Discovery of Brasil on April 22, 1500. Thanks to Gui for the card.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
USA - Eklutna Historical Park
Eklutna Historical Park, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Eklutna, Alaska.
A wonderful and unique blend of Athabascan tradition and Orthodox Christian beliefs.
Thanks to Abbey for the card.
A wonderful and unique blend of Athabascan tradition and Orthodox Christian beliefs.
Thanks to Abbey for the card.
"A combination of Russian Orthodox tradition and Native American practices, the graveyard outside of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Eklutna, Alaska, is filled with more than 100 colorful burial sites. These fantastic spirit houses, each about the size of a large dollhouse, are considered a part of the Eklutna Historical Park.
Located at the head of the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, Eklutna is at the mouth of the Eklutna River, about 25 miles outside of Anchorage, Alaska. The site of many Athabascan Indian villages about 800 years ago, Eklutna is, today, filled with people who are descendants of the Danaina tribe. Russian Orthodox missionaries arrived in the area around 1830 and the two communities slowly became one." Source
Labels:
*Cemetary/Mausoleum,
*North America,
USA,
USA - Alaska
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
HONG KONG - "The Romance of West Chamber"
This card shows the Chinese famous historical drama called "The Romance of West Chamber". Thanks to Jade for the card.
CHINA - Ciqikou Ancient Town
Thanks to Qingqing for the card.
"Ciqikou (Chinese: 磁器口; pinyin: Cíqìkǒu; literally: "Porcelain Port") is an ancient town in the Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. It was originally called Longyinzhen (simplified Chinese: 龙隐镇; traditional Chinese: 龍隱鎮; pinyin: Lóngyǐnzhèn) and was also known as Little Chongqing.
According to an old Chinese proverb: "One flagstone road, and one thousand years' Ciqikou".[citation needed] The name of the town can be traced back to porcelain production during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing Dynasties. Formerly a busy port located at the lower reaches of the Jialing River, a thousand years after its foundation the town remains a symbol and microcosm of old Chongqing (Jiang Zhou)."
POLAND - The Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Michael Archangel
Many thanks to Agnes for the 12th card showing The Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Michael Archangel in Haczow (Malopolskie Region) built in 14th Century, UNESCO from 2003.
Labels:
*Church/Cathedral,
*Europe,
*Wooden Churches,
Poland
ALAND Maxicards - 2016 Medicinal Plants
Aland Islands. 2016. Medicinal Plants (A series of cartamaxim., M).
Thanks to PaperM for the series of Aland Medicine Plants.
Thanks to PaperM for the series of Aland Medicine Plants.
Labels:
*Europe,
*Maxicard,
*Maxicard - Aland,
Aland Islands
LITHUANIA - A Metal Goblet
The Kaunas State Museum of History. A metal goblet , 18th century inlaid with talers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Thanks to Guitamol for the great card.
NORWAY Maxicard - Norway bike movement limit slice
Thanks to PaperM for the World Cycling Championship maxicards series.
World Cycling Championship, Team time trial circuit
World Cycling Championship, Hamar Olympiahall Vikingskipet with stamp in the front
the arena for all track events.
Saturday, March 4, 2017
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