Friday, February 15, 2019

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

GERMANY - Romantic Black Forest

Thanks to Sabrina for the card. In her card she explain, 'The red hats the women wear on this card means that they are not married!  Married women had to wear black hats.. easy for the men in the old days." Interesting..



JAPAN - Greetings from Japan

Thanks to Sayaka for the card.



GERMANY - Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Thanks to Diemo for the card.



SOUTH KOREA - Folk Dance

Thaks to SoJeony for the card.



JAPAN - Sandan-iwa, Tojimbo

Sandan-iwa, or Three stairs Rock, Tojimbo.  Thanks to Rayleigh for the card.



GERMANY - Mainz

Thanks to Martina for the card.



GERMANY - Happy

From Kerstin, thanks.


ITALY - Cathedral of Milan

Thanks to Fredrico for the swap.

The Cathedral of Milan

This is part of UNESCO site of the Szvoy Residences: The Royal Palace in the cenre and Madama Palace on the right


Monday, February 11, 2019

CAYMAN ISLANDS - Grand Cayman, British West Indies

Thank so much to Sarah for the swap.  My first stamps and written postcard from Cayman Islands.


"Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac."



POLAND - Sopot (the Older days)

Thanks to Katarzyna for the card.

"Sopot is a seaside resort city in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000."


CHINA - Canton Tower

Thanks to Sunny for the card.



CZECH REPUBLIC - Hrad Litice/Litice Castle

Thanks to Ivana for the card.

"Litice Castle (German: Lititz, English: Lititz ) is a castle 7 kilometres  west of Žamberk in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

The steep slopes of the foothills of the Orlické hory (Eagle Mountains) gave the advantage of a strategic position to the gothic castles being founded there at the close of the 13th century. The high headland around which flowed the Divoká Orlice River was the site chosen just before the year 1300 by the Drslavic family to build up a castle which they named after their original family settlement in the Plzeň area."


CHINA - Fun

Thanks to Kitty.


BULGARIA - Sofia

Thanks to Vessi for the card.



MALAYSIA - Penang Bridge

Thanks to Alice for the card.


"The Penang Bridge (: Jambatan Pulau Pinang), route E36, is a 13.5-kilometre  dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The bridge connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Penang Strait. The bridge was the first and, until 2014, the only road connection between the peninsula and the island. The bridge is the second-longest bridge in Malaysia and the fifth-longest in Southeast Asia by total length, with a length over water of 8.4 kilometres .The bridge was inaugurated on 14 September 1985."


GERMANY - Goslar

Thanks to Mastina for the card.


"Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites."


RUSSIA - Volodga Region, Vologda

Thanks to Tanya for the card.  Unfortunately not muc info found about this structure.  Any help is much appreciated.


WASHINGTON - Olympic Mountains

These glacier-capped mountains are a beautiful backdrop for hte scenic Olympic Peninsula.
Thanks for the card.



CHINA - Communications