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China – Baiyun Mountain

Beautiful view of the Baiyun Mountain received from Li Hong. Baiyun Mountain (known locally as White  Clouds Mountain) is the nearest mountain resort that makes it a pleasant half-day trip away from the city. It is located about six kilometers … Continue reading

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Germany – Dusseldorf – The Benrath Castle

Melanie brightened my day with a huge beautiful postcard from Dusseldorf.  She wrote the entire card in german so today I exercised a little my reading and comprehension.

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Finland – Turku Abo

Eva sent me this lovely card from her home town, the oldest city in Finland, capital of the country until 1827, Turku. The cathedral is their oldest church dating from the 1286-1300.

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Netherlands birthday card

Joke from the Netherlands sent me  my first birthday card and wishes for this year. As you can see it’s a super-cute colorful kitty party. On the back it also has a matching stamp. Never seen anything like it. I … Continue reading

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Kerimaki – Finland

This is Kerimaki in Finland, obviously, and it’s the largest wooden church in the  world.

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Serbia

Pedja from Serbia requested me to do a direct swap. He wanted a card from Brasov since he has visited the city some years ago and loved it but didn’t get the chance to have a postcard of a panoramic … Continue reading

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Dubai

This is from a direct swap with Lila from Dubai. She let me surprise her with a card and  I sent her one of my melancholic vampire cards in exchange of this beautiful view of the Burj Al Arab and … Continue reading

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Spain – Ercina Lake

First postcard from Spain came from Sonia. You can enjoy the view of the Ercina Lake and the cusp of Europe.

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Ukraine – Odessa

Lyudmila from Russia sent me this beautiful insight of the Roman-Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption in Odessa. She visited Odessa, Ukraine, in the fall of 2009, bought some cards that she loved and since I love cathedrals … Continue reading

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Grenada

I’ve been away three days and when I got home three postcards were waiting for me. First one is from a direct swap with Arcadi from St.George, Grenada who was kind to send me a beautiful view of the harbour. … Continue reading

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Guatemala

The second one is a nice little girl in a traditional costume, I think, from Guatemala. Gunter thought a smile will bring back the sun.

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