Friday, 19 April 2013

Post Crossing - 1st Postcard



We received our first postcard from Post Crossing all the way from California, America.  The postcard was vintage and all about the California missions.

The text on the back of the card says:
The founding of the Spanish Missions in California furnished an epic in history.  These historical monuments are reminders of the great Franciscan adventure.  Years of patient labour, decades of heroic sacrifice by Fray Junipera Serra and his Franciscan brothers lie behind the era of the founding of the twenty-one Missions and their branches, the ruins of which still stand in wonder and beauty, at various points along 600 miles of California’s glorious costal region.



The sender was great and sent the postcard in an envelope so she could use several stamps -  6 in all.  This is what both Rocket Boy and Ladybug loved the most.  I will have to teach them how to remove stamps safely and get them a stamp collecting book soon I think.


 
I showed Rocket Boy the postmark which showed that the postcard came from San Francisco then we found it on the map.  Rocket Boy is always happy to find places in America as his favourite you tube show ‘brick show’ is made in America and every time we look at the map he has to point this out.

Rocket Boy even put the sticker on the map and managed to get it in the right spot so every time we look at the map now we can easily find San Francisco.



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