janeworldpostcard: November 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

CZECH REPUBLIC - Ruprechtice

Church of Mother of God (Ruprechtice). Thanks to Vojtech for the card.

Friday, November 25, 2016

RUSSIA - Perspective of Nevsky

The Nevsky prospect. In the background, the Admiralty , the starting point of the street. Back in 20th century when trams still ran along it. Thanks to Elena for the card.

"Nevsky Prospekt (in Russian : Невский проспект, Nevsky Prospekt, literally "the Avenue of Neva", but is named in honor of Alexander Nevsky ) is the main avenue of the city of St. Petersburg, long 4.5 km."

POLAND - Tylicz Religious Buildings

Tylicz - Wooden Parish chuch from 1622.
Tylicz - New church dedicated to the name of Mary 2001-2007.
Muszynka - Ortohdox Church from 1689.
Tylicz - Orthodox Church from 1738.

Thanks to Agnes for this wonderful church card. (3rd)

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

KOREA - Mt. Mai

Thanks to Stella for the great card and wonderful stamps, those flower stamps are scented, it smell so flowery nice.

"Mt. Maisan Provincial Park is located in Jinan-gun, Jeollabuk-do. During the Silla Dynasty, it was called Seodasan, during the Goryo Dynasty, Yongchulsan, and finally named Maisan during the Joseon Dynasty. Maisan is called by different names depending on the season. In the spring, it is called Dotdaebong, in the summer, Yonggakbong, in the fall, Maibong, and in the winter, Munpilbong.

There is a myth tha has been passed down through the generations regarding Mt. Maisan. Two gods came down from the sky, had a child and lived on earth for a while, but as they were going back up into the sky, a village woman saw them ascending, and had to be trapped on earth and became the rock mountain. Even today, you can see the father peak and the child peak, and the mother peak on the other side. The pagodas atop of Mt. Maisan were built from native rocks and top of these towers look as sharp as nails. On the south side of the mountain, it is said there were over 120 of these pagodas, but only about 80 exist today. There is also something very mysterious about these pagodas. No matter how bad the weather, even during storms, they somehow do not sway or fall. Another interesting thing about Mt. Maisan are the icicles. If you put water into a bowl during the winter, the water freezes into a pole reaching for the sky. No one knows why or how this happens, but it makes Maisan just that much more mysterious and interesting to visit." Source

SERBIA - Nova Pavlica Monastery; The Foundation of Brothers Music (14th Century)

Thanks to Anna for the nice card and beautiful stamp.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

RUSSIA - Sergijev Possad. Trinity - St Sergius Monastery

Thanks to Evgenia for the card.

USA - Old Sacramento Riverfront, California

The riverfront on the Sacramento River at Old Sacramento is a favourite destination for tourists. The Tower Bridge with it's 160 foot towers is a major Sacramento landmark.

Nice card but I could not register this card as the ID is incorrect, no postmark or date.. the hand writing is hard for me to read the name..

POLAND - Church of John the Baptist in Jastzebiu

Church of John the Baptist in Jastzebiu brick, replaced the wooden temple in 1677 r. the last reconstruction in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Thanks to Katarzyna for the card.

PHILIPPINES - Underground Cemetery. Nagcarlan, Laguna

A burial place during Spanish era. Thanks to Alta for the card.

"The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery (Filipino: Libingan sa Ilalim ng Lupa ng Nagcarlan) is a national historical landmark and museum in Barangay Bambang, Nagcarlan, Laguna supervised by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. It was built in 1845 under the supervision of Franciscan priest, Fr. Vicente Velloc as a public burial site and its underground crypt exclusively for Spanish friars, prominent town citizens and members of elite Catholic families. It is dubbed as the only underground cemetery in the country."

INDONESIA - Bandung Conference

A card that I sent to myself on my recent trip to Bandung Indonesia, shows President Suharto leaving the conference.

The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference (Indonesian: Konferensi Asia-Afrika) —was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on April 18–24, 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia. The twenty-nine countries that participated at the Bandung Conference represented nearly one-quarter of the Earth's land surface and a total population of 1.5 billion people. The conference was organised by Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and India and was coordinated by Ruslan Abdulgani, secretary general of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The conference's stated aims were to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism or neocolonialism by any nation. The conference was an important step toward the Non-Aligned Movement.

AUSTRALIA Maxicard - A.D. Colquhoun

A.D. Colquhoun (born 1894)
The Rt Hon. J.B. Chifley
(Prime Minister 13 July 1945 - 19 December 1949)

Thanks to Sharon for the Maxicard.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

POLAND - 16th Century Wooden Church in Osiek

Old wooden church from the early sixteenth century in Osiek, (Cracow Region). The Church is dedicated to St Andrew. Thanks to Agnes for her 2nd card of wooden church.

BELARUS - Grodna. The Holy Cross Catholic Church and Bernardine Monastery

Catholic church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross and the Monastery of Bernardine. Grodno. Belarus. Construction years 1595-1618. Thanks to Irina for the card.

TAIWAN - Sunset

Thanks to Hsiao Hui for the card.

Marilyn Monroe

Always aware of the camera, Marilyn was never "caught" at a bad angle. Equally relaxed in jewels or jeans, she created the image that she wanted the camera to see. Thanks to Dede for the card.

Friday, November 11, 2016

USA - Trapp Family Lodge

Original Trapp Family Lodge : Stowe, Vt. This beautiful and famous landmark served as lodge and family home. It was destroyed by a tragic fire in December of 1980. Thanks to Oona for the card.

POLAND - Biskid Niski

Thanks to Agnes for the card.

JAPAN - 'Who put all those cats into glass boxed?'

"Who pun all those cats into glass boxes?"
From Ottoline at the British Museum, 1987.

Thanks to Yui for the card.

RUSSIA - St Daniel Monastery

The Roam of the reverend Sergey Radonezhskij of the Moscow St. Daniel monastery. The Ryazan region, Sapozhkovnkij region. Thanks to Katy for the card.

GUYANA - Golden Jubilee of Independance

I am very lucky today to received this official card from Guyana Golden Jubilee in conjunction with its 50th years of Independence Day. Also enclosed a token of GUY$50 banknote that was launches in conjunction with 50th Independence Anniversary. Wohoo.. new addition for my banknote collection too...

Guyana as country #161 in my list.

"Guyana officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a sovereign state on the northern mainland of South America. It is, however, included in the Caribbean Region due to its strong cultural, historical, and political ties with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Suriname to the east and Venezuela to the west.

With 215,000 square kilometres, Guyana is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay, Suriname and French Guiana."

USA - Yellowstone National Park

"Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first National Park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world.[6] The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular features. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion."