Photo Diary – Life In Postcards

Inside Lisbon’s Doll Hospital in 17 Pictures

When I visited Lisbon in 2019, one of the absolute highlights of the trip was my visit to Hospital de Bonecas in Lisbon. Here are 17 photos that show what it is like to visit this unique building.

When I visited Lisbon in 2019, one of the absolute highlights of the trip was my visit to Hospital de Bonecas, otherwise known as The Doll Hospital.

The Doll Hospital is delightfully creepy but so much fun and 100% worth a visit.

Functioning since 1830, the hospital has been helping keep toys alive for almost two centuries and it is a trip to walk around surrounded by everything from cloth dolls to action figures in various states of repair.

From drawers full of parts to shattered doll heads, here are 17 photos that show what it is like to visit this unique building.

Address: Praça da Figueira 7, 1100-240 Lisboa, Portugal

Price: €2

Have you ever been to a doll hospital? Would you like to visit one? What is the strangest attraction you have ever visited?

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The Netherlands 2022 Photo Diary

In April 2022, I went on my third trip to The Netherlands and, in the five days that we were there, I visited Amsterdam, Haarlem and Gouda.

We had a lot of fun visiting our favourite museum in the city – The Moco Museum.

We visited Haarlem, the capital of the province of North Holland, to look down the cute side streets and see a windmill.

We happened to visit Amsterdam over King’s Day – a national holiday in The Netherlands.

I tried fresh baked Stroopwafels for the first time.

We visited Keukenhof gardens and saw lots of gorgeous flowers, especially tulips.

We took a day trip to Gouda and ate cheese and Stroopwafels.

I hope you enjoyed looking at some of my photos from my trip to The Netherlands. More blog posts will come soon about my experience and my favourite things to do in the cities I visited.

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Madrid, Spain 2022 Photo Diary

In July 2022 I had the pleasure of visiting Madrid, Spain with seven of my friends to explore the city and attend Mad Cool Festival.

The city was so beautiful with stunning street art around every corner. The streets looked like something straight out of a fairytale.

While we were in the city we saw some incredible buildings and places like the Plaza de Espana, Palacio de Buenavista and Plaza Mayor.

We ate some delicious food with some of the highlights including La Hummuseria and Sufu Cake and, of course, all of the delicious empanadas.

We walked though lots of greenery at Real Jardín Botánico and went on boats at El Retiro Park.

And we ended our trip seeing some incredible music acts at Mad Cool Festival. It was both my first oversees festival and my first multi-day festival and I had an amazing time.

I hope you enjoyed looking at some of my photos from my holiday to Madrid, Spain. More blog posts will come soon about my experience and my favourite things to do in the city.

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