something good and sweet...

From Nicole in Freiburg im Breslau, Germany.

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,852 km

Pancakes with blueberries from Victoria in Moscow, Russia
travel time 16 days
distance travelled 1,171 km

Ö is for Öland

Öland is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. 

Viking Stone ship burial ground in the village of Gettlinge, Öland, Sweden

There are a lot of burial sites that have been discovered that are directly associated to Vikings. One of them is Gettlinge Gravfalt, an impressive Viking Stone ship burial ground and one of the largest and certainly most beautiful prehistoric burial sites on the island of Öland, Sweden. The grave field contains a number of upright stones, square stone settings, etc. 

The most worth seeing part with the largest number of different stone settings is located between Klinta and Gettlinge which is situated on the western fringe of the Stora Alvaret. The fields include burial sites and standing stones from the Stone Age to the late Iron Age.

Stora Alvaret is UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its extraordinary biodiversity and prehistory. 

Ä is for äiti

äiti - mother, mom, mum, mommy, mummy, momma

Mommy by Daria Gerasimova, Russia

 A happy day by Kikka Nyren, Naive artist, Finland

Dinner. Self-portrait With Children by Polina Luchanova, Russia

Å is for Åland

Greetings from Åland

Kastelholm Castle, Sund, Åland, Finland

Kastelholm Castle (Swedish: Kastelholms slott) is a Swedish-built medieval castle located in Sund, Åland, Finland. Along with Hämeenlinna, Olavinlinna in Savonlinna, Raasepori, and Turku, Kastelholm is one of only five surviving Finnish medieval fortresses that are also considered to be architecturally substantial. Built in the 14th century, and held in fief during the Middle Ages by various nobles, feudal chiefs, and kings, it had significant period in the 15th and 16th centuries.

From our daughter

Mariehamn, Åland, Finland

From my friend

Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 88% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.

z is for Zdeněk

Zdeněk Miler (1921 –  2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures.

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,222 km

sent by Martin in Berlin, Germany

Y is for yarn

Grandma's little helper

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 6,550 km

sent by Roy in Edmonton Canada

Inspiration for creative projects. 

travel time 12 days
distance travelled 1,795 km

sent by Alexandra in Chisinau, Moldova. 

Fanatic Knitter, super handy :)

travel time 8 days
distance travelled 348 km
Sent by Milja Talvikki in Lemi, Finland

Pilsen. Czech Republic
Angels on the Cathedral gate got winter caps.

Severe winter in the middle of January made the citizens of Pilsen care about one of the city’s most popular symbols – the angels on the eastern gate of the St Bartholomew´s Cathedral.  As soon as the Pilsen citizens understood that also the angels are too cold they provided them with hand-knitted caps and mufflers.

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 1,530 km
sent by Eliska in Pilsen

X is for Xiaoping

Deng Xiaopingon hiking almost on the top of the Yellow Mountains when he was 75 years old in 1979.

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travel time 24 days

distance travelled 6,688 km

sent by Yang in Dalian, China

Deng Xiaoping (1904 – 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. After Chairman Mao Zedong's death, Deng led his country through far-reaching market-economy reforms. While Deng never held office as the head of state, head of government or General Secretary (that is, the leader of the Communist Party), he nonetheless was responsible for economic reforms and an opening to the global economy. (Wikipedia)

Dèng Xiǎopíng  ( 1904 –  1997) oli Kiinan kansantasavallan kommunistisen puolueen keskuskomitean pääsihteeri vuosina 1957–1966. Vaikka Deng ei koskaan toiminut presidentin, pääsihteerin tai pääministerin tehtävässä häntä pidetään kuitenkin Kiinan kansantasavallan todellisena johtajana vuodesta 1978 vuoteen 1992. Dengiä pidetään Kiinan toisen sukupolven hallinnon keskeisenä johtajana. Hänen kautensa aikana Kiina kehittyi yhdeksi maailman nopeimmin kasvavista talouksista. (Wikipedia)

Huangshan Mountain - Yellow Mountains.
Scenic landscape with steep cliffs and trees.

W is for Wassily

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (1866 – 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist, nationality later French. Expressionis and abstract art artist.

Early period. Munich - Schawabing wirh the church of St.. Ursula, 1908

 Improvisation 6 (African) 1909

Improvisation 9, 1910

Composition 6, 1913 

Moscow I, 1916

Composition IX 1936

V is for Vasily

Vasily Perov (1833-1882)  was a Russian painter, a key figure of the Russian Realist movement. 

    Pugachev`s Judgement, 1875

 Tea Party at Mytishchi near Moscow, 1862

Wanderer 1870

Cocoa

Assortment of tins of Cocoa, dating between the wars

The Mayans and the Aztecs recogniszed the value of cocoa beans both as a drink ingredient and as currency.

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,593 km

sent by Mark in Hartlepool, United Kingdom

Postcards for the weekend 82: Retro/vintage

U is for Urban

Hong Kong, Mong Kok Night Market, Temple Street Market,

travel time 25 days
distance travelled 7,922 km
sent by Tilly

Taiwan, Taipei. The twilight shines down the Taipei basin at the end of a hard day, but the city is still prosperous.

travel time 36 days

distance travelled 8,012 km

sent by Ciou Lin

The Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

travel time 36 days

distance travelled 9,153 km

sent by Sheryl

Nanjing Road East, Shanghai, China

China's number one shopping street.

travel time 33 days

distance travelled 7,413 km

sent by Wang

T is for Treasures

 The Monza Museum and Cathedral Treasure

The Iron crown of Lombardy, displayed in the Cathedral of Monza

Sapphire goblet, blue and gold  ( 6th century )

Basilica in Kevelaer, Germany

Gothic monstrance 19th century. 

S is for Salvador and Sherlock

Untitled Surrealist Poster (1934) by Salvador Dali

The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg (Florida) U.S.A.

My Dali postcards

Sherlock by Anna Lootkowski, Russia

sent by Valentina and 13 other member of Postcrossing
St.Petersburg Meeting 29. 07. 17
travel time 12 days
distance travelled 515 km

R is for Romanov

 Emperor Peter the Great -  the founder of Saint Petersburg

Portrait by Paul Delaroche, 1838

Pyotr Alexeyevich, Peter the Great, Pietari Suuri

born on May 30. 1672

tsar from April 2. 1682,
 first emperor of Russia from October 22. 1721 

died on January 28. 1725

The Hermitage

 The Wax Effigy of Peter the Great

Sculptor: Rastrelli, Bartolomeo Carlo. 1675-1744

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travel time 10 days
distance travelled 1,148 km

sent by Elena in Moscow

Emperor Nicholas II or Nikolai II, Saint Nicholas II of Russia in the Russian Orthodox Church was the last Emperor of Russia. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. Soviet historians portray Nicholas as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions ed to military defeats and the deaths of millions of his subjects.

Born 18 May 1868 Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. Shot to death 17 July 1918 (aged 50)  Yekaterinburg, Russia. Burial 17 July 1998

Portrait by V.Serov. 1900

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travel time 8 days

distance travelled 3,416 km

sent by Anna Torremolinos, Spain

Q is for Quint

Self portrait.
  My Penguin and I. 2002
sent by Barbara in Munich, Germany

Quint Buchholz, born in Stolberg in the Rhineland in 1957, lives and works as an illustrator and painter in Munich. He has illustrated many book covers, postcards, calendars, posters, and magazines.  For over twenty years the artist has also illustrated books for children.

 Books stairs
sent by Charlotte, The Netherlands

 More about his dreamlike world here

O is for odd and P is peculiar

 Soap bubbles

 Patern

Pyramid

 Window

Plastics 

Stickers

Ticket to Seoul

Some  examples from my "odd postcards collection" :)

N is for Navitrolla

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travel time 4 days

distance travelled 535 km

sent by Seili in Elva, Estonia

Heiki Trolla ( born 1970 in Võru]), better known by his artist name Navitrolla, is an Estonian painter whose work has been described as naivist or surrealist. Most of his works depict fantastic landscapes and animals. He spent his childhood in the villages of Trolla and Navi near Võru, which is the source of his pseudonym.

 I bought some more Navitrolla cards on my trip to Tallinn.

 "Alone" travelled to Finland for Anne,

" A Story with a Sad End" travelled to Netherlands for Karin.

This Navitrolla went to Russia for Julia.