janeworldpostcard: October 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

LATVIA - Traditional Dutch Windmill

Thanks to Sanita for the card. She wrote 'Dutch people has a large influence here due to historical events, therefore we have a lots of windmills here.'

"Burg Wildenstein (Leibertingen), a fortified spur castle, built between 1200 and 1300 A.D., is situated above the Danube break-through at the Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It functions now as a hostel of the German Youth Hostel Association ("Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk")."

USA - Girl

Thanks to Veronika for the card.

UNITED KINGDOM - Hampton Court Palace, Great Hall

Thanks to Paul for the card.

"The Great Hall of Hampton Court Palace is the only surviving hall built by Henry VIII. At first-floor level, it stands above two large cellars and was principally constructed between 1532 and 1535. The Great Hall either completely replaced a medieval ground-floor hall or may, conceivably, be a very substantial rebuilding of an earlier first-floor hall built by Cardinal Wolsey. Certainly, in the early 1530s a conscious decision was made to dramatically remodel the Great Hall in order that Hampton Court could accommodate the full royal court for the celebration of principal court festivals, such as Christmas, Twelfth-Night and Easter. These festivals required large spaces to accommodate lavish court ceremony and entertainments (The Great Hall and other greater chambers); a Chapel Royal to permit elaborate liturgical celebration; and a substantial body of lodgings, served by a respectively large wing of kitchens and household offices, to accommodate the court and its guests" Source

Friday, October 26, 2018

Happy Birthday

A birthday card from Miriam, thanks for the thought! Wonderful surprise card, received a day before my birthday :)

USA - Halloween

Thanks to Elizabeth for the Halloween card.

MALAYSIA Maxicard - Sayangi Malaysiaku/Love Our Malaysia

GERMANY - Winter forest in the Alps

Thanks to Lucas for an great view card.

MALAYSIA Maxicard - Malaysia Day 2018

Beautiful maxinum card, joint in the middle.

Dubai

Dubai card send from china. oh dear..

GERMANY - Koln am Rhein/Cologne on the Rhine

Thanks to Nicole for the card.

"Cologne, a 2,000-year-old city spanning the Rhine River in western Germany, is the region’s cultural hub. A landmark of High Gothic architecture set amid reconstructed old town, the twin-spired Cologne Cathedral is also known for its gilded medieval reliquary and sweeping river views. The adjacent Museum Ludwig showcases 20th-century art, including many masterpieces by Picasso, and the Romano-Germanic Museum houses Roman antiquities."

GERMANY - Lines in the Caspian Sea

The Landsat 8 satellite captured this 2016 composite image of the Tyuleniy Archipelago (center-right in the photo) in the Caspian Sea. The image reveals a massive amount of lush, verdant vegetation on the ocean floor, marked by a subtle assortment of lines.

Awesome card from Risna, and thank you so much for the banknote and used stamps!

MALAYSIA Maxicard - World Post Day

CHINA - Art

CANADA - Le Musee de Saint-Boniface

Thanks to Tildy for the card.

MACAU - St. Anthony's Church

Thanks to Wing for the card.

"St. Anthony's Church is one of three oldest churches of Macau (the other two are St. Lawrence's Church and Church of Saint Lazarus) and also a part of Historic Center of Macau. Often known as Fa Vong Tong (Church of Flowers), the St. Anthony’s Church was built by the Society of Jesus to commemorate St. Anthony, Patron Saint of Marriage of Catholics."