get to San Marino until 4pm. The Post Office was closed. Can you believe that? Well lucky for me the shops sell postage stamps. The trouble I had is that they had lots of stamps with the old Lire and not the new Euro . I found this one  and it shows the main square. I visited the museum there. 

Africa-Western Sahara-Laayoune  Well I really liked this place. On the way down on the plane from Casablanca you could see the different colours of the sands. A fantastic sight. Arriving at the airport I was stopped by the military and asked why I was there. I guess they don't expect to get too many tourists.  I really did not know what to expect as I could find very little tourist information. Well it is very well cared for. The Moroccans have spent a small fortune on this area to keep the locals happy. I really felt I was in the Sahara.  Got a driver and went out into the Oasis where I spent a night under the stars. Went up the border as per the UN maps with Morocco. There is an actual marker there. A great Trip. 

The Post Office was busy. Very helpful on the end of the postcard, (not seen here) the Postmaster put an extra postmark. Laayoune 24-4-2004. The King of Morocco is on the left side.