tiistai 31. toukokuuta 2022

Tausendschön

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Tausendschön edition
Birds on a wire

Sent by Martina on 8 May, 2022 from Netphen, Gemany
Travel time 9 days



 

maanantai 30. toukokuuta 2022

Map Monday- Cape Cod

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Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 

Cape Cod is a geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. 

Sent by Emma-Leigh on 26 Oct, 2020 from Plymouth, Massachusetts 
Travel time 10 days

 


 

sunnuntai 29. toukokuuta 2022

Sunday visit to mosque

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 The Central Mosque Almaty, Kazakhstan
Central Mosque located in downtown Almaty is built in the Timurid style of architecture and accommodates up to 7,000 worshippers. 

Sent by Aida on 8 Sep, 2020 from Almaty

lauantai 28. toukokuuta 2022

Movie Night

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Greetings from Ron, Harry and Hermione

Sent by Evgenia on 17  Dec, 2021 from Moscow
Travel time 29 days
 

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Hedwig and Seven Books

Sent by Polya on 12 Mar, 2021 from Yaroslav, Russia
Travel time 27 days 

perjantai 27. toukokuuta 2022

Fairyland Friday

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Alice in Wonderland

"Twas brillig and the slithy toves"
Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol, Illustration Sir John Tenniel.

Sent by Tyn on 15 Apr, 2022 from Amsterdam 
Travel time 13 Days


Illustration Katja Saario, Finnish artist
FB -swap "keep safe and calm"- theme
 Sent by Sassa on 26 Mar, 2020 from Turku 




keskiviikko 25. toukokuuta 2022

Wildlife

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Sad rhino and child
Sent by Anna on 9 May, 2022 from Culemborg, The Netherlamds
Travel time 9 days


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Leopard, pastel, Author Natalia Molodtsova, Russia
Sent by Eve on 7 May, 2022 from LakeMary, Florida
Travel time 13 days

 

tiistai 24. toukokuuta 2022

Swiss Alps

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Vintage Travel Poster, Swiss Alps
Sent by Qingjun on 7 May, 2022 from Lugano, Switzerland
Travel time 6 days 

 

maanantai 23. toukokuuta 2022

Map Monday Germany

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The Weser is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. 
Sent by Günter on 26 Jul, 2019 from Ochtrup, Germany
Travel time  8 days


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The Teutoburg Forest and Weser Uplands 
The Teutoburg Forest is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Sent by Karen on 6 Mar, 2017 from Lubbecke, Gemany
Travel time 4 days
 

sunnuntai 22. toukokuuta 2022

Sunday Cathedral

Helsinki Cathedral
Postcard from 1960s

Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki.The church was originally built from 1830–1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas's Church until the independence of Finland in 1917. It is a major landmark of the city, and possibly the most famous structure in Finland as a whole when viewed globally.



 

lauantai 21. toukokuuta 2022

Saturday Dreaming

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Morning in Paris
Sent by Alexandra on 11 Jan 2020 from Selopugino, Russia  (-35 ° C )
Travel time 19 days


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Perfumes and colors south France
Sent by Blue on 25 Aug,2021 from Chuzelles, France ( + 25° C )
Travel time 12 days


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Greek village street 
Sent by Mattias on 25 Mae, 2016 from Hoyerswerda, Germany
Travel time 9 days


Greek Islands, Typical street view 
Sent by my sister-in-law on 24 Nov 2020 from Djursholm, Sweden
She also misses her travels to Greece

Käännöstulokset

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perjantai 20. toukokuuta 2022

Men

FB-swap. 
Members of No. 106 Squadron at Syerston, Nottinghamshire in front of Lancaster aircraft flown by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, in 1943

Sent by Tiia on 30 Oct, 2021 from Paimio, Finland


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Lewis Clark Cook (1909- 83) photographer for the Portland News in 1927.

Sent by Liz on 7 Nov, 2017 from Portland Oregon, U.S.A.
travel time 8 days.




torstai 19. toukokuuta 2022

Travel Thursday

 

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Home Lines, s/s Homeric

Sent by John on 19 Apr, 2022 from Georgia
Travel time 19 days

keskiviikko 18. toukokuuta 2022

German Castles

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Baroque castle in Ahaus. Weastfalen, Germany
Sent by Katrin on 12 Apr, 2016 from Ahaus


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Scwanenburg castle (Swan Castle), Kleve, Germany
Sent by Susanne on 13 Nov, 2013 from Rees

tiistai 17. toukokuuta 2022

Let the good times roll

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Inkognito by Rolf Tiemann, German artist
Sent by Anika on 25 Apr, 2022 from Neuburg an der Donau, Gemany  
Travel time 13 days

 

maanantai 16. toukokuuta 2022

Map Monday Arkhangelsk

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 Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Sent by Ann on 9 Sep, 2020, from Arkhangelsk, Russia 
Travel time 130 days


 

sunnuntai 15. toukokuuta 2022

Sunday Church

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150 years old village church in Alt-Marzahn, Berlin

Sent by Sieglind on 8 Jan, 2015 from Berlin
Travel time 20 days 

 

lauantai 14. toukokuuta 2022

Movie Nigt

The Graduate
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Sent by Shuyi on 9 Jul, 2016 from Evanston, Illinois
Travewl time 10 days

 

Untitled
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Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)

Sent by Sini on 16 Aug, 2013 from Lahti, Finland
Travel time 5 Days

perjantai 13. toukokuuta 2022

Bicycles

 

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Norddeich Mole
Norddeich Mole is a port for combined passenger and car ferries to the islands of Norderney and Juist, both very popular among holidaymakers, many of whom arrive by train (especially during the summer. 

Sent by Ingrid on 18 Sep, 2020 from Firrel, Germany
Travel time 10 days 


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Cycling break
Sent by Malin on 3 May, 2021 from sunny and windy Hamburg, Germant
Travel time 9 days 



torstai 12. toukokuuta 2022

Castles

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Hohenzollern Castle, Germany 
Setn byKatrin on 26 Jan 2018,  from Offenbug, Germany
Tracel time 11 days


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Český Šternberk Castle,  Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Sent by Jan on 5 Oct, 2014 from Ledec Nad Sazavou
Travel time 3 days


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Häme Castle, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Sent by Sirpa on 2 Sep, 2915 from Hämeenlinna
Travel time 3 days






 

keskiviikko 11. toukokuuta 2022

Peace

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Peace, Design by Fladina
Received on 8 May 2022
Sent by Sylvia on 25 Apr, 2022  from Zaanstad, The Netherlands
Travel time 13 days

 

tiistai 10. toukokuuta 2022

Trees

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Olive grove, Trevi, Italy

Sent by Ines on 21 Feb, 2017 from Genthin, Germany
Travel time 8 days


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Karri Forest
A section of the beautiful Karri Forest near Walpole on South Coast of West Australia

Sent by Kerry on 4 May, 2021 from Bunbury, Australia
Trave time 16 days


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Red Wood State and National Park, California U.S.A.

Sent by Elizabeth on 13 May, 2019 from Cloverdale, California
Travel time 13 days

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 Cherry tree, MiharuTakizakura, Fukushima, Japan 

The Miharu Takizakura  is an ancient cherry tree in Miharu, Fukushima, in northern Japan. It is a weeping higan cherry and is over 1,000 years old. It flowers in mid to late April, and its light pink flowers spread in all directions from the branches, like a waterfall.

Sent by Risa on 19 Sep, 2019 from Mito, Japan 
Travel time 6 days

maanantai 9. toukokuuta 2022

Map Monday - Hiddensee

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Hiddensee Island, Germany 

Hiddensee  is a car-free island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Germany's largest island, Rügen, on the German coast. The island has about 1,000 inhabitants. It was a holiday destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic  times, and continues to attract tourists today. It is the location of the University of Greifswald's ornithological station. 

Sent by Diemo on 25 Jun 2016 from Ebersbach, Germany
Travel time 9 days.



 

sunnuntai 8. toukokuuta 2022

Sunday churches

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Ostrava Churches

Sent by Karolina on 24 Sep, 2015 from Ostrava, Czech Republic
Travel time 7 days


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19th Century church on the banks of the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Sent by Bridget on 12 Nov, 2015 from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Travel time 20 days
 

lauantai 7. toukokuuta 2022

Movie Night

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Meine teuflich Gute Freundin

Sent by Stefanie on 29 Aug, 2021 from Kassel, Germany 
Travel time 13 days


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A Strrercar Named Desiree
Sent by Pat on 25 Aug, 2021 from Syracuse, New York 
Travel time 12 days

 

perjantai 6. toukokuuta 2022

Morning Coffee

Good Tuesdday morning


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Good Moorning , Illustration by Moryachok, Paper Postcards

Sent by Angelika on 25 Mar, 2020 from Ahaus, Germany

 

torstai 5. toukokuuta 2022

Traditional Dolls

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Traditional Russian rag doll "Kubishka-herbalist" is full of herbs - mint, oregano, St. John's wort. If it's mash, spread around the room a nice herbal flavor. In ancient times, "Kubishka-herbalist" used to purify the air.
Sent by Victoria on 8 Oct, 2014 from Surgut, Russia 
Travel time 26 days


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Matryoshka set in a row
Sent by Olesya on 9 Dec, 2014 from Chernushka, Russia
Travel time 15 days

 

keskiviikko 4. toukokuuta 2022

Flower Day

Madeira, Portugal
Orchids in the Quinta da Boa Vista
Sent by our friends on 7 Jan, 2007 from Madeira

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Minnesota Wild Flowers
Sent by Jessica on 28 Jan, 2018 from North Branch, Minnesota
Teavel time 14 days


Upper Left: WoodLily
Upper Right: Round -Loped Hrpatica "Hepayica Americana"

Center Left: Blue Flag "Iris Versicolor"
Center Right: Dragon's Mouth " Arethusa Bulboa

Lowe Left: Yellow Lady's  Slipper "Cypripedium Calclous"



 

Women in Science

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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Biologist
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942-) is a German developmental biologist and a 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate. She is the only woman from Germany to have received a Nobel Prize in the sciences.

Seny by Irina on 3 Mar, 2022 from Sank Blasien, Germany
Travel time 11 days


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Elizabeth Blackburn
Molecular Biologist
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn (1948 - ) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate.  She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine becoming the first Australian woman Nobel laureate. 

Sent by Allison on 8 Dec, 2019 from Lawrense, Kansas
Travel time 10 days


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Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Theoretical physicist
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906 – 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus. She was the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics, the first being Marie Curie. In 1986, the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award for early-career women physicists was established in her honor.

Sent by Yoonjeong on 26 Aug, 2021 fromCheonan, South Korea 
Travel time 197 days