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Ruins of St. Paul Macau

The Ruins of Saint Paul's are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau, China.  Today, the ruins are one of Macau's best known landmarks and one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World. In 2005, they were officially listed as part of the Historic Center of Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Traditional Chinese costumes

Two postcards sent by Jose from Macau

Men

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Crowded House. Photo Dennis Keeley

Crowded House are an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1985.

Sent by Ros on 30 May 2022 from Tasmania

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Portrait of Adrian Paul Alllinson, 1909 by Emil Otto Hoppé 

Adrian Paul Allinson  (1890 –  1959) was a British painter, potter and engraver known for his landscapes of Southern Europe and North Africa, and for a series of notable posters he made for London Transport.

Emil Otto Hoppé (1878 – 1972) was a German-born British portrait, travel, and topographic photographer active between 1907 and 1945. Born to a wealthy family in Munich, he moved to London in 1900 to train as a financier, but took up photography and rapidly achieved great success.

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Mahatma Gandhi 

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 –1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

 Copperplate etching, based on a silver-pencil drawing by Dorothea Stock, 1789

Sent by Rebecca on 24 Jan, 2021 from Hamburg, Germany 

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Hairdresser Lwowski and his hairdressing salon

Sent by Olga on 29 Jan, 2015 from Warsaw

 

Sunday Churches

Warm Greetings from Lenggries

Parish Church of St. Jakob and Brauneck, Lenggries, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Sent by Marcus on 8 May 2015 from Lenggries

Mainz am Rhein 

Cathedral with Leichhof

Sent by D. on 14 Mar, 2015 from Frankfurt

Summer Memories

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Snufkin is a philosophical vagabond who wanders the world fishing and playing the harmonica. He carries everything he needs in his backpack, as he believes that having too much stuff makes life overly complicated. My Favorite character in Moomin Valley

Sent by Airi on 1 Jun, 2022 from Kemi, Finland

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Fishing with best friend

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish artist

Sent by Tanja on 27 Jun, 2022 from Vaasa, Finland

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Secret Garden

Illustaion Virpi Pekkala, Finnish artist

Sent by Dolores on 27 Jun, 2022 from Parainen, Finland

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Sent by Yujkari on 17 Jam, 2022 from Fukushima, Japan 

 

Waterfalls

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Krkonoše - Mumlavsky - waterfall

Mumlava waterfall is to be found on the river Mumlava. It belongs among the most popular touristic places in western part of the National park. 

Sent by Andrea on 17 Mar, 2015 from, Hradek Karlove 

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Julian Alps, Slovenia, Kozjak Fall

Photo Marko Pintaric

Sent by Majda on 16 Feb, 2015 from Ljubljana, Slovakia 

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Summer, Buachaille Etive Mor, Glencoe, The Highlands of Scotland

Sent by Nick on 15 Oct, 2014 from Glasgow.

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Tocco Falls, Georgia U.S.A.

At 186 feet high, Toccoa Falls is one of the tallest (taller than Niagara Falls) freefalling waterfalls east of the Mississippi. 

Sent by Hank on 12 May 2017 from Marietta, Georgia  U.S.A. 

Kuerlinkka Waterfalls, Kolari, Finland

Sent by my aunt on 29 Sep, 1970

 

On the beach

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View of the beach, Positano, Italy

Sent by Lamberto on 24 Jan, 2012 from Belluno

Pigadia, Karpathos, Greece 

My travels 2018

Liepaja, Latvia

Sent by my nephew and family on 23 Jul, 2008 from Liepaja

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Sea Beach, Krabi, Thailand

Sent by Mint on 3, Nov, 2016 from Bangkok, Thailand

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Vlissingen beach,  Netherlands, Photo Riet Lieferink

Sent by Jeanine on 2 Sep, 2016 from Huist

Pefkari, Thassos, Greece

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Dali

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Casa Slvador Dali, Portlligat 

The Salvador Dalí House-Museum is the house in Portlligat, Catalonia, Spain, where Salvador Dalí lived and worked from 1930 to 1982. After the death of his wife Gala Dalí, he took up residence at Púbol Castle.

Sent by Joe on 3 Oct, 2015 from Catalonia, Spain

The Enigma of Desire

Archeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus

 

Summer Memories

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Keep Calm and Take a Hike 

Enjoy the fresh sea air and beautiful view by walking along the 13-kilometer path that runs around the center of Mariehamn on the west and east shores of the city.

Sent by Hilkka on 9 Jun, 2022 from Åland

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Peaceful Sunset over Tylön, Sweden 

Sent by Raija on 21 Jun, 2022 from Heinävesi, Finland

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Flower, Original Oil Painting by Marija Vargantolic ( former Yugoslavia )

Sent by Leena on 16 Aug, 2011 from Helsinki, Finland

Sunsets

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Sunset at Gaomei Wetland, Taichung City, Taiwan 

Sent by Si Jin on 14 Jul, 2017 from Dong Qu, Taiwan 

Hong Kong, August sunset

Causeway Bay, North Wan Chai- Central 

Sent by Virginia on 2 Dec, 2019

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Furukawa Pavilion 

Sent by Daizo on 22 Sep, 2018 from Tokyo, Japan

London Attractions

Sent by my brother and my niece

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Sent by Yue on 12 May, 2017 from Beijing, China 

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Bergrauschen.  Art Marion Tenbergen

Sent by Angelika on 10 Apr, 2015 from Duisburg, Germany

Sunday Church

Greetings from Karijoki, Finland

Photo Jaakko Uusi-Hakala 1988

Karijoki Church

The Karijoki Church is protected under the Church Act. The Karijoki Church grounds are listed as a nationally significant built cultural environment.

Sheep Saturday

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The Portland is a heathland sheep, which has been found in its native Dorset area for many hundreds of years. It is a member of a tan-faced group of breed and, despite rescue from near- extinction in the 1920s, is still  classified as rare breed.

Sent by Jane on 15 Jan, 2014 from Perth, Australia

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Greetings from the Sea

Sent by Josephin on 22 Oct, 2015 from Karlsruhe, Germany 

 

Finland

Suomenlinna - Sveaborg, Helsinki, 1971

UNESCO World Heritage

Padasjoki 1970s

Forssa,  Finland 

Market place, Bus Station and Church. 1971

Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland in the Tavastia Proper region.The name Forssa comes from the Swedish word "fors", meaning rapids.

Old Rauma, UNESCO World Heritage

Sent by Päivi on 13 Nov, 2014 from Paimio

Night views

Dadong Sea, Bathing Beach , Sanya, China

Sent by my cousins Mika and Minna, 2016

Riccione , Italy. 

Sent by my brother, 1970

Tenerife, Canary Islands 2018

My collection

Teide National Park, Tenerife  2017

My collection

 

Work

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Beef Noodle, Taipei

Sent by Pai Szu Chia on 13 Jan 2013 from Taipei

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Greek Grandmother baking bread.

Sent by Simone on 12 Nov, 2021 from Wurzburg

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German Postmen 1871

Sent by Marcus on 8 Nov, 2017 from Castrop-Rauxel

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Postman on the street in the city of Kovel, Ukraine 1917

Sent by Oksana on 24 Oct, 2020 from  Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine