Penang – Malaysia

A beautiful postcard from my dear blog-pen-pal ilyani:

The sightseeing and shopping in Penang are activities that should not be missed. The largest reclining Buddha in Malaysia is found at the Wat Chayamangkalaram temple and measures 33 metres (top left) while pit vipers dangle unperturbed on branches at the altars of the Snake Temple (bottom left). During the Festival of the Hungry Ghost, gigantic joss-sticks (top right) are burned to appease the gods and spirits. Curios, handicrafts or local delicacies can be found among the many shops on busy Campbell Road (bottom right).

Took some time

This card from Finland was sent to me on May, 21st. In the meantime I got a second card because the first did not arrive. And now it is here, I don’t know what happened to the card

Rice bowl showcase – Taiwan

This is a return card I got from Taiwan. This postcar is about “cups” (the producer told the sender’s friend that these are cups, not bowls). And the pictures on the cups present 12 aboriginals in Taiwan.

Poznań – Poland

… sent to me from Russia

Water Round Robin #142

I love the Water Round Robin. I got some of the most wonderful postcards through this RR. This time again there was no difference:

A wonderful postcard from my dear friend krhocevar showing Downtown Pittsburg – the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet there to form the mighty Ohio River.

A beautiful card from Köln sent to me by anjaaustel.

The third river – River Liffey in Dublin. this amazing postcard I received from fisherman.

Daarhon sent me a great view from The Altai Mountains.

Last but not least: Funny fishes from Woensel.

France x Other Countries #121

Here are the cards that I got through another round robin: They are sooo beautiful!

I’ve been to Mont Saint Michel during our high school’s student exchange to France. It was great there.

UK x Other countries #208

I received four really wonderful and beautiful cards:

I love these two cards from Holland and from England.
The other two came from Ireland and from Finland:

Callantsoog – The Netherlands

Rome – Italy

My first card from Italy!!!

I`ve been to Rome in January 2006 and it is such a beautiful city. I threw a coin into the Trevi fountain, so I’ll hope to visit this city some day again.

Beautiful card from Finland

One of my favorite cards:

Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia’s Riau Islands. At 710.2 km² (274.2 sq mi), Singapore is a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast Asia. It is substantially larger than Monaco and Vatican City, the only other surviving sovereign city-states.

The English language name Singapore comes from Malay Singapura, “Lion-city”, but it is possible that one element of its name had a more distant original source. Pura comes from Sanskrit puram, “city, fortress”, and is related to Greek polis, “citadel, city”. Singa- comes from Sanskrit siṃha, which means lion. Today the city-state is referred to as the Lion City.

zoonige kaart

A “sunny” card from the Netherlands:

Sent and Received – October

» Sent: 111 postcards
» Received: 111 postcards
» Traveling: 1 postcard out of 10
» Sent distance: 492,628 Kms (306,105 miles)
» Received distance: 531,253 Kms (330,105 miles)

 

111 postcards – here we call this a “Schnapszahl”. Do you have an expression for those “special” numbers with identical digits in your language?

 

Kansas City – Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri’s famed Country Club, Plaza district draws tens of thousands of visitors each Christmas season to see its outstanding display of lights.

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Arlington Row, The Cotswolds – England

Recently I got another of my favorites – I love those small british houses.

These attractive cottages were once weaver’s homes and can be found in The Cotswolds.

The Cotswolds is a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the “Heart of England”, an area 25 miles (40 km) across and 90 miles (145 km) long. The Cotswolds lie mainly within the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but extend into parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. (source: Wikipedia)

Shenyang, China

This card came a couple of days ago – it shows the Shenyang Forbidden City.

Sent and Received – September

» Sent: 101 postcards
» Received: 103 postcards
» Traveling: 0 postcards out of 10
» Sent distance: 454,267 Kms (282,268 miles)
» Received distance: 484,434 Kms (301,013 miles)