Showing posts with label Reunion (French). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reunion (French). Show all posts

Thursday, July 19, 2018

GERMANY - Castle Wilhelmsthal (Calden)

Thanks to Ludmila for the card.


"Schloss Wilhelmsthal is a castle near the city of Kassel near Calden in the district of Kassel in the north of Hesse ( Germany ). The complex was built between 1743 and 1761 and is one of the most important Rococo castles north of the Main . The castle has a large park with water features . The castle building can be visited as part of daily guided tours."


Wednesday, September 23, 2015

REUNION - Le Cirque de Salazie Trou de Fer

Thanks to Virginie for the wonderful card of Trou de Fer, Salazie.


"The Trou de Fer ("Iron Hole") is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to 300 m (1,000 ft) deep, is the Bras de Caverne River, a tributary of the Rivière du Mât. The canyon has two distinct parts: a large crater, which is fed by six prominent waterfalls, and a narrow slot canyon at its outlet, which constitutes most of the canyon's length. The canyon starts at the waterfall of the Bras Mazerine stream and after some 1.4 - 1.8 km from the left side joins the main Bras de Caverne stream. The Bras de Caverne River enters the canyon with a waterfall about 200 m (660 ft) high. This drop is usually dry or has very little water, but between that and the next, 180-metre (590 ft) drop, springs feed the river, which drops over this then drops over a final 300-metre (1,000 ft) undercut cliff into the Trou de Fer in a narrow plume of water."


Monday, November 3, 2014

REUNION - Island view

This is my first written and stamp card from Reunion, it's one big card!


"Réunion (French: La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is a French island with a population of 840,974 inhabitants (as of January 2013) located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometres southwest of Mauritius, the nearest island. Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France. Like the other overseas departments, Réunion is also one of the 27 regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic with the same status as those situated on the European mainland.

It is administer by France and uses French stamps."