Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The Swedish Royal Family

This card shows Royal Family, HR Queen Silvia and HRH Crown Princess Victoria wearing traditional costume.  Thank you to Aira.



PERAK - Masjid Alwi

Thanks to Raymond for the card.


"Kangar’s Masjid Alwi is one of the state’s major landmarks. Adopting classic Mughal architecture, it was registered as a WARISAN (National Heritage) in 1988, under the National Heritage Act 2005. Efforts to collect funds for its construction started in the 1920s.

Funded by Muslim tithes (zakat), donations from Muslim government officials and businessmen as well as allocations from the State Government, construction finally began in 1931 under M. C. Hay and fully completed in 1933 under O. E. Venables. The mosque was officially opened by the Sultan of Perlis at that time, Raja Syed Alwi Ibni Almarhum Tuan Syed Safi Jamalullail, of whom it was named after."


GERMANY - Berlin 1987

This card show Berlin 30 years ago when it was still separated in 2 countries.  Thanks to Angela for the card.



GERMANY - Meissen - Porzellan

Thanks to Petra for the great card and stamps.



RUSSIA - Kul Sharif Mosque

Kul Sharif Mosque is one of the most beautiful sanctuaries of the Muslim world, towering over the Kazan Kremlin.  The monument glorified the khan of Kazan was destroyed in the middle of the XVI century to be revived by the 1000 anniversary of the ancient city. Thanks to Natalia for the card.



Saturday, August 13, 2016

FINLAND - Church of Veteli

Veteli Church in Veteli, Finland, was completed in 1843. Thanks to Marika for the card and stamp!.



This ART POST stamp comes in a set of 4 was issued on 11/9/2015.

Monday, August 8, 2016

GREECE - Santorini

Thanks to Valeri for sending this from from his vacation in Greece.


Crescent-shaped Santorini (or Thíra), the precious gem of the Aegean, is actually a group of islands consisting of Thíra, Thirassiá, Asproníssi, Palea and Nea Kaméni in the southernmost part of Cyclades.


Audrey Hephurn

Audrey hepburn Reading (series of "Reading Legendas").  Thanks to Olesya for the card.



GERMANY - Mayen in Del Eifel

Thanks Andrea for the card.


"Mayen is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz of the Land (State) of Rhineland-Palatinate in the east of the volcanic Eifel region. As the city center, there are five suburbs that make Mayen: Alzheim, Kürrenberg, Hausen-Betzing, Hausen and Nitztal. Mayen is the administrative center of the collective municipality of Vordereifel, but by itself is not part of Vordereifel."


GUERNSEY - Little Chapel, Alderney

Thanks to postcrosser Doris for sending this card from her vacation in Alderney, Guernsey.  I'm so happy to received card from Alderney..

GUERNSEY - Little Chapel, Alderney

"The Little Chapel was a work of art and labour of love built by Brother Déodat, who started work in March 1914. His plan was to create a miniature version of the famous grotto and basilica at Lourdes in France. The version you see today is actually the third version.

The first, measuring a tiny 9 feet long by 4.5 feet wide, was criticised, so Brother Deodat spent the following night demolishing the building. He soon set to work again and, in July 1914, the grotto was completed and officially blessed. This survived until September 1923; Brother Deodat demolished it in that month because the Bishop of Portsmouth had not been able to fit through the doorway." Source


Tuesday, August 2, 2016

CHINA - Daily Life

Thanks to Taojia for the card and she added bus ticket from her city, cool!



Marilyn Monroe

Thanks to Hsiayun for the card.



Saturday, July 30, 2016

RUSSIA - Tomsk

Thanks to Sveta for the card.


"Tomsk Oblast (Russian: То́мская о́бласть, Tomskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Tomsk. Population: 1,047,394 (2010 Census).

The development of the territory which now constitutes the oblast began in the early 17th century. Tomsk itself was founded in 1604. Most of the oblast's 316,900 square kilometers (122,400 sq mi) territory is inaccessible because it is covered with taiga woods and swamps."


Wednesday, July 27, 2016

CURACAO - Greetings from Curacao

It bring much joy to find this new postcard in my mailbox today,  Curacao an island country comes as #158.

 Greetings from Curacao

 Greetings from Curacao

"Curaçao is an island country in the southern Caribbean Sea, approximately 65 kilometres  north of the Venezuelan coast, that is a constituent country (Dutch: land) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formally called the Country of Curaçao,  it includes the main island and the uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). It has a population of over 150,000 on an area of 444 km2) and its capital is Willemstad.

Before the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Curaçao was administered as the "Island Territory of Curaçao", one of five island territories of the former Netherlands Antilles."


USA - An Indian Prayer

This Tablet and Prayer can be seen at the Six Nations Indian Museum along with displays of authentic Indian cultures history and legends. Located just 14 miles north of Saranac Lake, New York, this authentic museum is one of the major tourist attractions in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.  Thanks to Manfred for this great card.

 An Indian Prayer

 An Indian Prayer


CZECH REPUBLIC - Herspice

Thanks to Trbolova for the card.

Herspice

"Heršpice is a village and municipality (obec) in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 18.05 square kilometres, and has a population of 652 (as at 3 July 2006). Heršpice lies approximately 19 kilometres south of Vyškov, 25 km south-east of Brno, and 211 km south-east of Prague."


CZECH REPUBLIC - Ceska Kanada

Thanks to Petr for the swap.

penzion kasper
"Cyklopenzion Kasper Jindrichuv Hradec, situated in the heart of Town, is an ideal place for peaceful and interesting holiday, so for quality accommodation during business trips. Three family-run guesthouse Kasper hotel type is located just a few steps from the third largest chateau and castle complex in the Czech Republic."


"Czech Canada is the name for the border region between the towns of Slavonice, Nová Bystřice and Kunžak. The area is about 250 square kilometers. Natural park Czech Canada was announced in 1994.

The area is a popular hikers, bikers and in winter for cross-country skiing. Amount of local ponds are often used for summer recreation and fishing. Landscape, then this area ideal for strolls in the countryside, gathering berries, sightseeing and a variety of sports, but also for a quiet holiday in the beautiful environment of the southeastern Czech Republic.

Czech Canada boasts unique, and the narrow-gauge track leading from Henry Hradec to Nova Bystrice , which belongs to the technical and historical monuments in the Czech Republic. Source"

Monday, July 25, 2016

GERMANY - Marble Palace in the New Garden, Potsdam

Thanks to Jorg for the card.


"The New Garden (German: Neuer Garten) in Potsdam is a park of 102.5 hectares located southwest of Berlin, Germany, in northern Potsdam and bordering on the lakes Heiliger See and Jungfernsee. Location of the New Garden north of downtown Potsdam.

Starting in 1787, Frederick William II of Prussia (1744-1797) arranged to have a new garden laid out on this site, and it came to be known by this rather prosaic name. The New Garden is one of the ensembles comprising the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin," a status awarded in 1990."


Marilyn Monroe

Thanks to Jeff for the card.



GERMANY - 1891-2016, 125 years Electrified by Halle (S)

Thanks to Kathleen for the card.