maanantai 19. lokakuuta 2020

Madeira

 Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal

Ponta do Sol  "Cape of the Sun" is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira.
The municipality is crossed by a few pedestrian hiking trails, that usually follow the levadas (English: aqueducts) carrying water from the mountains.



Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal
Câmara de Lobos is a municipality, parish and town in the south-central coast of the island of Madeira. Technically a suburb of the much larger capital city of Funchal, it is one of the larger population centres and an extension of the Funchal economy.

Sent by Diana in  Funchal, Madeira

perjantai 16. lokakuuta 2020

Factory Friday

 

Vaasa, cotton factory (1857-1980). Factory kitchen
Vaasa, cotton factory (1857-1980). Factory kitchen
My collection


Hämeenlinna, Verkatehdas an old factory, now venue for diverse events like Postcrossing meetings :).Hämeenlinna, Verkatehdas an old factory, now venue for diverse events like Postcrossing meetings :)

torstai 15. lokakuuta 2020

Thursday Tabbies

 

Tabby cat
Tabby cat from Germany
Sent by Kerstin in Hannover


Photo Alf Linderheim
Photo Alf Linderheim/N
Sent by my cat lover sister-in -law, Sweden

Farm kittens ♥ sent by my friend, a cat person
Photo Jörgen Larsson, Sweden





perjantai 2. lokakuuta 2020

Frida Friday

 Feet, what do I need them for,
if I have wings to fly.

 Sent by Henk in Mainz 
on 28.Sep 2019
travel time 13 days
distance travelled 1,637 km
received on 10 Oct, 2019 

maanantai 28. syyskuuta 2020

Multiview Monday

Weimar, Germany
The City Castle,  Goethe House, Stone Bridge, The Marstall

Sent by Margaret in Oberhausen, Germany
 on 8 Apr, 2018
travel time 4 days
distance travelled 1,536 km
received on 12 Apr, 2018 


Melun a city with history, France
Town Hall, Rue de Saint Liesne,  Saint Apais Church, Collegiate Church of Notre Dame. 

Sent by Clemence in Livry-Sur-Seine, France
on 14 Jan, 2017
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 1,971 km
received on 23 Jan, 2017 


Greetings from Corio
Stone bridges in Corio

Sent by  Emanuele in Turin, Italy
on 2 Aug, 2018
travel time 15 days
distance travelled 2,144 km
received on 17 Aug, 2018 

lauantai 26. syyskuuta 2020

Salvador Saturday

Salvador Dali. Uranium and Atomica Melancholica Idyll, 1945

Sent by me to Anna in Minsk, Belarus
on 24 Jun, 2018
travel time 24 day
distance traveled 1,028 km


 

perjantai 25. syyskuuta 2020

Frida Friday

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
Artist Andrey Allakhverdov, (1947-) Russian

Sent by Valeria in Saint Petersburg, Russia

on 6 Apr, 2019
travel time 37 days
distance travelled 538 km
 received on 13 May, 2019


 

keskiviikko 23. syyskuuta 2020

Mailbox Today

Verboot Rottum
sent by Rineke in Barneveld, The Netherlands 
on 16 Sep, 2020
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,520 km



 Dutch Front Doors

sent by Nienke in Almere Stad, The Netherlands
on 16 Sep, 2020
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,513 


Illustration von "Ich bleibe immer bei dir" von Sjoerd Kuijper
Illustration by Marit Törmqvist

sent by Xaphy in Bilthoven, The Netherlands
 on 17 Sep, 2020
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,535 km


Facebook swap "Illustrated birds"
"The Cornet" by David Hurrel
Sent by Päivi in Lahti, Finland 


Silver fir - Abies alba

sent by Hartmut in  Hennigsdorf, Germany
on 15 Sep, 2020
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,230 km



maanantai 21. syyskuuta 2020

Mailbox today


Birch forest in Brandenburg, Germany

Sent by Steffi in Borken Germany 
on 14 Sep, 2020
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,502 km
received on 21 Sep, 2020


Pennsylvania 
" The Keystone State"
State Animal - White-tailed-Deer
Tree - hemlock
Bird - Ruffed Grouse
Fish - Brook Trout
Insect - Firefly
Flower- Mountain Laurel

Sent by Bobb in Brackenridge, PA, U.S.A.
 on 6 Sep, 2020
travel time 15 days
distance travelled 6,639 km
received on 21 Sep, 2020


Multiview Monday


Greetings from South Moravia, Czech Republic

Sent by Marc in Kurim, Czech Republic
on 21 Sep, 2017
travel time 18 days
distance travelled 1,525 km
received on 9 Oct, 2017


Royal Castle Neuschwanstein, Germany

Sent by Gudrun in Munich, Germany
on 25 Jun, 2016
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 1,740 km
received on 9 Jul, 2016



Ronda, Malaga, Spain

Sent by Steffy in Malaga
 on 10 Jun, 2014
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 3,409 km
received on 19 Jun, 2014


perjantai 18. syyskuuta 2020

Frida Friday

Frida Kahlo. The Two Fridas, 1939
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Modern

This portrait shows Frida's two different personalities. One is the traditional Frida in Tehuana costume, with a broken heart, sitting next to an independent, modern dressed Frida. 

Private swap sent by Jayne in Sun City Center, Florida

 

torstai 17. syyskuuta 2020

Mailbox today


Sent by Volker in Zeulenroda Germany
on 4 Sep, 2020
travel time 13 days
distance travelled 1,471 km


Leslie sent this nice hand made "thank you" postcard from Oregon, U.S.A.  She thinks Covid has done her a favor and given her time to be more creative ♥

This is the card I sent for he on July. 

tiistai 15. syyskuuta 2020

Mailbox today


Islenskur skautbuningur, Native Woman Of Iceland, 
Reykjavik City Museum Collection

sent by Sigga in Noröuruping, Iceland
on 4 Sep, 2020
travel time 11 days
distance travelled 1,917 km
received on 15 Sep, 2020 

maanantai 14. syyskuuta 2020

Multiview Monday

Germany
Black Forest

Sent by Zoran in Karlsruhe
on 25 Mar, 2020
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,732 km
received on 2 Apr, 2020 


Romania
The Village Museum, Bucharest, Romania

Sent by Daniela in Bucharest
on 23 Jul, 2019
travel time 11 days
distance travelled 2,046 km
received on 3 Aug, 2019 


Portugal

Sent by Ana in Oeiras
 on 9 Mar, 2020
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 3,408 km
received on 23 Mar, 2020 

Greetings from Mühlheim am Main
Sent by Daniel from Mühlheim 


torstai 10. syyskuuta 2020

Mailbox today

Webster Murray (1900-1957) Canadian born illustrator and portrait painter
"Higher Education" 1926

Sent by Silke in Gotha, Germany
 on 3 Sep, 2020
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,475 km
 received on 10 Sep, 2020

Noriyuki Ushijima (1900-1997) Japanese artist

Sent by Taroh in Izumo, Japan
 on 4 Sep, 2020
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 7,499 km
 received on 10 Sep, 2020

keskiviikko 9. syyskuuta 2020

Mailbox today

Greetings from Russia and Germany

Ivan Shishkin, Russian (1832- 1898) 
On a stream (Original Title: На ручье) Date: 1895. 

sent by Sophia in Volgograd, Russia
on 11 Jul, 2020
travel time 60 days
distance travelled 2,054 km
received on 9 Sep, 2020 

Cafe Glockenspiel, München, Germany
Biedermeier room

Sent by Hannes in Landshut, Germany
 on 2 Jul, 2020
travel time 69 days
distance travelled 1,689 km
received on 9 Sep, 2020 


tiistai 8. syyskuuta 2020

Transport Tuesday


Sent by Livia and family in Zürich, Switzerland

on 21 Jul, 2014
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,879 km
received on 29 Jul, 2014 



Colorful Ladas 

Sent by Anna in Saint-Petersburg, Russia 
15 Jul, 2017
travel time 26 days
distance travelled 538 km
received on 11 Aug, 2017 


Blue train in snowfall

Sent by Natasha in Moscow, Russia
on 14 Feb, 2015
travel time 13 days
distance travelled 1,149 km
received on 27 Feb, 2015 

maanantai 7. syyskuuta 2020

Multiview Monday


Chrudim, Czech Republic

Chrudim is a town in eastern Bohemia, it is the second largest town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

Sent by my friend on her visit to Czech Republic


 Chełm - Cathedral on Góra Chełmska, Poland

Chełm, is a city in eastern Poland with 63,949 inhabitants (2015). The city is of mostly industrial character, though it also features numerous notable historical monuments and tourist attractions in the Old Town.

Sent by my friend from her trip to Poland


Romania, Painted churches of northern Moldavia, UNESCO World Heritage Site

sent by  Anca-Ioana in Bucovina, Romania
sent on 8 Jul, 2014
travel time 10 days
distance travelled 1,658 km

keskiviikko 2. syyskuuta 2020

Salou

Salou, Spain
Salou is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 112 km from Barcelona. Aside from its string of beaches interrupted by rocky coves, and its landscaped promenade, one of its main attractions is the PortAventura World resort.

Sent by Kate in Tallinn, Estonia
on 14 Feb, 2015
travel time 12 days
distance travelled 375 km
received on 26 Feb, 2015

All my postcards of Spain here


Nesvizh, Belarus
Corpus Christ Church.  1593
Nesvizh Castle tower. XVI century
UNESCO World Heritage

Sent by Dasha in Zhlobin, Belarus
on 28 Jul, 2017
travel time 43 days
distance travelled 1,169 km
received on 9 Sep, 2017

My Belarus postcards here
My Belarus UNESCO WHS here



tiistai 1. syyskuuta 2020

Transport Tuesday

VW Campers. Photos Richard Copping

Sent by Cardeaux in Bottrop, Germany
sent on 13 Nov, 2016
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,540 km
received on 21 Nov, 2016 


Glascow to the world
Posters for the Anchor Line by Odin Rosenvinge
Anchor Donaldson  Line, Canada 

sent by Lauren in Monmouth, Illinois, U.S.A.
on 10 Nov, 2014
travel time 23 days
distance travelled 7,069 km
received on 3 Dec, 2014 



Vitznau/Rigi Switzerland
Locomotive 7 overpass March 12, 1966

sent by Anna-Bella in Luzern, Switzerland
on 23 Aug, 2015
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,919 km
received on 28 Aug, 2015

My flickr  transport postcards here

maanantai 31. elokuuta 2020

sunnuntai 30. elokuuta 2020

Warsaw

Marcin Kotarski: Warsaw, Castle Square
Marcin Kotarski: Warsaw, Castle Square

Sent by Claudia in Warsaw, Poland
on 21 Mar, 2016
travel time 10 days
distance travelled 1,157 km
received on 1 Apr, 2016 

lauantai 29. elokuuta 2020