Tuesday Transport

Trabant

The Trabant is an automobile produced from 1957 to 1990 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It is often seen as symbolic of the former East Germany.

 Sent by Veronika in Tomsk, Russia

 on 8 Oct, 2016

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 3,443 km

received on 19 Oct, 2016 

Niles Canyon Railway

The Niles Canyon Railway (NCRy) is a heritage railway running through Niles Canyon, between Sunol and the Niles district of Fremont in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States.

Sent by Doug, Robyn and Rebecca in Livermore, U.S.A.

on 17 Jan, 2015

travel time 31 days

distance travelled 8,413 km

received on 17 Feb, 201

Colorful bicycle

Sent by Marina in Magadan, Russia

 on 27 Sep, 2019

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 5,744 km

received on 16 Oct, 2019 

Memory Monday

 Waikiki 1905

From Surfing:  A  History of the  Ancient Hawaiian Sport by Ben Finney and James D. Houston ( 1996)

Sent by Casey in Jacksonville, U.S.A.

 on 31 Jul, 2018

travel time 30 days

distance travelled 7,693 km

received on 30 Aug, 2018 

On the beach

  Niechorze, Poland, 1917

Sent by Luzia in Kielce, Poland

on 15 Mar, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,289 km

received on 20 Mar, 2015 

Stuttgart, Germany. 1919

Sent by Karin in Meßstetten, Germany

on 29 Oct, 2019

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,801 km

received on 5 Nov, 2019 

Sleet. 

St.Anna's Church. Vilnius, 1961. Photo Antanas Sutkus

Sent by Dalia in Vilnius, Lithuania

on 20 Jan, 2019

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 908 km

received on 28 Jan, 2019 

Sweet Sunday

National parks

 Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park, near the town of Killarney, County Kerry, was the first national park in Ireland.The park is of high ecological value because of the quality, diversity, and extensiveness of many of its habitats and the wide variety of species that they accommodate, some of which are rare. The park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1981.

Sent by Brian in Shankill, Ireland

on 11 Jun, 2015

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,939 km

received on 19 Jun, 2015 

Giant Mountains Czech Republic

On the way from Maliník to Bedřichov 

The Krkonoše or Giant Mountains, are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system. On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks and these together constitute a cross-border biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme.

Sent by Martin in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic

 on 30 Jul, 2014

travel time 2 days

distance travelled 1,369 km

received on 1 Aug, 2014 

Baltic island Rügen, Germany
Chalk cliffs in the Jasmund national park

The Jasmund National Park is a nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island.   It is famous for containing the largest chalk cliffs in Germany, the Königsstuhl.  These cliffs are up to 161 m (528 ft) above the Baltic Sea. The beech forests behind the cliffs are also part of the national park.  On June 25, 2011 the beech forest in the park was added to UNESCO World Heritage Site as an extension of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.

Sent by Adriana in Berlin, Germany
 on 8 Dec, 2019
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 1,237 km
received on 17 Dec, 2019 

Friday Fairy tales

Alice in Wonderland (Red Queen) by Olga Grebennik

Sent by Ayub in Moscow, Russia

on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 21 days

distance traveled 1,171 km

received on Jan 30, 2020

 Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White 1963.

 Cover illustration by Garth Williams. 

Sent by John in Athy, Ireland

 on 24 Jul, 2019

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,999 km

received on 31 Jul, 2019 

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S Lewis

Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes

Sent by Maggie, Scotland, UK

 on 17 Nov, 2013

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,679 km

 received on 25 Nov, 2013 

Buildings

Rolle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rolle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Sent by Gabriella and Werner in Zürich, Switzerland

 on 7 Feb, 2018

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,897 km

received on 14 Feb, 2018

 Crimea, Dacha Stamboli, Feodosia

The Ottoman-style Dacha Stamboli was once home to a wealthy tobacco merchant.

Sent by Natali in Vladivostok, Russia

 on 9 Oct, 2014

travel time 18 days

distance travelled 6,708 km

 received on 27 Oct, 2014

Lanyang Museum, Yilan, Taiwan

The museum was designed by Kris Yao to blend in with nature and inspired by local natural elements such as the cuesta, a rock-form commonly found along the northeast coast of Taiwan. At a distance, the building resembles a giant black rock, however up close the building is truly a unique design.

Sent by Stella in Kaohsiung,Taiwan

 on 7 Mar, 2016

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 8,197 km

 received on 24 Mar, 2016

Windows to better times

Windows with flowers

Sent by Zdenka in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

on 13 Sep, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,435 km

received on 19 Sep, 2014

Sent by Olga in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia

 on 25 Oct, 2015

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 2,022 km

received on 10 Nov, 2015

 Typical rural window in South Ostrobothnia region Finland

Transport Taiwan

Chishang, Taitung Taiwan

The waving rice around Chishang look like gently swaying rows of dancers in golden costumes.

Sent by Sam in Tucheng, Taiwan

 on 11 Jun, 2018

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 8,020 km

2018 received on 21 Jun 

Chiayi Alishan Railway,

Sent by Cindy in Hualien City, Taiwan
 on 22 Dec, 2014
travel time 25 days
distance travelled 8,108 km
 received on 16 Jan, 2015

Men Monday

Postman from Moscow

Greetings from Moscow!

Sent by Natalya in Minsk, Belarus

on 9 Jul, 2018

travel time 35 days

distance travelled 1,028 km

 received on 13 Aug, 2018

Don McCullin b. 1935

Sent by Andrea in  Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

 on 8 Mar, 2020

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,513 km

 received on 12 Mar, 2020

 Donald McCullin ( 1935), is a British photojournalist, particularly recognized for his war photography and images of urban strife. His career, which began in 1959, has specialised in examining the underside of society, and his photographs have depicted the unemployed, downtrodden and the impoverished.

 Carlos Santana

Sent by Wilhelm in Kornwestheim, Germany

 on 7 Mar, 2020

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,725 km

received on 13 Mar, 2020

Carlos Santana  (born  1947) is a Mexican and American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz.

Famous Irish writers

Sent by Ewa in Dunmanway, Ireland

on 20 Jan, 2019

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 2,201 km

received on 31 Jan, 2019 

Quiet Streets

 Calpe, Spain.

Calpe is a coastal town in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea.

Sent byAndrea in Valencia, Spain

 on 3 Sep, 2019

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 2,988 km

received on 16 Sep, 2019 

Ibiza, Baleares, Detail of the "de la Peña" quarter.

Sent by Antoni in Lleida, Spain

on 12 May, 2014

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 2,738 km

received on 26 May, 2014

Warsaw - Old Town - Kamienne Schodki Alley

Sent by Meg in Sanok, Poland

 on 1 Sep, 2015

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,459 km

received on 21 Sep, 2015 

Sweet Saturday

Flavored coffee.

Sent by Catherine in Moscow, Russia

 on 11 Jan, 2020

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 1,171 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020 

Russian honey cake with sour cream.

Sent by Amina in Moscow

 on 9 Apr, 2018

travel time 114 days

distance travelled 1,171 km

received on 1 Aug, 2018

Sister's Bar, Perm, Russia

Sent by Sonja in Perm, Russia
 on 8 Jul, 2015
travel time 37 days
distance travelled 1,919 km
received on 14 Aug, 2015

Know your coffee
design by anna42f

Sent by Ela in Poznan
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 1,180 km
received on 18 Dec, 2017

History

2. May 1945,  Berlin 

Soviet soldiers hoist the victory flag on the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Sent by Tobias in Jänickendorf, Germany

 on 15 Mar, 2020

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,236 km

received on 19 Mar, 2020 

25 May 1919,  Moscow

Lenin with a group of army officers inspecting troops of the nationwide military training service in Red Square. 

Sent by Larissa, Belarus

on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,028 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020 

White Star Line. Titanic 1912 , Southampton- New York

Hit an iceberg 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later on 15 April 1912

Sent by Ria in New Braunfels, U.S.A

 on 14 Aug, 2014

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 8,486 km

received on 29 Aug, 2014 

Tuesday's Transport

 Flower Basket

Sent to my mother on her birthday in  November

 Going Shopping

Sent by Heidi in Meppel, Holland

 on 19 Apr, 2016

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 1,457 km

received on 6 May, 2016 

Chruch Rowing on Koro village, Vaskivesi, Virrat, Finland. Illustration Marjaliisa Pitkäranta

Sent to Helmi and Ilmi by Kirsi in Parkano, Finland

on 29 Feb, 2020

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 91 km

received on 9 Mar, 2020 

Mailbox on Monday

 Let's be friends

Sent by Masha in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

 on 29 Feb, 2020

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 3,874 km

received on 16 Mar, 2020 

 Facades of Spain. Illustration Moreva Anastasiia

Sent by Elena in Leninsk- Kuznetsky, Russia

 on 29 Feb, 2020

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 3,650 km

received on 16 Mar, 2020 

Diego Rivera.Detroit Industry Murals (1932- 1933 )

Sent by Carina in Long Beach, California

 on 28 Feb, 2020

travel time 18 days

distance travelled 8,719 km

received on 16 Mar, 2020

Illustration Minna Lehväslaiho, Finland

Sent by Nina in Sastamala Finland

Facebook swap "Smile and Cute"

Street views

Palma de Mallorca,  Night view, Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain

Sent by Yasmin,Argentina,  travel ID in Mallorca, Spain

on 7 Mar, 2020

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 2,883 km

13 Mar, 2020 received on

Helsinki Stories. Photo Unto Laitila 1965

Sent by Tellu in Lohja, Finland

on 28 Feb, 2020

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 292 km

 received on 4 Mar, 2020

Street view, sunset

Sent by Hendrik in Oberhausen, Germany 

 on 18 Aug, 2019

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 1,536 km

received on 28 Aug, 2019 

Voronezh, Russia

Sent by Irina in Voronezh, Russia

 on 27 Jul, 2019

travel time 34 days

distance travelled 1,594 km

received on 30 Aug, 2019 

Map Monday

Schöne Grüsse aus Maintal

 Sent by Oceaneye in Hanau am Main, Germany

 on 7 Mar, 2020

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,610 km

received on 13 Mar, 2020

 The map and flag of Ghana

Sent by Samuel in Berekum, Ghana

 on 24 Jul, 2019

travel time 44 days

distance travelled 6,455 km 

received on 6 Sep, 2019 

The Pennine Way, United Kingdom 

Sent by Rachel in Nottingham, England

on 9 Jul, 2014

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,725 km

 received on 18 Jul, 2014