Castles

 France
La Cité, Carcassonne, a fortified town.

The Cité de Carcassonne is a historic fortified city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, in the city of Carcassonne. This citadel sits upon a hill in the southeastern area of Carcassonne and overlooks the Aude river.

Sent by Flavia in Carcassonne, France
on 14 Oct, 2016
travel time 11 days
distance travelled 2,495 km

 Germany
Munich,  Nymphenburg Palace, Castle of the Nymph

The Nymphenburg Palace, "Castle of the Nymph" is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach.

Sent by Christine in München, Germany
on 24 Jan, 2015
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 1,744 km

The Netherlands 

De Haar castle by night

De Haar Castle is located in Utrecht, Netherlands, near the village of Haarzuilens. The current buildings, all built upon the original castle, date from 1892 and are the work of Dutch architect P.J.H. Cuypers, in a Neo-Gothic restoration project funded by the Rothschild family.

Sent by Manfred in Hilversum, The Netherlands

on 8 Sep, 2013

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,542 km

Farm life

Wintry scene.

Sent by Emma in Oswestry, England

on 24 Jul, 2019

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,823 km

Rural traditions, Harvest at Saint-Jans Cappel, Mountains of Flanders, France

Sent by Charlotte in Hauts-de. France

on 2 Nov, 2018

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,759 km

 “No me Falles Baca, Nos Falta Poco en Este Viaje! (Don’t Fail Me Cow, Our Journey is Coming to an End)”  art by Juan de Dios Mora

Ad card for a gallery in Nacogdoches some years ago

Sent by Pam in Nacogdoches, Texas

 on 23 Jul, 2019

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 8,130 km

Big Cities

Famous buildings and bridges

Sent by my niece

Stockholm views

Sent by Solan in Stockholm, Sweden

on 9 Aug, 2018

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 428 km

Istanbul Mosques

Sent by Gökhan in Duisburg, Germany

on 24 Sep, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,544 km

Memory Monday

Fishing on Petsamoriver
Sent to my father-in-law on 1930s

Suomen Matkailijayhdisty - Turistföreningen i Finland

 Petsamonjoki - Petsamo älv - Petsamo River, 1930

Military mail
Sent to my father-in-law on  3Nov, 1941

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium is located in the Töölö district, about 2.3 kilometers from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, The Olympic Stadium was designed in functionalistic style by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. Construction of the Olympic Stadium began in 1934 and it was completed in 1938, with the intent to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were moved from Tokyo to Helsinki before being cancelled due to World War II. It hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics over a decade later instead. 

 Kuusisto-Kustö

Villa Nuuttila (1947-1953)

Architect Erik Bryggman  (1891– 1955)

Postcard sent to my father-in-law on 7Oct, 1958

Erik Bryggman was among the first to introduce Functionalist style into Finnish architecture. He lived and practiced architecture in Turku and was an influential character among the town’s architectural milieu.

October week 43

Greetings From...

 Greetings from Sweden

FB-travel swap

sent by Silpa, Finland

 Greetings from Poland

Sent by Grazyna in Rypin, Poland

on 11 Apr, 2019

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,079 km

Greetings from Romania

Sent by Emil in Bucharest, Romania

 on 12 Feb, 2019

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 2,046 km

Finland

Hokkari (hockey skates)  Illustration Timo Mänttäri

 Herring Market, Helsinki, Finland. Illustration  Timo Mänttäri, Kehvola

Timo Mänttäri is an illustrator and a versatile graphic designer best known for his book jackets. He has worked for newspapers and magazines, designed graphics for films and illustrated children’s books. He lives and works in Helsinki

Suomenlinna- Sveaborg. Finland. Artist Hanna Siira, Graphic designer

Postcards sent by my friends.

Scenic views

Athirappilly Falls, Kerala, India

Sent by Ruju in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

on 31 Aug, 2019

travel time 39 days

distance travelled 7,019 km

Panská skála, Czech Republic

Sent by Darina in Kladno 

on 1 Aug, 2018

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,473 km

Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Germany

Sent by Robert and Susanne in Schöna, Saxony 

sent on 23 Jul, 2019

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,392 km

Windmills

Windmill, Nazare, Portugal

Sent by Rosa Maria in Lisbon

on 28 Sep, 2019

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 3,386 km

Kinderdijk windmills, Netherlands, UNESCO WHS

Sent by Ad in Heeten

 on 21 Sep, 2018

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,476 km

Jalasjärvi Museum, Kurikka, Finland 

From me to Alisha in Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.A

on 9 Aug, 2019

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 7,191 km

Philippines

Eruption of Mayon Volcano

Sent by Ani in Manila

 on 8 Oct, 2014

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 8,998 km

Mayon, the most famous of the active volcanoes of the Philippines, is a perfect stratovolcano rising to 2462 m on Luzon Island. It erupts very frequently.

Boracay Island, Philippines

Sent by Magnolia in Davao City

on 25 Jul, 2019

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 9,994 km

Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 kilometres south of Manila in Western Visayas region of the Philippines. 

Monday Mail - Montreal and Mûnster

The colorful and quaint facades of Old Montreal homes.

Sent by Veronique in Montreal

sent on 27 Sep, 2019

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 5,887 km

 received on 9 Oct, 2019

Beautiful Münster, Germany

Sent by Bastian in Münster
sent on 25 Aug, 2019
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,464 km

Münste is an independent city (Kreisfreie Stadt) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland. Münster was the location of the Anabaptist rebellion during the Protestant Reformation and the site of the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Today it is known as the bicycle capital of Germany.

October Week 42

Indonesia attractions

 Green Canyon, Pangandaran, Java, Indonesia

Sent by Agung in Jakarta

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 10,337 km

Tanah Lot, Bali 

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home to the pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot (literally "Tanah Lot temple"), a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography

Sent by  Mulyadi, Jakarta, Indonesia

sent on 11 Jul, 2017

travel time 43 days

distance travelled 10,360 km

The Tale of Genji

Waki Yamato’s Tale of Genji

Waki Yamato is a Japanese manga artist. 

The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century.

Sent by Masako in Akita, Japan
on 26 Sep, 2019
travel time 13 days
distance travelled 7,376 km
 received on 9 Oct, 2019

Text Thursday

HELLO; HELLO.....

Sent by my sister-in-law in Stockholm, Sweden

Hola Friends

From Keep Fresh, Stay Rad. 100 postcards by Friends of Type

Sent by Jeanine in Miami, Florida

sent on 15 Apr, 2018

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 8,071 km

 Alphabets from Russia

Sent by Julia in Balashikha, Russia

sent on 5 Oct, 2014

travel time 25 days

distance travelled 1,161 km

 K is for Kaisa Kristiina :)

Sent by Reinilda in Hoogeveen, Netherlands

sent on 5 Mar, 2018

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,433 km.

Art by Francesc Mirabent ( Barcelona, Spain 1864-1942)  

Sent by Emile in Hong Kong

sent on 8 May, 2019

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

Working

Farmers weighing apples, Indonesia

Sent by Aar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
sent on 17 Aug, 2019
travel time 37 days
distance travelled 10,686 km

Workers harvesting crocus in a saffron field at autumn, Portugal or Spain

Sent by Sigs in Donauwörth, Germany
sent on 28 Sep, 2019
travel time 11 days
distance travelled 1,698 km

Shirakawa-go rice-planting Festival, Gifu, Japan.

Sent by Sakura in Gifu prefecture, Japan
sent on 11 Mar, 2019
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 7,698 km

Gone in the Wind

Merry Christmas

Sent to Renate in Germany on 25/Dec/2018

Asio flammeus, Short-eared owl. Photo Hannu Hautala, Finland

Sent to Sara in U.S.A. on 15/Feb/2019

An ancient pine of Kalevala. Photo. Hannu Hautala
Sent to Anna in Hungary on 10/Mar/2019