PORTUGAL - Aveiro

Moliceiro boat, Aveiro, Portugal.

"Aveiro is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal, after Coimbra. However, the city of Aveiro together with neighbouring Ílhavo, make one conurbation which has a population of about 120,000 inhabitants, making it one of the most important by population density in the Centro Region."

CHINA - Find Luck

RUSSIA - Russian Traditional Ornate Wooden Window Frames

GERMANY - Windmill in Oldsum on Fohr

"Oldsum (Fering: Olersem) is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany."

CANADA MAXICARD - Fergie Jenkins

"Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins, Jr., CM (born December 13, 1942)[1] is a Canadian former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was a three-time All-Star and the 1971 National League Cy Young Award winner."

MAURITIUS - The Sea, Sun and Sand

A beautiful written and stamp postcard from Mauritius.

FRENCH GUIANA - Cayenne

"Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast."

NORFOLK ISLAND, South Pacific - Kingston

"Kingston is the capital of the Australian South Pacific Territory of Norfolk Island. The vice-regal, legislative, administrative and judicial offices are all located in Kingston. The town is the second-oldest in Australia, and is of great historical and cultural significance to all Norfolk Islanders and other Australians."

GERMANY - Holsten Gate, Lubeck

"The Holsten Gate is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. This Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck’s medieval city fortifications and the only remaining city gate, except for the Citadel Gate ("Burgtor"). Because its two round towers and arched entrance are so well known it is regarded today as a symbol of this German city, and together with the old city centre (Altstadt) of Lübeck it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Holstentor was built in 1464."

TURKEY - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

"Mustafa Kemal Atatürk  19 May 1881 (conventional) – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish army officer, reformist statesman, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was granted to him in 1934 and forbidden to any other person by the Turkish parliament."

FDC - India, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum

FDC - India, Mumbai Dabbawari

FDC - India, Gandhi Simputi Sthambh

BEIJING - Palace Museum Beijing

TIBET - Potala Palace

Thank you Fei Luo for the nice card.

"The Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ, simplified Chinese: 布达拉宫; traditional Chinese: 布達拉宮;) in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It was built as the center of Tibetan government by the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645.  It is now a museum and World Heritage Site."

BRUNEI - Lake Along Highway

Thank you Saedah for the card.

ITALY - Venice

Venice  is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture, and its artworks. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon."

DENMARK - Rudersdal

Thank you Anita for the nice card.

"Rudersdal Kommune is a part suburban, part rural municipality (Danish, kommune) located approximately 20 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark."

JAPAN - Nagoya Castle in the Snow

"Nagoya Castle was built in the beginning of the Edo Period as the seat of one of the three branches of the ruling Tokugawa family, the Owari branch. As such, it was one of the largest castles in the country, and the castle town around it ultimately grew to become Japan's fourth largest city."

CHINA - Autumn Moon on the Calm Lake, Hangzhou

From official site the card reads: Every year in Mid-autumn Festival, here become the best place for appreciating the full moon.  Thank you Bo for the nice card and stamps.