ALBANIA - Castle of Albanian National Hero, Gjergi Kastriot

Thank you Eni for the wonderful swap.

"The Krujë castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Krujës) is a castle in the city of Krujë, Albania and the center of Skanderbeg's battle against the Ottoman Turks. The castle withstood three massive sieges from the Turks, with garrisons usually no larger than 2,000-3,000 men. Mehmed II "The Conqueror" himself could not break the castle's small defenses."

BARBADOS - St John's Parish Church

The card reads; St. John's Parish Church was built in 1836.  From the serene church grounds one can enjoy sweeping views of the island's East cost. Thank you Seandel for my first card from Barbados, country #129..

Seandel used 2012 stamp commemorating the Public Library.

AUSTRALIA MAXICARD - Sugar Cane Maxicard

Thank you Anita for the nice maxicard from Australia.

POLAND - Old Town Square and renaissance Town Hall, Poznan

"Poznań Town Hall or Ratusz is a historic building in the city of Poznań in western Poland, located at the Poznań Old Town in the centre of Old Market Square (Stary Rynek). It used to serve as the Seat of local government until 1939, and now houses a museum. The town hall was originally built in the late 13th century following the founding of the medieval city in 1253."

TOBAGO - West Indies

Thank you Marla for the second card from Tobago.

TAIWAN - illa Formosa

COLORADO - 2015 Calendar

KAZAKHSTAN

MALTA - St. Paul's Bay Coastline

Malta card sent from Romania.  Thank you Vlad!

"Saint Paul's Bay (Maltese: San Pawl il-Baħar, Italian: Baia di San Paolo) is a town in Malta, situated in the northwest of the island of Malta, sixteen kilometres (9.9 miles) from the capital city Valletta."

SERBIA - Beograd/Belgrade

The card shows a bridges across the Sava river, famous Landmark Belgrade fortress and Pedestrian zone in  central part of BG call ' Knez Mihailove Street."  Thank you Vladimir.

JAPAN - Folding Screen

The card show the folding screen depicting battle scenes of Summer Campaign of Osaka. Thank you Yasuko from official page.

TAIWAN - Chinese Zodiac Year of the Rate

Year of the Rat 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
A person born in the Year of the Rate is said to be clever and intelligent. they are self-confident and have an optimistic outlook on life. They work hard to reach their goals and are considered perfectionists. When it comes to money matters they are rather careful even stingy and usually don't lend money. They match persons born in the Year of the Dragon, the Year of the Monkey or the Ox. (Thank you Gretchen from official page)

IRELAND - Greeting from Ireland

Ireland  map card, thank you Aurelia for the swap.

NORFOLK ISLAND - South Pacific

A happy mailbox! Today I received 2 new country to add to the list and 2 asian country.

Country #127 is Norfolk Island, thank you Lyn for the nice card.

The card shows :- Kingston; Emily Bay; Philip Island; Government House;
Tern; Gallows Gate;Salt House; Boobook owl chicks; tugged coastline.

"Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres directly east of mainland Australia's Evans Head, and about 900 kilometres  from Lord Howe Island. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. It has 2,300 inhabitants living on a total area of about 35 km2. Its capital is Kingston."

ISRAEL - Falafel

"Falafel (Arabic: فلافل‎,) is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food, commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as lafa; "falafel" also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way. The falafel balls are topped with salads, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces."

..and a bee-uutiful Israel stamps!

SINGAPORE

From official postcrossing, a card from Singapore.

GHANA - Wonder of Ghana

Thank you Mr Ken for sending this beautiful cards from Ghana, my country #128. Received 8 blank postcards which shows culture and interesting view of the country!

Larabanga Mosque; the oldest in Ghana. It's believe to contain an ancient copy of Quran.  Larabanga Mystery stone; whenever the stone was move to make way for the construction of a road, it mysteriously moved back to it original position.

Kintampo Waterfalls, Kakum Canopy walk way in Central Region.  Boabeng- Fiema Monkey sanctuary in Brong Ahafo Region.

Elmina; known more for the Slave Castle than for fishing, its annual Bakatue Festival is also a very big hit.

Acca the capital of Ghana since 1877.

Traditional building.

Homowo Festival (hooting at hunger)

The map and flag of Ghana.

Akwaaba; The popular word for welcome is akwaaba which is expressed to all visitors.

PHILIPPINES

A card from official postcrossing,

MOROCCO - Mosquee Hassan II

"The Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني‎; nickname: "Casablanca Hajj" is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Morocco and Africa and the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres (689 ft). Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.

The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, the sea bed being visible through the glass floor of the building's hall. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside grounds."

SPAIN - (Church) San Martin de Fromista

"This is one of the purest examples of Spanish Romanesque. It was built by Doña Mayor, the widow of Sancho Mayor, King of Navarre, and has been the spiritual resting place of the pilgrims on the road to Santiago.

The building features three naves, all with barrel vaults and rib arches. There are three circular apses in the sanctuary, and the transept has a polygonal dome. The capitals of the columns are exceptionally lovely and are profusely decorated with vegetation and iconographic motifs. The two circular towers flanking the entrance door on the facade are a new development reminiscent of the German style. Inside, a Crucified Christ of exceptional value is conserved."