SINGAPORE - Byzantin Ceramic Pattern

Thanks to Mai Loon for the card.

NETHERLAND - Belem Tower

Thanks to Jolanda for the card.

"Built strategically on the north bank of the Tagus River, between 1514 and 1520, for the defense of the Lisbon bar, it is one of the architectural jewels of King Manuel I. reign.

In the architectural ensemble we can separate two different bodies, models of military architecture: the medieval Donjon tower and modern bulwark with two levels for artillery firing, allowing a greater range shot, grazing and ricochet on the water."

PENANG - Roadside Fruit Stall

Roadside fruit stalls are common in Malaysia. This type of stall sells a variety of local and imported fruits and most of the time fresher than the fruits sold in supermarkets. The fun pat of buying from a roadside fruit stall is that you can bargain for the best price.

Thanks to Abu for the card.

Missing stamp!

NETHERLAND - De Genneper Watermolen

Thanks to Silvia for the card.

"Genneper mill (also known as Genneper Mill) is a water mill in the Netherlands . The mill is located on the Genneperweg, along the Dommel in the district Gestel of the city of Eindhoven ."

USA- Owl

Thanks to Amy for the card.

GERMANY - Welterbe Muskauer Park

Thanks to Diana for the card.

"Muskau Park (German: Muskauer Park, officially: Fürst-Pückler-Park Bad Muskau; Polish: Park Mużakowski) is a landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland. It is the largest and one of the most famous English gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both sides of the German–Polish border on the Lusatian Neisse. The park was laid out from 1815 onwards at the behest of Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau (1785–1871), centered on his Schloss Muskau residence.

In July 2004, Muskau Park was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites."

USA - Little Theatre Courtyard, New Orleans

Thanks to Katlea for the card and the banknote.

MALACCA - Nyonya Memories

Thanks to Connie for card showing Nyonya culture in Malacca. Nyonya is Chinese descendants who adopt local culture and way of living and speak local language in their daily life.

"Peranakan Chinese or Straits-born Chinese are the descendants of Chinese immigrants who came to the Malay archipelago including British Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, where they are also referred to as Baba-Nyonya) and Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia; where they're also referred as Kiau-Seng) between the 15th and 17th centuries.

 Members of this community in Malaysia address themselves as "Baba Nyonya". Nyonya is the term for the women and Baba for the men. It applies especially to the Han populations of the British Straits Settlements of Malaya and the Dutch-controlled island of Java and other locations, who have adopted Nusantara customs — partially or in full — to be somewhat assimilated into the local communities. Many were the elites of Singapore, more loyal to the British than to China. Most have lived for generations along the straits of Malacca. They were usually traders, the middleman of the British and the Chinese, or the Chinese and Malays, or vice versa because they were mostly English educated."

BELARUS - Baikonur 66

Thanks to Dina for the swap.

USA - The Native Trees of Canada

Thaks to Shelley for the card.

RUSSIA - Main Building of St Petersbugy University(known as the Twelve Collegia)

Thanks to Liana for the card.

"Saint Petersburg State University is a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution based in Saint Petersburg. It is the oldest and one of the largest universities in Russia. It is made up of 24 specialized faculties and institutes, the Faculty of Military Studies, the Academic Gymnasium, the Medical College, the College of Physical culture and Sports, Economics and Technology and the Department of Physical Culture and Sports. The university has two primary campuses: one on Vasilievsky Island and the other in Peterhof. During the Soviet period, it was known as Leningrad State University (Russian: Ленинградский государственный университет). It was named after Andrei Zhdanov in 1948."

RUSSIA - Yoshkar - Ola. Blagoveshchenskiy Cathedral

Thanks to Lisa for the card.

"Yoshkar-Ola is a city in Russia, the capital of the Republic of Mari El, located on the banks of the Malaya Kokshaga River, 50 km north of the Volga River and 750 km east of Moscow. It is a major diversified industrial, cultural and scientific center of the republic, one of the centers of culture of Finno-Ugric Peoples."

AUSTRIA - Wien/Viena

Thanks to Markus for the card.

RUSSIA - Wooden Window

Thanks to Evgenia for the card.

TAIWAN - Black Bear

Thanks to Mona for the card.

CANADA - The Great Bell of Mengoon

The Great Bell of Mengoon, said to weigh 90 tons. Thanks to Adam for the card.

RUSSIA

Thanks to Natalia for the card.

GERMANY - Ostseeheilbad Glücksburg

Thanks Solveig for the card.

RUSSIA - Katay-gorod, Maroseyka Street

Thanks to Marina for the card.

LANGKAWI - Sea Eagle

A white-bellied Sea Eagle swoops to catch a small fish. Thanks to Honeysha for the card.