FINLAND - Saamelaiset, The Lapps

Thanks to Mervi for the card.

"The Sami (Northern Sami Sámit or Sápmelaččat) are Fennoscandian living in the northern parts of the Finno-Ugric indigenous people . The Sami inhabited the area known as the Saami Earth (North Sámi Sápmi). It consists of Norway , Sweden and Finland in the northern parts, as well as the Kola Peninsula .  Estimates of the number of the Sámi range from 50 000 to 100 000."

CHINA - Tusi Sites

"Tusi Sites (Chinese: 土司遗址) are sections of the ancient Tusi sites that have been designated by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. On July 3, 2015, Tusi Sites were listed as World Heritage Site. It is the 48th World Heritage Site in China."

CHINA - Wu Zhen

Thanks to Choi for the nice card and wonderful stamps.

"Wuzhen (simplified Chinese: 乌镇; traditional Chinese: 烏鎮;) is a historic scenic town, part of Tongxiang, located in northern Zhejiang Province, China. It lies within the triangle formed by Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai."

FRANCE - Paris and its Wonders

Thanks to Eva for the card.

NETHERLANDS - Lighthouse

Lighthouse at Lake Neusiedl, Austria.

MALAYSIA - Teddy Bear

Thanks to Aelee for the card.

NORWAY - Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn

"Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 22 September 1971) is the only daughter and elder child of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother Haakon, and his two children.

On 24 May 2002 Princess Märtha Louise married in Trondheim author Ari Behn.  They have three daughters: Maud Angelica (born in 2003), Leah Isadora (born in 2005), and Emma Tallulah (born in 2008).

On 5 August 2016, the Royal Court announced that Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn are separating and starting divorce proceedings but will have joint custody of their three daughters."

RUSSIA - Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II

Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II :
Grand duchesses Olga, Tatyana, Marie and Anastasia (OTMA)

HM Queen Elizabeth II

HM Queen Elizabeth II card sent from Germany.  Thanks to Katja for the card.  Great addition to my royalty collection.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton card sent from US.  Thanks to Amanda.

Prince William (Ben Cross) meets Kate Middleton (Camilla Luddington) at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and they begin a royal romance.

INDIA - Taj Mahal

Thanks to Richard for the card.

TAIWAN - Changhua Pakuashan Buddha Statue

Changhua Pakuashan Buddha Statue. The statue is 21.m high and rests on a Lotus shaped pcdestal 4.2m high in front of the statue are two stone lions playing balls and Front has Kowloon pool.
Thanks to Chi Lin for the card.

GERMANY - Tranquility

Thanks to Melanie for the card.

GERMANY - Werdohl

 Thanks to Rolf for the self made card showing his town.

RUSSIA - Izba

Traditional country wood  house calls Izba.  Thanks to Olga for the card.

JAPAN - Great Buddha at Todai-ji

Great Buddha @ Todai-ji.  The window in front of Great Buddha face only opens on August 15th New Year's Eve.  Thanks to Noriko for the card.

"Tōdai-ji (東大寺?, Eastern Great Temple) is a Buddhist temple complex, that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden?), houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu (大仏?). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely."

TAIWAN - Changhua Confucius Temple

Changhua Confucius Tempe.  The temple in central Taiwan was build in 1762.  The scale of the existing hall, chamber, shrine and gates are grand.
Thanks to Jin Yuan for the card.

USA - Las Vegas, Nevada

 Thanks to Jacque for this glittering card - Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.

INDONESIA - Chinese Wedding Ceremony

Thanks to Andrea for the wonderful card and nice stamps.

TURKEY - Alanya

Card showing Alanya in Turkey mail from Netherland. Thanks Kim.

"Alanya is a resort town on Turkey’s central Mediterranean coast (also known as the Turkish Riviera). Its wide beaches lined with hotels include Cleopatra Beach, where the Egyptian queen reputedly swam. Alanya Castle, a giant Seljuk-era fort turned open-air museum, stands on a rocky bluff above the beachfront, alongside red-tile-roofed Ottoman villas and the octagonal Red Tower, a symbol of the city dating to 1226."