Monday, May 23, 2016
BELARUS - Nesvizh Castle, Minsk region
Front court of Nesvizh Castle in Minsk region. Thanks to postcrosser Alina for the card.
"Nesvizh Castle or Niasvizh Castle (Belarusian: Нясвіжскі замак) was a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Nesvizh, Belarus. The estate was owned by the Radziwiłł magnate family from 1533, when it was awarded to Mikołaj Radziwiłł and his brother Jan Radziwiłł after the extinction of the Kiszka family."
Thursday, May 19, 2016
SPAIN - Suspension Bridge (Portugalete-Vizcaya)
Pais Vasco - Euskal Herria (Basque Country - Euskal Herria )
Puente Colgante (Portugalete-Vizcaya) - Suspension Bridge
Thanks to Jaime for the card, ms and banknotes!
"The Basque Country is an autonomous community of north western Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa.
The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil, although the territory of Navarre was left out and made into a separate autonomous community."
Puente Colgante (Portugalete-Vizcaya) - Suspension Bridge
Thanks to Jaime for the card, ms and banknotes!
The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil, although the territory of Navarre was left out and made into a separate autonomous community."
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
SOUTH AFRICA - Isimangaliso Wetland Park
Thanks to Gaynor for the swap.
"iSimangaliso Wetland Park (previously known as the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 275 kilometres north of Durban. It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St. Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280 km2 of natural ecosystems, managed by the iSimangaliso Authority."
GERMANY - Beautiful Aachen Cathedral
Today I received 2 cards from Germany which travel for more that 8 months. The card was dated 4 Sept 2015. Both cards is the longest travel card for my record. Thanks to Marco for the great card.
GERMANY - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
This card travel for 257 days or 7 months to reach me. It was mail on 4 September 2015 and I wonder where was the pit stop. :) Thanks to postcrosser Sternau for the card.
"Westfalenstadion (German for "Westphalia Stadium"), officially known since November 2005 as Signal Iduna Park, is an association football stadium in Dortmund, Germany. With 80,708 spectator places, it is the largest football stadium in Germany, and is classified by UEFA as an "elite stadium", allowing it to host the finals of major club competitions. It is home to the German Bundesliga Team Borussia Dortmund, whose spectator set up a new European record there to million spectators (average approx. 76,500 per play) in the season 2003/2004 with 1,35."
"Westfalenstadion (German for "Westphalia Stadium"), officially known since November 2005 as Signal Iduna Park, is an association football stadium in Dortmund, Germany. With 80,708 spectator places, it is the largest football stadium in Germany, and is classified by UEFA as an "elite stadium", allowing it to host the finals of major club competitions. It is home to the German Bundesliga Team Borussia Dortmund, whose spectator set up a new European record there to million spectators (average approx. 76,500 per play) in the season 2003/2004 with 1,35."
RUSSIA - Holy Trinity Cathedral in Saratov
Thanks to Kate for the card.
"The oldest city in the Holy Trinity Cathedral to the Museum Square in Saratov is monument of Russian architecture of late XVII – early XVIII century. It was built between 1674-1675, and originally the church was built of wood, according to the tradition. But this wooden cathedral was burnt in 1684. Town dwellers decided to build a new cathedral on its place, a stone one. It took 3 years to complete the construction of this cathedral." Source
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Friday, May 13, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
BELGIUM - Antwerpen
Today received card is from Elena, thank you for the nice card.
"Antwerp is an international port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt, with history dating to the Middle Ages. In its center, the centuries-old Diamond District houses thousands of traders, cutters and polishers. Its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1663, is today a well-known European fashion academy,"
"Antwerp is an international port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt, with history dating to the Middle Ages. In its center, the centuries-old Diamond District houses thousands of traders, cutters and polishers. Its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1663, is today a well-known European fashion academy,"
Monday, May 9, 2016
PHILIPPINES - San Juan Bautista Church
This postcard shows San Juan Bautista Church, Tabaco city in Albay. The construction of the church was started in 1864 and was completed in 1879. The stones on the church walls bear the noticeable mark of the mansion who built the church. This church was named a national landmarks on August 1, 1993. Thanks to Nathalie for the card.
Friday, May 6, 2016
GEORGIA - Chailuri Fortress
Chailuri or Niakhura fortress (Late Middle Ages). Thanks to Katy for this great fortress postcard.
"A big fortress in the south of the village Chailuri, on the crossroad of Kakheti main road, on the left embankment of the river Chailuri. The people call the fortress the Niakhura fortress. Once it has been a military security fortress and was build in the Middle Ages, presumably in XVI century. It was closing the entrance to Iori gorge and together with Manavi fortress it created the barrier for the enemies leading to Tbilisi. The fortress is also important as it is the area where the last war in the history of Independent Georgia took place in 1811."
Thursday, May 5, 2016
RUSSIA - Gun Masters from Tula
Thanks to Igor for the second swap. But I could not find any information about this picture.
Thanks to commentor for the respond!
Thanks to commentor for the respond!
GERMANY - Frankfurt am Main
Thanks so much to Sava who when travelling to Frankfurt and mail this card from Serbia. Thank so much for the thought..
RUSSIA - The Trinity - St Sergius Monastery
The Trinity - St Sergius Monastery
Refectory Church of St Serguis of Radonezh, Detail of the facade.
Refectory Church of St Serguis of Radonezh, Detail of the facade.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
FRANCE - Cambord
The Wonder of the Loire Velley, Chambord. The northwest frontage (156 meter) de chateau (XVI (16th)century). Thanks to Chantas for the card.
Too bad that this card arrived without a stamps, it was not nicely glue and got missing along the ways.
Too bad that this card arrived without a stamps, it was not nicely glue and got missing along the ways.
RUSSIA - Winter on the Solovetsky Islands
Thanks to Natalya for this wonderful dreamy like card.
"Alternatively called Solovki, these distant, lake-dappled White Sea islands are home to one of Russia’s best-known monasteries. Transformed by Stalin into one of the USSR’s most notorious prison camps, Solovki was described in Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago as being so remote that a ‘scream from here would never be heard’.
Visiting the islands is an adventure. The brief summer is pretty much your only window of opportunity as the autumn brings storms and soup-thick fog, and during the long winter Solovki are swept clean by howling blizzards. Solovki warrant several days' exploration to properly absorb the history and the silence of the forests, bays and outer islands.
The archipelago has six main islands and more than 500 lakes. By far the largest island, Bolshoy Solovetsky (24km by 16km) is home to the main monastery, which dominates the rural idyll of Solovetsky Village, the islands' main settlement."
HONG KONG - Old Hong Kong View
This card shows the old Hong Kong view, with many signboards between the road,its a characteristic of Hong Kong in Mangkok, Central and Tsim Sha Tsui road. Thanks to postcrosser YikHei.
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