Five Randoms from the 1970s

Brighton from the air, United Kingdom 

Memory from Brighton 1971

Buckingham Palace, London 

Sent by Jean on 24 Aug, 1971

The Marlboro Stagecoach on its Journey Through Germany

Sent by Käthe on 24 Jul, 1975 

The Palace Pier, Brighton, United Kingdom

"The City of Cities"  Baghdad on the Hudson

New York City, Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground.

Sent by Kepa on 8 Oct, 1975 from Pelham, Village

Christmas Dance

Postcard from the 1950s

Illustration Bjarne Uttuslien ( 1909-1977) Finnish, Norwegian

Postcard from 1970s 

Illustration " Sirkku 15" Finnish  

Christmas dance at Dog Hill

Illustration Mauri Kunnas, Finnish 

Saturday Night

Middle of the Road. 

Middle of the Road is a Scottish pop group who have enjoyed success across Europe and Latin America since the 1970s. Before ABBA established themselves in the mid 70s, Middle of the Road were the sound of early europop with their distinctive harmonies and lead vocals from Sally Carr.

Greatest hits (1971-1073). Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep, Tweedle dee tweedle dum, Soley soley, Sacramento, Samson and Delilah, Bottoms up, Yellow boomerang

sent on 23 Feb, 2019

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,582 km

Sent by Wouter in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Dances at Hämeenkaari, Hämeenlinna, Finland,  1960s

The Finnish dance culture is unique; you cannot find as many individual dance pavilions in any other country. You will have the opportunity to experience up to 15 different dances in one night! 

In Finnish this event is called “lavatanssit” – people will gather to one (out of almost 800) dance pavilion and dance with each other through the night. If you’re not very big on dancing, it is also a great social event. These dances have a very unique mood and dancing is a health-promoting exercise!

Facebook swap sent by Päivi

Have a nice Saturday Dance Evening!

Costa Brava

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Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar

travel time 39 days

distance travelled 3,022 km

set by Francisco, Pontevedra, Spain

Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar

sent by my sister-in-law in the 70s

Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar, Playa de Canyelles

sent by my sister-in-law in the 70s

The Costa Brava "Wild Coast" or "Rough Coast" is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. 1950s, the Costa Brava was identified by the Spanish government and local entrepreneurs as being suitable for substantial development as a holiday destination, mainly for package holiday tourists from Northern Europe and especially, the United Kingdom and France. The combination of a very good summer climate, nature, excellent beaches and a favourable foreign exchange rate before the creation of the single European currency, which made Costa Brava an attractive tourist destination, was exploited by the construction of large numbers of hotels and apartments in such seaside resorts as Blanes, Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar. Tourism rapidly took over from fishing as the principal business of the area.

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Costa Brava
travel time 18 days
distance travelled 2,621 km
sent by Teresa, Grona

Evenings

Sunset in London

The Champs Elysee and The Arc de Triomphe in Paris

 Evening scenery in Spain

 My collection from the70s

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 1957  

Happy New Year 1967

Happy New Year 1977

Happy New Year 1987

Happy New Year 1997

Happy New Year 2007

Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2017!

This is my entry for "Postcards for the weekend 18: Time/Clock"

Advent Calendar Day 11. - Third Sunday of Advent

Christmas lights and candles ward off the dark of winter by Raija Nokkala.

Memories

From Christian in Vienna, Austria
Distance: 1,646 km
Travel time: 4 days

Hippie Envelope from Gemma in Doetimchem, Netherlands

Distance: 1,510 km

Travel time: 5 days

Six Campervans from Heather in Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Distance: 1,735 km
Travel time: 7 days

One Hippievan

Love and Peace from Tatjana in Bremen, Germany

Distance: 1,316 km

Travel time: 8 days

 Our blue Campervan ( Kompivaari) on the way to adventure for sure.

 Perhaps we were  listening to Bob Dylan .

Las Palmas

Santa Catalina Park, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Santa Catalina Park, with its classical kiosks, is the touristic and commercial heart of the capital and the meeting place for visitors.

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Las Palmas, 18th Febr. 1976
From my sister-in-law.

Donkies

Donkey riding on the sands, Exmouth, Great Britain, 1970

Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain, 1970

Traditions

Flamenco is the traditional song and dance of the Gypsies (flamencos) of Andalucia. Flamenco was listed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.

Tilos island, Greece, traditional costumes

Traditional Sami costumes, Finland

On the Beach

1970, Brighton Palace Pier, England

The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England, which opened in 1899. It is generally known as Palace Pier for short but has been ordinarily renamed Brighton Pier since 2000 by its owners.

1972, Benidorm, the Spanish Manhattan,  Levante Beach

Until the 1960s, Benidorm was a small fishing village; today it is known for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers. 

From my sister-in-law on her travels in the 70's.

Almond trees

Ifach's Rock, Alicante,  Costa  Blanca, Spain, 1970

Tejeda, Gran Canaria, 1972

From my sister-in-law

Tejeda is a small village situated in the centre and the summit of the Island of Gran Canaria. It is  famous for its almond trees and natural monument called "Roque Nublo"

On our way to Tejeda in 2013