Thursday, December 31, 2009

Bodemuseum

via postcrossing, ID# DE-490290

Lisbon, Portugal

via postcrossing, ID# PT-105458

Joy

via postcrossing, ID# US-578966

Hr. Juul

via postcrossing, ID# NO-28110

Pelicans in New South Wales

From my friend, Anja

Finland

via postcrossing, ID# FI-708727

Finlay Park


Columbia, South Carolina

Named for former Mayor Kirkman Finlay, the downtown park was completed in 1990. Formerly known as Sidney Park, it was designed by landscape architect Robert Maryin of Walterboro, SC. The 18 acres are a magnet for people to walk, jog, skate or just to spend a pleasant hour.


via postcrossing, ID# US-580766

Saturday, December 19, 2009

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC

Main Library

via postcrossing, ID# CA-83011

Majano, Italy

via postcrossing, ID# IT-65583

New Jersey


Greetings from "The Garden State"

Nestled along the East Coast, New Jersey is truly a hidden gem. Whether it's going to casinos, touring the lighthouse or just enjoying a beautiful day at the beach, there's always something fun and exciting to do in the Garden State.


via postcrossing, ID# US-563002

Neurnbourg, Germany

via postcrossing, ID# DE-470332

Chinatown, San Francisco

via postcrossing, ID#US-570782

Mitiq (Eider Duck)


by Sheojuk Etidlooie
from appleautumn at postcardcafe!

Advent Postcard

From my friend, Simone!

Montevideo, Uruguay


Llamadas

One of the most important events of the carnival in Montevideo is the comparsas parade in the Sur and Palermo neighborhoods. The tradition comes from the time when black slaves were brought around the year 1700. With slavery abolition, they settled down in the conventillos, a kind of dwelling, and on Sunday they would celebrate the candombes. "Negros Lubolos", the first emsemble of black and white people, appear in the carnival of 1874. The "Llamadas" parade began in 1956.

Via postcrossing, ID# UY-355

Friday, November 27, 2009

Brad Pitt, Las Vegas

from blossomworld at postcardcafe

Augsburg, Germany

via postcrossing, ID# DE-461503

Supersquirrel

via postcrossing, ID# NL-246648

"The London Police, 10 Years Later"

from h0peurhappy at postcard cafe!

Windmills in Portugal

via postcrossing, ID# PT-102093

Benson Bubbler

Hand stamped and sent by susie_ljtastic at postcardcafe

Hand Painted Rose

The artist and the sender is Tasha at postcardcafe

Lighthouses, Germany

via postcrossing, ID# DE-467196

Bantay Church, The Philippines


Bantay Church- Ilocos Sur was founded in 1591 under the advocation of San Agustin. Our Lady of Charity has been venerated by the town folk for centuries.


From Sia at postcardcafe!

St. Petersburg, Russia

via postcrossing, ID# RU-88064

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Leuven

via postcrossing, ID# BE-44692

Blue Flowers

via postcrossing...ID# FI-667909

Encounter


M.C. Escher, 1944


via postcrossing ID# DE-446826

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

via postcrossing, ID# BR-82829

Seoul, South Korea


A Panoramic View of Seoul


via postcrossing ID# KR-6413

Antalya, Kaleici (Old City)


Antalya, where sun, sea, history and nature combine magically, has the Mediterranean Sea's cleanest and most beautiful beaches. Antalya's cpastline is 630 kilometers long and there are numerous ancient cities, harbors, tombs, lacy bays, beaches, pure green woods and streams along its length.
Of the ancient regions, Antalya covers the west part of Kilikia, the south-east end of Pamphylia, and easters Lycia. The region is one of the oldest known inhabited areas of Turkey, Kale town of Antalya City is where Santa Claus (Father Christmas) lived. The feature makes the town an important center for religious tourism. Other important
sites are: Olympus, Phaselis, Termessos, Perge, Aspendos, and Side. The Kaleici quarter attracts attention with its traditional architecture. Antalya has modern accommodation for travelers and tourists and is Turkey's most important tourism center. The city also hosts numerous cultural activities.
From Leslie

Rio Grande, Brazil

from Leslie

Delft, Holland

From Leslie

Brazil


Aspecto do Congresso
(National Congress Building)


from Leslie!

Vaajakoski, Finland

From Leslie!

Dalyan Kaunos


Dalyan is located between the ancient city of Kaunas and the canal bounding Koycegiz Lake and the Mediterranean Sea. Access to the Lycia Rock-Cut Tombs (dating back to the 4th Century BC and set in cliffs) is attainable by boats which pick their way along the river flowing through labyrinths of reeds. Dalyan is a "natural paradise" with its thermal springs, healthy mud baths, 110 different species of palms (the most important being the Blue Raffia), 700 different species of culture plants, and most importantly 154 bird species (including some on the verge of extinction). Visitors can taste the most delicious sea food, such as bass, gilt head bream, blue mullet, and grey mullet, while deriving pleasure from the untouched bays.


From Leslie!

Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh, Aries 1889
The National Gallery, London


From y_am_ihere00 at postcard cafe!

China

via postcrossing...ID# CN-120142

Roses

Via postcrossing. ID# FI-681253

Friday, October 23, 2009

Shanghai Old Traditions


On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, people give melon to the married couple suffered from the illness of infertility as a gift with token to wish them to have a baby next year.
via postcrossing. ID# CN-117469

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saines-Maries


by Vincent van Gogh

From blossonworld at postcardcafe

Amber Alert


Since 1997, the Amber Alert program has been credited with the safe recovery of 426 children.
from nikkerina at postcardcafe

Grand Rapids


A leader in technology, furniture printing and education, Grand Rapids is West Michigan's leading city. Pictured is the skyline of downtown Grand Rapids with the Grand River in the foreground.


via postcrossing. ID# US-520554

Switzerland

From Olga!

Summer Tree

via postcrossing. ID# GB-100222

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center


Houston, Texas

This is Mission Control! It is from here, the LBJ Space Center, that NASA flight controllers monitor events occurring on space flights. The space center also serves as a "retirement" center. Flight hardware that has been retired and too large to store indoors is displayed at Rocket Park.


via postcrossing ID# US-524772

Serene Homestead

via postcrossing. ID# FI-601102

West Virginia Cultural Center


State Capitol Complex
Charleston, West Virginia

An ultra modern white marble and granite $14 million facility, dedicated to the promotion of West Virginia's performing arts, culture, history and science.
More than 200,000 artifacts and millions of published volumes of state significance are housed here. A Superb museum, complete with educational rooms, covers all periods of West Virginia's development up to the present day...a mecca for historians and artists.

(card was published in 1987)


via postcrossing. ID# US-530758

Torch

via postcrossing, ID# CN-116601

Amsterdam

via postcrossing, ID# NL-233060