Thursday, December 31, 2009
Finlay Park
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
New Jersey
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
Montevideo, Uruguay
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
Bantay Church, The Philippines
From Sia at postcardcafe!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Antalya, Kaleici (Old City)
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
Dalyan Kaunos
From Leslie!
Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh, Aries 1889
The National Gallery, London
From y_am_ihere00 at postcard cafe!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Shanghai Old Traditions
via postcrossing. ID# CN-117469
Amber Alert
from nikkerina at postcardcafe
Grand Rapids
via postcrossing. ID# US-520554
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
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
West Virginia Cultural Center
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
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