Friday, January 23, 2015

SPAIN - La Adrada (Avila), General Monasterio Square and Town Hall


"Ávila is a Spanish town located in the autonomous community of Castile and León, and is the capital of the Province of Ávila. It is sometimes called the Town of Stones and Saints, and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches (and bars and restaurants) per capita in Spain. (Zamora, a town of similar size, claims the greatest number of Romanesque churches in Europe.) It is notable for having complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style. The town is also known as Ávila de los Caballeros, Ávila del Rey and Ávila de los Leales (Ávila of the Knights, the King and the Loyalists), each of these epithets being present in the town standard."


SPAIN - Santillana Del Mar



"Santillana del Mar is 30 km far from Santander and it is an “alive museum” of a medieval village developed around the “Santa Juliana” collegiate church, although most of the houses were built between the XIV century and the XVIII one. The whole Santillana can only be visited on foot."


Thursday, January 22, 2015

GIBRALTAR - Sundial view with bus

Country #126 is from Gibraltar. Thank you Leslie.


"Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It has an area of 6.0 km2 and shares its northern border with the Province of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is a densely populated city area, home to almost 30,000 Gibraltarians and other nationalities."


TRINIDAD - West Indies

A map card of Trinidad island. Thank you Marla.



SINGAPORE -



Wednesday, January 21, 2015

FRENCH GUIANA - La Guyane

New country in my mailbox today, country #125 is from French Guiana, thank you Mine Chu for the card.


"French Guiana officially called simply Guiana (French: Guyane), is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America. It borders Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west."


MICHIGAN - State Flower

Apple Blossoms - The delicate color and delightful fragrance of the lovely Michigan State Flower is a springtime pleasure.  Michigan is one of the nation's leading producers of non-citrus fruit. Thank you Schuylar the the nice card.



MICHIGAN - Scenic Michigan

The second card from Schuylar, thank you.



Tuesday, January 20, 2015

LAOS - Wat Phu Champasak

Country #124 is from Laos, thank you Vongketh for my first card from Laos.


"Vat Phou or Wat Phu (Lao: ວັດພູ [wāt pʰúː] temple-mountain) is a ruined Khmer Hindu temple complex in southern Laos. It is located at the base of mount Phu Kao, some 6 km from the Mekong river in Champasak province. There was a temple on the site as early as the 5th century, but the surviving structures date from the 11th to 13th centuries. The temple has a unique structure, in which the elements lead to a shrine where a linga dedicated to Lord Shiva was bathed in water from a mountain spring. The site later became a centre of Theravada Buddhist worship, which it remains today.

Laos, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west."


CZECH REPUBLIC - Praha

Martina, from official postcrossing resent me new card  after thought the first card was lost. So now I have 2 beautiful Praha card.  Thank you Martina for the card.



FINLAND - Helsinki

Thank you Filip for sending me this card from his travel.


"Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea."


The stamp are from 2006 showing Finnish flag.

RUSSIA - The Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal



"Olkhon (Russian: Ольхо́н, also transliterated as Olchon) is the fourth-largest lake-bound island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 square kilometres. Structurally, it acts as the southwestern margin of Academician Ridge. The island measures 71.5 km in length and 20.8 km in width."


Monday, January 19, 2015

ALGERIA - Djelfa


"Djelfa (Arabic: الجلفة‎) is the capital city of Djelfa province, Algeria. It is a pleasant medium-size city, north-central Algeria, in the Ouled Nail Mountains at an elevation of 3,734 feet . It is situated between the towns of Bou Saâda and Laghouat. Djelfa town is at a point of transition between the dry, steppelike High Plateaus of the north, with their chotts (intermittent salt lakes), and the Sahara (south). The town was founded in 1852 as a French military post on a geometric plan. It serves as an important livestock market centre for the seminomadic Ouled Nail confederation. Djelfa is on the 12,000 mile Africa Trail."


A blank card from Delleci.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

NEW YORK - NYC

Thank you Yolanda for the nice card of NYC.



NAMIBIA - Windhoek

Happy mailbox today, country #123 is from Namibia.  Thank you Irene for the card.



"Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia."


TUNISIA - Monastir


"Monastir (Arabic: المـنسـتير‎ Al-Munastîr, from the Greek μοναστήριον "Hermit's Cell, monastery", called [lmiˈstiːr] in Tunisian Arabic), is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, (20 km south of Sousse and 162 km south of Tunis). Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a major tourist resort. Its population is about 71,546. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate." WIKI


HUNGARY - Chrismas Card

Thank you Andrea for the nice Chrismas card.



UNITED KINGDOM - Season Greeting Card

Thank you Julia for the nice card.



Tuesday, January 13, 2015

BELGIUM - Chrismas Card

Thank you Romain for this cute greetings card.



Friday, January 9, 2015

FINLAND - Christmas Card

From official postcrossing, A Chrismas greetings card from Finland.