AZERBAIJAN - Hotel JW Marriott Absheron, Baku

Thanks to Maryam for the swap.

GUAM - Carabao in Umatac

I was wondering what is Carabao means until I check with google.  It was actually Kerbau in my language (Malay). The spelling might be different but the sound is the same. Kerbau was introduce to Philippines by Malay immigrants and since Guam is near Philippines they adopt the word. Thanks to Vee for the card!.

"The carabao is a swamp type domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) found in the Philippines. Water buffaloes were probably introduced to the Philippines by Malay immigrants around 300 to 200 BC."

MACAU - Senado Square

I hope someday I could visit Macau! This card is a swap with Amber from Macau.

"The Senado Square, or Senate Square (Portuguese: Largo do Senado; Chinese: 議事亭前地), is a paved town square in Macau, China and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site."

GREECE - Traditional Bread making

Thanks to Voula for the swap.

LEBANON - 1969. Beirut - Martyrs Square

Thanks to Daniela for the old view postcard of Beirut. My first card from Lebanon!

"Martyrs' Square (Arabic: ساحة الشهداء‎ Sahet el Shouhada, French: Place des Martyrs) is a square in the heart of downtown Beirut, Lebanon, next to the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque."

LEBANON - 1943. Beirut - Avenue des Francais

The second card from Daniela, showing the Avenue des Francais.

"Avenue des Français was a wide, palm-lined, seaside street in Beirut, Lebanon, and now part of the pedestrian promenade, the Shoreline Walk.

Avenue des Français was created out of the widening of the former Rue Minet El Hosn during the period of the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon as part of an urban renewal project planned for the capital. It was Beirut's first seaside promenade. The levee along the waterfront was enlarged with the wreckage from the old town and a retaining wall was erected from the ruins of a Byzantine basilica.[4] Due to its broad sidewalks, palm trees, and chic hotels, the avenue quickly became the favored esplanade for the prominent families of the city."

SWITZERLAND - Zermatt, Matterhorn

Thanks to Vanessa for this wonderful card.

"The Matterhorn (German: Matterhorn, Italian: Monte Cervino, French: Mont Cervin) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a huge and almost perfect pyramidal peak in the Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe."

SLOVAKIA - Castles of Slovakia

Thanks to Adriana for the nice castles card of Slovakia.

SOUTH KOREA - Topokki

Topokki is Stir Fried Rice Cake.  Thanks to Juyeon for the card.

HONDURAS - Mahogany Wood Carvers, El Progreso

Thanks to Wilmer for the wonderful swap.

HONDURAS - Aerial View of San Fernando De Omoa Fortress

The second card from Wilmer shows the Fort of San Fernando of Camoa.

"The fort of San Fernando of Camoa - it was the largest fort in the region and it guarded one of the most important ports in the Caribbean. The fort of San Fernando was built between 1745 and 1778, using slave labour. The fort housed a garrison of 365 Spanish soldiers and was equipped with enough cannons to effectively repell naval attacks from the bay."

SCOTLAND - The Isle of Cumbrae

Today 4 cards come to my mailbox.  The first card is a swap with Maya.  It shows the aerial view of the Isle of Cumbrae and it was sent from Jersey! Make my day!  - doesn't get better than this.

"Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland.  "

SPAIN - Ibiza Islands

This beautiful Ibiza card came from Ana. I'm so happy to have this card. Thanks Ana.

"Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, 79 kilometres (49 miles) off the coast of the city of Valencia, in eastern Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain."

RUSSIA - St Petersburg

The monument of Peter the Great (The Bronze Horseman).  Thanks to postcrosser Julija for the card.

"Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербург, tr. Sankt-Peterburg) is the second largest city in Russia, politically incorporated as a federal subject (a federal city). It is located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. In 1914 the name of the city was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петроград) in 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград; IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and in 1991, back to Saint Petersburg."

RUSSIA

This cute card comes from Russia, thanks to postcrosser Anton.

BOLIVIA - Uyuni Salt Lake

My first card from Bolivia comes from Richie and it was sent from Guatemala. Well! what could be better than this, to have both from the hard to get country :)

"Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers. It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of 3,656 meters above mean sea level."

FRANCE - Corsica Islands

This card come from Anne. shows the town of Bonifacio, Corsica. Beautiful card!

"Corsica  is an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the Italian island of Sardinia. Mountains make up two-thirds of the island, forming a single chain."

HOLLAND - Windmills

ISLE OF MAN - Port Cornaa (Purt Cornah)

Thanks to James for another great card from Isle of Man.

"Port Cornaa Beach is a pebble beach within a small cove at the end of a valley that has Gob ny How to one side. If you choose to visit you may well get this beach to yourself. You have a freshwater lagoon just alongside the beach which is fed by the Cornaa river and at high tide this often merges with the sea."

MEXICO - Antiguo Temple de San Agustin

The Old Church of St Augustine. Thanks to Eduardo for the swap.

LUXEMBOURG - Multiview City View

Thanks to Valerie for the nice card and stamps. In her card she wrote: Luxembourg is one of the smallest sovereign country in Europe.  It's about 80 x 40 km and 563 000 inhabitants.  It's a green country with woods and meadows. The weather is cold and wet winter.

FIJI - Mapcard

Fiji Islands mapcard sent from Indonesia. Thanks Veronica.

INDONESIA - Prambanan Temple

Thanks to Veronica for the Prambanan Temple card.

"Candi Prambanan or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city of Yogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.

The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 ft) central building inside a large complex of individual temples."

CANARY ISLANDS - Canary from Space

Thank you Annette for the nice Canary Islands view from the space.