A card from Meand3boys - Christina via The North America Meets The world RR group 85.
2011-05-31
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the few remaining places in the eastern USA where black bears live in wild.
Diving in Malaysia
This superb card sent me Lufra via The North America Meets The World RR group 85.
Antalya, Turkey
The next card of Antalya from SihirliFlut this time via North America Meets The World, group no. 85.
2011-05-26
Berlin, Germany
Charlottenburg Palace (German: Schloss Charlottenburg) is the largest palace in Berlin and the only royal residency in the city dating back to the time of the Hohenzollern family.It is located in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf burough.
The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and was greatly expanded during the 18th century. It includes much exotic internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles. A large formal garden surrounded by woodland was constructed behind the palace. In the grounds of the palace various buildings were erected, including a belvedere, a mausoleum, a theatre and a pavilion. During the Second World War the palace was badly damaged but has since been reconstructed. The palace, its gardens and the buildings in the grounds are major visitor attractions.
Source: Wikipedia-26.05.2011
The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and was greatly expanded during the 18th century. It includes much exotic internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles. A large formal garden surrounded by woodland was constructed behind the palace. In the grounds of the palace various buildings were erected, including a belvedere, a mausoleum, a theatre and a pavilion. During the Second World War the palace was badly damaged but has since been reconstructed. The palace, its gardens and the buildings in the grounds are major visitor attractions.
Source: Wikipedia-26.05.2011
A card from Mausbaer47 via Meet up RR from Postcrossing Meeting in Berlin 21.05.2011.
2011-05-25
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Olomouc ( local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz or Ollmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis of Moravia.
Saint Wenceslas Cathedral (Czech : Katedrála svatého Václava) is a neo-gothic cathedral at Wenceslas square in Olomouc. The square was named after Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia on the thousandth anniversary of his death in 1935. The cathedral is also named after him.
The Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc.
Saint Wenceslas Cathedral (Czech : Katedrála svatého Václava) is a neo-gothic cathedral at Wenceslas square in Olomouc. The square was named after Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia on the thousandth anniversary of his death in 1935. The cathedral is also named after him.
The Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc.
A card from Radim via Choose a Country RR group 109 - Czechy.
Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Cartagena is a Mediterranean city and naval station located in the Region of Murcia, southeastern Spain. As of 2009[update], it has a population of 211,996, making it the second largest city in the Region, the 6th among the non-province capitals of Spain, and the 24th overall.
Source: Wikipedia-25.05.2011
Source: Wikipedia-25.05.2011
An official PC card from Miercoles.
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada
Saint-Sauveur is a town and municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is in the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian mountains, located about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. On September 11, 2002 the city was created from the merger of the village of St-Sauveur-des-Monts and the parish of St-Sauveur.
Source: Wikipedia-25.05.2011.
Source: Wikipedia-25.05.2011.
An official PC card from Ariane.
2011-05-24
Savonlinna, Finland
Olavinlinna (St. Olaf's Castle) is a 15th century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.
An official PC card from Sillisi.
Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920. Before 1918, it was one of the capital cities in the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The town is famous for its reach history and quantities of hostorical buildings.
Based on: Wikipedia-25.05.2011
Based on: Wikipedia-25.05.2011
A card from Michael.
Novigrad, Croatia
Novigrad (Italian: Cittanova or Cittanova d'Istria) is a town and a municipality in Istria, Croatia. It is also known as Novigrad Istarski to distinguish it from three other Croatian towns of the same name. Novigrad/Cittanova is set on a small peninsula on the western coast of Istria, two kilometres north of the mouth of the river Quieto/Mirna. The area covered by the municipality extends from the village of Dajla in the north to the mouth of the River Quieto/Mirna in the south.
Source: Wikipedia-25.05.2011
Source: Wikipedia-25.05.2011
A card sent from Serbia from Jelena via official PC way.
2011-05-20
Maligne Lake, Alberta, Canada
Maligne Lake is a lake in Jasper National Park. It is famed for the colour of its water, the surrounding peaks, the three glaciers visible from the lake and Spirit Island, one of the most photographed locations in the world. The lake is located 44 km (27 mi) south of Jasper town, and is accessible by motor vehicle, including shuttle buses from Jasper.
Source:Wikipedia-20.05.2011.
Source:Wikipedia-20.05.2011.
A card via Request Canada from AlbertaGirl71.
Upper Bavaria, Germany
Upper Bavaria (German: Oberbayern) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.
A card from Doris.
Poznań, Polska
Pocztówka otrzymana od Mikisa w ramach podróży po Polsce 14-15.05.2011 na trasie:
Poznań-Częstochowa-Mirów-Zawiercie-Kielce-Lublin-Warszawa-Szczecin-Poznań.
(PL-200000 Part Two)
Podpisana przez:
Mikis, evelayn, pannaem, magdala39, Wariaty, Geralt, desirka, darjot, kass, Piotrek, spellbound, ven-a, unknownroad, Pasażerka.
Poznań-Częstochowa-Mirów-Zawiercie-Kielce-Lublin-Warszawa-Szczecin-Poznań.
(PL-200000 Part Two)
Podpisana przez:
Mikis, evelayn, pannaem, magdala39, Wariaty, Geralt, desirka, darjot, kass, Piotrek, spellbound, ven-a, unknownroad, Pasażerka.
Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
Cuxhaven is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River.
A card from Dennis.
Zeeland, Holland
Zeeland also called Zealand in English is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning "sea-land") and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg.
A card from Krista via official way in PC.
2011-05-18
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino is a country situated on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over 61 km2 with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino. One of the European microstates, along with Liechtenstein, the Vatican, Monaco, Andorra and Malta, San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe. San Marino is known as the first republic in the world (established in 301 year by Saint Marinus)
Based on: Wikipedia-18.05.2011
Based on: Wikipedia-18.05.2011
The Three Towers.
The Government Building and the First Tower.
Leuven, Belgium
The Town Hall of Leuven is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt (Main Market) square, across from the monumental St. Peter's Church. Built in a Brabantine Late Gothic style between 1448 and 1469, it is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.
An official PC card from Jasmin.
Yorkshire, England, UK
Yorkshire is a historic county in England and the largest in the UK Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region.
Based on Wikipedia-18.05.2011.
Based on Wikipedia-18.05.2011.
Recipe card witt regional cake- perkin I received from Nigel.
Riga, Latvia
Riga Castle (Latvian: Rīgas pils) is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330. This structure was thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Upon the castle's seizure by the Swedes, they constructed spacious annexes in 1641. The fortress was continually augmented and reconstructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. Sometime in the 1930s, some renovation work was done by architect Eižens Laube. The Latvian government declared the castle its residence in 1938. Today it is the official residence of the President of Latvia as well as home to several museums.
Source: Wikipedia-18.05.2011
Source: Wikipedia-18.05.2011
A card from Arturs via official way in PC.
2011-05-16
Chiayi, Taiwan
Chiayi City is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called Kagee during the late Qing Dynasty and Kagi during the Japanese era, its historical name is Tirosen. On a card: Railway Station.
A card from Anita and Vincent via Postcrossing.
Eastern European Cars
This superb card of cars, produced in Eastern Block Countries I received from Beatrice from USA via official way in Postcrossing. The cars are: Wartburg, Trabant, Lada, FSO 125p, Zaporozhets, Moskwitch.
2011-05-14
2011-05-11
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland and the 7th most populous in the UK (477 thousands of inhabitants).
An official PC card from Itti.
Helsinki, Finland
The next very interesting card form Helsinki. It schows Railway Station built in 1914.
This card I received fron Nunne via official way in Postcrossing.
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