Saturday, December 30, 2017
VIETNAM - Hoi An
One of the most fun thing to do when on vacation is to sent card to myself and friends. I'm curious to how long the postcards takes to make their journey, this card took about 11 days. (posted on 19/12 at the airport and arrived today).
I really like postcard from Vietnam, I think they are gorgeous and I like the fact that they are a bit bigger than your standard postcard.
I really like postcard from Vietnam, I think they are gorgeous and I like the fact that they are a bit bigger than your standard postcard.
This wrap-up cards received for 2017. I know it's only the 30th but with no new mail until Tuesday 2nd January. these cards are it - the final batch. 2017 has been a very challenging year, filled with heartache, tears, deep sadness intertwining with proud moment, joy and laughters. I hope I'll have the strength to let go of this past year and look forward to a promising new year to come.
"Hội An is a city on Vietnam’s central coast known for its well-preserved Ancient Town, cut through with canals. The former port city’s melting-pot history is reflected in its architecture, a mix of eras and styles from wooden Chinese shophouses and temples to colorful French colonial buildings, ornate Vietnamese tube houses and the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge with its pagoda."
RUSSIA - Lina Cavalieri
Singer Lina Cavalieri in a straw hat, Paris, 1899. Thanks to Erika for the card.
"Natalina "Lina" Cavalieri was born on December 25, 1874 in Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.
She was was an Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist."
She was was an Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist."
RUSSIA - Holy Mother's Cathedral
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (Rostov Region, Rostov-on-Don, Stanislavsky Street, 58). Thanks Igor for the card.
Friday, December 22, 2017
PHILIPPINES - Viva Vigan Festival
Viva Vigan Festival, Vigan Ilocos Sur, 28th April - 7th May. Thanks Ana for the card.
"The Viva Vigan Festival of Arts is celebrated during the first week of the month of May. It was started in 1993 by the Save Vigan Ancestral Homes Association, Inc. (SVAHAI) to promote awareness of the value of the historic town, which was hoped to strengthen resolve to preserve and protect this heritage site. For the past sixteen years, the festival of arts has been successful in drumming up attention for Vigan’s ancestral houses. With the help of national and local agencies, as well as media, arts and non-governmental supporters, the festival has also succeeded in promoting other aspects of Vigan. Its popularity has even benefited the whole tourism industry of the northern region, bringing in tens of thousands of local and foreign tourists curious to explore and have a “northern experience."
Thursday, December 21, 2017
CHINA - Hainan
Typical view of Hainan, a beautiful tropical island. Thanks to Young.
"Hainan is an island province of China and the nation’s southernmost point. It's known for its tropical climate, beach resorts and forested, mountainous interior. The southern city of Sanya has many beaches that range from 22km-long Sanya Bay to crescent Yalong Bay and its luxury hotels. Outside Sanya, the hilly hiking trails of Yanoda Rainforest Cultural Tourism Zone pass over suspension bridges and by waterfalls."
CHINA - Peking University
Thanks to Lin Ho for the card.
"The campus of Peking University was originally located northeast of the Forbidden City in the center of Beijing, and was later moved to the former campus of Yenching University in 1952. The main campus is in northwest Beijing, in Haidian district, near the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace; the area is traditionally where many of Beijing's most renowned gardens and palaces were built.
The university campus is in the former site of the Qing Dynasty imperial gardens and it retains much traditional Chinese-style landscaping, including traditional houses, gardens, pagodas, as well as many notable historical buildings and structures. American architect and art historian Talbot Hamlin designed some of the university's buildings constructed during the 1919 to 1922 period.[20]There are several gates that lead into campus — East, West and South gates, with the West Gate being the most well known for the painted murals on its ceiling. Weiming lake is in the north of the campus and is surrounded by walking paths and small gardens. The university hosts many museums, such as the Museum of University History and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology. Notable items in these museums include funerary objects that were excavated in Beijing and date back thousands of years from the graves of royalties of the Warring States period. There are ritual pottery vessels as well as elaborate pieces of jewelry on display. There are also human bones set up in the traditional burial style of that period."
Monday, December 18, 2017
INDIA -
Dal is a lake in Srinagar (Dal Lake is a misnomer as Dal in Kashmiri means lake), the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The urban lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integrated to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir."
Thanks Biju for the card.
RUSSIA - Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don is situated in Europe and in Asia. Don river make the border! Thanks to Elena for the card.
"Rostov-on-Don or Rostov-na-Donu is the largest city in the south of Russia, the capital of the Rostov region and the Southern Federal District. It is a major administrative, cultural, scientific, educational, and industrial center and a major transport hub of southern Russia.
Informally, Rostov-on-Don is called “the Gate to the Caucasus” and the southern capital of Russia."
Thursday, December 14, 2017
LATVIA - Rēzekne
Thanks to Irina for the great card and cover..and coin.!
"Rēzekne is a city in the Rēzekne River valley in Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called The Heart of Latgale (Latvian Latgales sirds, Latgalian Latgolys sirds). Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated 242 kilometres east of Riga, and 63 kilometres west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It has a population of 31,216 (2016) making it the 7th largest city in Latvia."
USA - Mabry Mill
Lovely view of Mabry Mill in autumn. Thanks Rachel for the card.
"Mabry Mill is a watermill located at milepost 176.2 of Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia. It is a tourist attraction mainly for the picturesque views of the mill itself. A short trail around the mill connects historical exhibits about life in rural Virginia. The trail allows visitors to view the gristmill, sawmill, and blacksmith shop.
Mabry Mill was built by Edwin Boston Mabry (E.B. Mabry). E.B. Mabry returned to Floyd County in 1903 and began the construction of the mill. It was first a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, then became a sawmill. By 1905 it was in operation as a gristmill. By 1910 the front part of the mill was completed and included a lathe for turning out wheel hubs, a tongue and groove lathe, a planer and a jig-saw. Between 1905 and 1914 E.B. Mabry bought adjacent tracts of land, mostly for the purpose of acquiring more water power."
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