Story time

Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland . 

Illustration   Sergey Tyukanov, Russia

Sent by Heather in Austin, Texas. U.S.A.

on 27 Sep, 2019

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 8,389 km

received on 9 Oct, 2019

The two kings' children

  Postcard of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Daniela Drescher

Direct swap sent by Mandy in Evessen, Germany

Received on 25 Jul. 2015

Wonderful Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen.  

Illustration Binette Schroeder. 

Sent by Lia and Mara in Kerns, Switzerland

on 3 Jan, 2016

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,959 km

received on 11 Jan, 2016 

Little Red Riding Hood

Sent by Evgeniya in Moscow, Russia

on 14 Aug, 2014

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 1,148 km

received on 29 Aug, 2014 

Map Monday

Romantic Neckar valley

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travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,709 km

sent by Klaus, Backnang, Germany

Moselle River

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travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,512 km

set by Susanne, Dortmund, Germany

The Moselle valley is one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys. 

Map Monday

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Sent by Yulia in Vitebsk, Belarus

on 13 Jul, 2017

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 955 km

Movie night

First Love Unlimited (1997) Hong Kong / First lovers Gigi Leung and Daniel Chan

First love unlimited is a 1997 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Joe Ma Wai Ho and starring: two pop stars Daniel Chan Hiu Tung and Gigi Leung Wing Kei. Released at the end of spring in 1997, The film created a fan fever for Hong Kong youth back then. A sweet little movie with two perfectly-cast Hong Kong heartthrobs, First Love Unlimited captures the wondrous excitement of first love with tremendous heart and winning humor.

Sent by Aya in Hong Kong

sent on 13 Sep, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 7,912 km

received on 19 Sep, 2014 

The same procedure...  Dinner for one

Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday , is a two-hander comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre. The German TV station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) recorded it in 1963, in the original English, with a short introduction in German. It is an 18-minute black-and-white videotape recording, performed by British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden. 

The programme is now broadcast annually during the festive season on many TV stations across Northern Europe and Scandinavia, as well as Austria and South Africa .

sent by Melanie,  Germany

 on 12 Jan, 2020

travel time 18 days

distance travelled 1,573 km

received on30 Jan, 2020 

Os Olhos da Ásia - The Eyes of Asia directed by João Mário Grilo

After being converted to Catholicism, Julião Nakaura is forced to prove his faith as the Shogun Court forces him to apostatize.

Director: João Mário Grilo
Writers: Paulo Filipe, João Mário Grilo
Stars: José Abreu, Geraldine Chaplin, António Cordeiro 

Sent by Joaquim, Portugal

on 11 Jan, 2020

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 3,388 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020

Story time

Molly Brett (1902-1990) Goodnight Time
Molly Brett was an English illustrator and children's author, best known for her anthropomorphic artwork. Her work follows in the tradition of other twentieth-century "dressed animal" illustrators such as Beatrix Potter, Margaret Tempest, Racey Helps, and others.

Sent by Katerina in  Moscow

on 2 Oct, 2015

Direct swap

Alice and the Cheshire Cat.  Sir John Tenniel (1821-1914)
British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings

Sent by Kerstin in Heidelberg, Germany
 on 6 Apr, 2019
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,676 km
received on 12 Apr, 2019

Saraswati

Goddess Saraswati Goddess of Wisdom -  Painting by Indra Sharma

Sent by Lin in Bayside, U.S.A.

 on 12 Aug, 2017

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 6,356 km

received on 23 Aug, 2017 

Map Monday

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Sent by Sandy in Tainan, Taiwan

on 23 Jul, 2019

Story time

Beatrix Potter's 

" Butter and milk from a farm" from "The Tale of The Pie and The Patty-Pan" 1905

Sent by Mami in Otawara, Japan

on 29 Jan, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 7,687 km

received on 4 Feb, 2014

Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 –1943) was an English Writer, Illustrator, natural Scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. 

 Helen Beatrix Potter

Long ago....

Doris Day ( 1922 –  2019) 

was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945.  Day's film career began during the latter part of the Golden Age of Hollywood with the film Romance on the High Seas (1948), leading to a 20-year career as a motion picture actress. She starred in films of many genres, including musicals, comedies, dramas, and thrillers.






Pat Boone

Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (June 1, 1934) is an American singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films.

Postcards from my collection 

Map Monday

Greetings from Kieler-Förde

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Sent by Anne in Kiel, Germany

on 4 Aug. 2016

Scenic Sunday

Greetings from Ireland

Sunset, Blasket Island, Dingle peninsula, Co. Kerry

Sent by Tina in Munich, Germany

on 18 Apr, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,720 km

Castel Toblino, Trentino, Italy

Sent by Samara in Wolfsburg, Germany

on 20 Mar, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,324 km

Science and Fairy Tales

Pulsar 2 (1979)

 An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Science Futures edited by George Hay, with book cover art by Adrian Chesterman

Sent by Marz, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
 on 19 Aug, 2019
travel time 17 days
distance travelled 7,073 km
received on 5 Sep, 2019



Beatrix Potter. The Tale of  Benjamin Bunny, 1904

Seny by Olga in Kostroma, Russia
on 7 Aug, 2018
travel time 72 days
distance travelled 1,174 km
 received on 18 Oct, 2018

Skyscrapers

Lunchtime

New York Skyscrapers

Sent by Lucie in Victoria, Canada

on 23 Mar, 2020

travel time 52 days

distance travelled 7,285 km

received on 14 May, 2020 

Buildings

University of Applied Sciences

Kaiserslautern, Germany 

Sent by Sabine in Landau in der Pfalz, Germany

on 5 Mar, 2020

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,729 km

Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain 

Sent by Carmen in Mérida, Spain

 on 8 Sep, 2017

travel time 31 days

distance travelled 3,253 km

Mailbox today

DE-9392106.

Reading room of the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris sent by Holger in Sibbesse

NL-4686412. 

Dutch books sent by Lia in Grave

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Saint Sigismund church (Králova Lhota) cultural monument of the Czech Republic sent by Milan in Králova Lhota

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Walk with  Me in Moonlight sent by Wendy in Ammerzoden

Also Helmi and Ilmi received postcards. click here

Ireland

Greetings from Ireland

Sent by Nora in Galway, Ireland
on 1 Nov, 2015
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 2,078 km

View of The Blasket Island, Slea Head on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland 

Sent by Camila in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
on 25 Jul, 2019
travel time 17 days
distance travelled 1,935 km

Hong Kong

Night view from KLN, Hong Kong 

Sent by William, Hong Kong 

 on 26 Jul, 2019

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

Panoramic view of Hong Kong after dark

Sent by Pam in Hong Kong

 on 14 Nov, 2013

travel time 26 days

distance travelled 7,924 km

Greetings from Hong Kong

Postallove

Sent by Amy, Hong Kong

on 6 Apr, 2019

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 7,918 km

Map Monday

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Sent by Veronica in Niles, Ohio

on 26 Jul, 2019

Scenic Sunday

Roque Bentayga, Tejeda, Gran Canaria, Spain 

Sent by Stephan in Köln. Germany

 on 7 Jul, 2014

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,593 km.

Roque Nublo

My collection

The south-eastern part of Tejeda includes the second highest point of Gran Canaria island, Pico de las Nieves ("Snows Peak") - 1,949 m (6,394 ft). Other remarkable summits in the municipality are Roque Nublo ("Cloud Rock") 813 m (2,667 ft) and Roque Bentayga ("Bentayga Rock") with its ritual place (almogarén) and other features.

Guernsey

 The Little Chapel chapel in Saint Andrew, in Les Vauxbelets. Guernsey.

The Little Chapel is situated in the Les Vauxbelets valley, Saint Andrew, Guernsey.  It was created in July 1914, by Brother Déodat. He planned to create a miniature version of the grotto and basilica at Lourdes, the Rosary Basilica. Some articles in the Daily Mail said that it "is the smallest functioning chapel in Europe, if not the world".

Sent by Theo in Lommel, Belgium

 on 7 Feb, 2017

travel time 37 days

distance travelled 1,615 km

France

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Le Mont Saint Michel, The sublime rock

Sent by Agnes on 30 Jan, 2014 

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The feast of Goémoniers tradition, men collecting seaweed.

Sent by Marina on 27 Dec, 2018

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Limousin. Collonges-la -Rouge

Sent by Anne Jane on 8 Sep, 2017

FB-Swap 2020

Brittany atmosphere

Sent by Nina on 26 Jun, 2020

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Cevennes National Park, France. Photo a. Gas

Sent by Clair & Andrien on 15 Aug 2016 from Cardet, France