sunnuntai 31. lokakuuta 2021

Churches,


FR-581264
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebeck, Canada
Received on 26 Sep, 2015
Sent by Justine ( Toulouse, France)


FR-456591
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes
Received on 22Dec, 2014
Sent by Marina, (Nantes, France)

FB-swap, Finnish churches
Jyväskylä, City Church, Finland
Received 15 Jul, 2021
Sent by Helka (Hämeenlinna, Finland)
 

lauantai 30. lokakuuta 2021

Big and Small

RU-4644894
Amur (Siberian) tiger with cub, Photo Dave Pape
The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica, formerly known as the Siberian tiger) is one of the largest cats in the world and today,  an estimated 500 – 550 can be found in the Russian Far East with a small number ranging across the border into China and possibly North Korea. In 1947 after WW2, Russia became the first country to ban tiger hunting and offer tigers full protection. 

Received  10 May, 2016
Sent by Margarita ( Tomsk, Russia )


Zoo de Madrid. Sent by my family 2017
Panthera tigris



DE-6696691
Rest cleanses the soul
FOUR PAWS Foundation for Animal Welfare

Received 4 Dec, 2017
Sent by Margitta (Dresden, Germany)


RU-6678832
Snow leopard cub

Received 13 Aug, 2018
Sent by Svetlana (Krasnojarsk, Russia)


FR-1098386
Little cute cat from France

Received on 24 Nov, 2018
Sent by Celine (Elbeuf, France)

perjantai 29. lokakuuta 2021

Black and White

DE-4245308
Sheeps on North Sea islands of Sylt
Received on
Sent by Ariane (Hamburg, Germany)


DE-7874478
Lübeck.  Panorama at the Hüxtertor bridge
Received on 27 Jan, 2019
Sent by Jürgen (Germany)



DE-3587002
Singhofen how it used to be, 1910
Received on 17 Oct, 2014
Sent by Sigrid (Singhofen, Germany)

 

torstai 28. lokakuuta 2021

Sceneries


FB-swap Towards Summer
 Manfred Unnsin - artwork studios
Received Mar, 2020
Sent by Johanna (Kausala, Finland) 

DE-3574862
Postcard book: Bridges
Bridge across the Dreisam near Freiburg, Germany
Received on 13 Oct, 2014
Sent by Helmut ( Thuringian Forest, Germany) 

DE-4572761
At the old canal
Received on 29 Sep, 2015
Sent by Steffen ( Regensburg, Germany) 

Direct Flickr-Swap
Karwendel mountain chain; Tyrol, Germany
Sent by Mandy (Evessen, Germany)


 

keskiviikko 27. lokakuuta 2021

Buildings

New York Botanical Garden, U.S.A.
Sent by Peter on 12 May 2017 from New York


 Building in Lenin Square, built in 1909. Tomsk, Russia 
Received on 6 Nov, 2019
Sent by Ekaterina (Tomsk, Russia)


Traditional house on the Island of Sylt, Germany
Received on 11 Mar, 2015
Sent by Susanne (Düsseldorf, Germany)


Farmhouse in Lozère, France
Received on 24 Sep, 2014
Sent by Catherine (Bruay-la- Buissiere, France) 

tiistai 26. lokakuuta 2021

Masters of handicrafts

RU-1594686
From the series Portrait of the Master. Photo by Oleg Krutov 

Received 26 Mar,2013
Sent by Svetlana (Moscow, Russia)


RU-5095937
Russian Needlewomen. Photo by Vyacheslav Andreev

Received on 30 Oct, 2016
Sent by Elena, (Novosibirsk, Russia)


RU-7290486
Welcome to the city of masters Belgorod! Photo by Alex Dvorkin

Received 27 Mar, 2019
Sent by Alex (Belgorod, Russia) 

maanantai 25. lokakuuta 2021

Multiviews

DE-9619700
Monuments of Thessaloniki-Macedonia-Greece
Received on 28 Sep, 2020
Sent by Barbara (Rüsselsheim, Germany)


FI-4006286
Riviera Ligure, Italian Riviera,
 Cinque Terre
Received on 2 Sep, 2021
Sent by Marita (Jyväskylä, Finland)

The Cinque Terre (meaning "Five Lands") is a coastal area within Liguria, in the northwest of Italy. It  comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



US-3657149
Copper country, Michigan
Received on 28 Oct, 2015
Sent by Maria ( Marquette, Michigan)

The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.The area is so named as copper mining was prevalent there from 1845 until the late 1960s. 


FR-1318016
Châteauroux (Indre) France
Walk along the Indre River

Received on 5 Oct, 2020
Sent by Emma (Châteauroux,France)  

sunnuntai 24. lokakuuta 2021

Churches

BG-148169
The St. Alexander Nevsky Memorial Temple, Sofia, Bulgaria

The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is believed to be one of the 50 largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world. It is one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions. 

Received on 27 Jan, 2021
Sent by Irena ( Sofia, Bulgaria)


FB-swap 2021
Finnish Churches
The church of Virrat was built in 1772-1774.  From the three church bells, the oldest one dates back to 1657. 

Sent by Elina (Virrat, Finland)


FB-swap. 2021
Churches foreign countries
Basilica di S. Marco, Veneice, Italy
Interior seen from the central nave with the Byzantine cross

Sent by Päivi ( Lahti, Finland)


RU-3628819
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Received on 11 May, 2015
Sent by Lina (Saint Petersburg, Russia) 

lauantai 23. lokakuuta 2021

Autumn Serenity

RU-4124778
Russia, Autumn in Dombai (Western Caucasus, a Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Received on 4 Dec, 2015
Sent by Veronica ( Ovorosslysk, Russia)


RU-6329556
Mysterious stone pillars of Russia
Received on 12 Mar, 2018
Sent by Tatiana (Saint Petersburg, Russia)


RU-4072927
Karakol lake, Russia.  Photo Pavel Filatov, Landscape & Ethnic Photography from Mongolia, Altai and Tuva. Photo Pavel Filatov
Received on 20 Nov, 2015
 Sent by Kate (Barnaul, Siberia)

perjantai 22. lokakuuta 2021

Bridges

 

US-5034885
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California U.S.A.
Iconic landmark that connects San Francisco to Marin, designed by Joseph Strauss in 1922.

Received on 15 Dec, 2017
Sent by Jason (San Francisco, U.S.A.)


US-4029385
Hoover Dam and Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. 
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was referred to as Hoover Dam after President Herbert Hoover.

Received on 27 May, 2016
Sent by Jason (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  

US-3642624
London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, U.S.A.
London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It was originally built in the 1830s and formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England. The bridge was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch from the City of London in 1968. 

Received on 2 Oct, 2015
Sent by Chasity (Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.)


US-5663604
Railroad Bridge , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Received on 26 Oct, 2018
Sent by Rachel (Waco, Texas, U.S.A.)


CN- 3015388
The Chaotianmen Bridge over the Yangtze River, Chongqing, China
 The bridge, which opened on 29 April 2009, is the world's longest through arch bridge.

Received on 17 Dec, 2010
Sent by Reine (Chongqing, China)

torstai 21. lokakuuta 2021

Stars and Stripes

US-5371137
Geneseo, New York
Geneseo is a town in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. 
The Bear Fountain sits in the center of Geneseo village's Main Street. In this picture, it is decorated with flags for Memorial Day. The village and town are known today mainly as the home of the State University of New York at Geneseo.

Receive on 14 Jun, 2018
Sent by David (Geneseo, U.S.A.)


US-2345741
Iwo Jima Statue
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The war memorial was inspired by the iconic 1945 photograph of six Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Received on 8 Aug, 2013 
Sent by Claire ( Las Vegas, Nevada)


US-594452
Boston old State House adorned for the centennial celebrations of 1876. The Old State House is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States.

Received on 29 Apr, 2019
Sent by James (Cambridge, Massachusetts) 

keskiviikko 20. lokakuuta 2021

Summer Memoriea


Cherry trees
Art by Asta Pulkkinen, Finnish Naive artist
Postcard sent to U.S.A.


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After the Rain
Illustration Minna Immonen, Finnish
Postcard sent to France


Bicycle Trip
Illustration Minna Immonen, Finnish
Postcard sent to Philippines

Summer Cottage
Illustration Minna Immonen, Finnish 
Postcard sent to U.S.A.

 

tiistai 19. lokakuuta 2021

Trains

AT-276330
Steam locomotive 33.132 in the station Weißenbach-Neuhaus. Photo  Karl Wildberger
Received on 27 May, 2016
Sent by Friedrich (Vienna,Austria)


TW-249215
The Alishan National Scenic Area. 
The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Received 24 Apr, 2019
Sent by PeiChi, (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)



BR-534895
Ottawa Transportation Commission Streetcar/Tram 815, Canada
Received on 6 Jul, 2020
Sent by Ivan (Campinas, Brazil) 

maanantai 18. lokakuuta 2021

Monday Meetups

AX-7709
Greetings from Åland Islands Postcrossing 15 years birthday meetup:)
Sent by Peter from Mariehamn, Åland

FI-36390310
The Juselius mausoleum. Photo Pia Airaksinen 

Meetup in Pori, Finland
Sent by Päivi in Tampere, Finland