GERMANY - I bought you a bouquet!

Thanks to Monica for the card.

GERMANY - My Sea

 Thanks to Martin for the card.

GERMANY - Sanssouci Castle in Potsdam

 Thanks to Carmelo for the card.

Sanssou"ci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court. The palace's name emphasises this; it is a French phrase (sans souci), which translates as "without concerns", meaning "without worries" or "carefree", symbolising that the palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power."

GERMANY - Schlosser

 Thanks to Ilona for the card.

 

GERMANY - Berlin

Thanks to Carola for the card.

"Berlin, capital and chief urban centre of Germany. The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east-west commercial and geographic axis that helped make it the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and then, from 1871, of a unified Germany. Berlin’s former glory ended in 1945, but the city survived the destruction of World War II. It was rebuilt and came to show amazing economic and cultural growth."

GERMANY - Your Dog Your Style

Thanks to Heidi.

GERMANY - Neuschwanstein Castle

Thanks to Patrick

"Neuschwanstein Castle, Southern Bavarian: Schloss Neischwanstoa) is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and in honour of Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds. 

The castle was intended as a home for the king, until he died in 1886. It was open to the public shortly after his death."

GERMANY - Sanssouci Castle/Flower Island Mainau

Thanks to Regina for the cards.

Flower Island Mainau

"Mainau is an island in Lake Constance (also called "Flower Island Mainau"). The island is owned by the Swedish born noble family Bernadotte. It is maintained as a garden island and one of the main tourist attractions of Lake Constance (Bodensee). A special highlight is a greenhouse with tropical climate and thousands of butterflies. Depending on the season, 700 to 1000 colorful butterflies fly free between the visitors through the tropical landscape. The butterfly house is the the largest of its kind in Germany (area of about 1000 square meters)."

Sanssouci castle, view over basin and terrace

"Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court. The palace's name emphasises this; it is a French phrase (sans souci), which translates as "without concerns", meaning "without worries" or "carefree", symbolising that the palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power."

GERMANY - Children in Costume

Thamls to Marita for the card.

GERMANY - Nordseeheilbad Norderney

Thanks to Sonnen for the card.

"Norderney is one of the East Frisian Islands in the North Sea , which are upstream of the mainland of Lower Saxony between the Ems and Weser estuaries in the German Bight . With an area of ​​26.29 square kilometers, Norderney is the second largest island of this archipelago after Borkum."

GERMANY - The Little Mermaid

Thanks to Sandra for the card.

GERMANY - Deep well of a castle, the Ronneburg,

This card shows the pretty deep well of a castle, the Ronneburg, which was built in the late middle ages.  Thanks to Fabian for the card.

96 m deep well, particularly impressive, drifted into the rock with the help of medieval building techniques.

GERMANY - Neverin, Wasserturm

Water Tower (Neverin). Wasserturm in Neverin is next to Neverin and is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Thanks to lucius for the card.

GERMANY - The Gustav Adolf Stave Church in Hahnenklee

Thanks to Uwe for the card.

"The Lutheran Gustav Adolf Stave Church (German: Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche) is a stave church situated in Hahnenklee, a borough of Goslar in the Harz mountains, Germany. Construction of the church began in 1907, and the church was consecrated on June 28, 1908. The church is a free copy of the medieval Borgund Stave Church in Norway.

 The church was built from spruce trunks harvested at the nearby Bocksberg mountain. The interior comprises numerous carvings of archaic symbols as well as Viking ship design features. The building soon became a frequently visited landmark and a popular wedding church."

GERMANY - Seagulls on the Western beach of Westerland

"Westerland  is a seaside resort and a former municipality located on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Since 1 January 2009, Westerland has been part of the municipality Gemeinde Sylt. Westerland is part of the Nordfriesland district in Schleswig-Holstein. It is the largest resort on the island, the local transportation hub and the centre of Sylt's tourist industry."

GERMANY -The Brandenburg Gate, viewed from the Pariser Platz on the East side

Brandenburger tor auf dem pariser platz/Brandenburg Gate on Paris Square. Thanks so much Thomas for a great stamps selection and card.

"The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor; [ˈbʁandn̩bʊɐ̯gɐ ˈtoːɐ̯]) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the (temporarily) successful restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution. One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel, which used to be capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

It is located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin within Mitte, at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building, which houses the German parliament (Bundestag). The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees, which led directly to the royal City Palace of the Prussian monarchs."

GERMANY - Beautiful pit of the Baltic Sea

Thanks to Rosemarie for the beautiful Baltic sea card.

GERMANY - Wendelinus-Kapelle in St. Wendel

Wendelinus-Kapelle in St. Wendel. Thanks to Angela for the card.

GERMANY - Star

Thanks to Claudia for the card.

GERMANY - Lechhausen, Augsburg

Augsburg ca. 1900. Lechhausen a part of Augsburg which is a city Founded by the Romans 2000 years ago. Thanks to Sunnamirl for the card.