Sunday Temple

Unique building St Orres, California U.S.A. 

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Traditional hindu  temple in  Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

 

Greetings from U.S.A.

Book cover

Creativity in Industry

Sent by Elsa on 24 Apr 2020 from New Mexico

The colorful fish wharfof Portland, Maine

Sent by Louise on 15 Feb, 2014 from Albany, New York

California. 

Grown and packed by College Heights Orange & Lemon Ass'n, Claremont, California

Sent by Scott on 2 Mar 2014 from Claremont

Los Angeles California

Sent by Sharon on 10 Feb, 2014 from Los Angeles

Wyoming

Sent by Judy on 26 Jun, 2019 from Pine dale Wyoming

Florida's Lighthouses

These are three of Florida's 28 remaining lighthouses, St. Augustine Lighthouse, Ponce de Leon Lighthouse and St. Mark's Lighthouse

Sent by Carrie on 28 Feb, 2023 from Florida 

Multiview Monday

Viseu, Portugal

Sent by Miguel  on 15 Jul, 2017 from Viseu

Lots of love from Holland 

Sent by Hannah on 22 Apr, 2013 from Leimuiden, The Netherlands

Water falls of Samos island, Greece

Sent by me to me on 2020 from Votsalakia, Samos

Lindos, Rhodes, Greece

Sent by me to me on May 2013

Sequoia and Kings  Canyon National Parks, California, U.S.A.

sent by John on 26 Feb, 2016 from Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A.

 

Aerial views

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Morgan Bay - Wild Coast - South Africa 

Delightful seaside resort on the Ntshala River lagoon - with rugged cliffs, a magnificent beach and hillside walks over to Double Mouth.

Sent by Julia on 30 Jul, 2014

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Cape Peninsula - Cape Town - South Africa

The Cape Peninsula stretches from Table Mountain in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South. The Cape Peninsula has thousands of Fauna and Flora species and is truly amazing place to visit.

Sent by Barry on 18 Jun, 2014

Mountain View, California

An aerial view of Castro Street downtown Mountain View. 

Photo Andrew McKinney

Sent by Ryan on 4 Oct, 2020 from Mountain View

 

Map Monday

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Lancester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 

Sent by Ashley on 7 Feb. 2017 from  Lancester, U.S.A.

Travel time 9 days

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Highway 49 - The Golden Chain Highway, California's Historic Gold Country

Sent by Sue on 21 Sep, 2018 from Grass Valley, California

Travel time 11 days

Tribes of Indian Nation

Sent by Peggy on 27 Jul, 2019 from Kentucky, U.S.A.

 

Boats ans ships

Direct Swap 

The Queen Mary in all her glory, Photo by Veta Banks

Received on 16 Aug, 2013

Sent by Kimberly ( California U.S.A)  

Lisbon view, 2011

Received on q2 Nov, 2013

Sent by my friend Soili ( Paço de Arcos, Portugal

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Orient Line Via Suez Canal to Australia

Received on 24 Sep, 2014

Sent ny Lola (Pontferrada, Spain) 

Universities and libraries

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Greetings from Redlands where the desert meets the mountains

University of Redlands, California

Received on 15 Nov, 2015

Sent by Jude ( Redlands, California ) 

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

The Maclaurin Building

Received on 28 Dec, 2016

Sent by David ( Madison, Wisconsin )

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The Park Building at the University of Utah.

Received on 6 Feb, 2019

Sent by Morgan ( Cordova, Utah ) 

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The Spartanburg County Public Library, South Carolina

Received on 9 Oct, 2017

Sent by Gail ( Woodruff, South Carolina ) 

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Aiken County Library, South Carolina

Received on 23 Jul, 2020 

Sent by Maryann  ( Vaucluse, South Carolina )

 

Bridges

 

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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.)

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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)

  

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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.)

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Railroad Bridge , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Received on 26 Oct, 2018

Sent by Rachel (Waco, Texas, U.S.A.)

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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)

Aquarelles

Gdansk, Poland

Abbots' Palace in Oliwa

Art by Katarzyna Tomala

Sent by Ania in Lebork, Poland

sent on 8 Jan, 2018

travel time 10 days

Radzivilov Castle (XVI)

Nesvizh 1957

Artist Ivan Medvedev ((1913-1998), Russia

Sent by Anna in Minsk, Belarus

sent on 15 Dec, 2018

travel time 22 days

”Emerald Bay’s Winter Blanket” South Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, U.S.A. Art by Barb Kallestad. Nevada, U.S.A.

Sent by our son from his travel to Reno, Nevada

Bridges U.S.A.

Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan.

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 6,660 km

set by Heather, Lansing, Michigan

 

Oregon

The Earnest Covered Bridge, built in 1938, is one of many along the rural roads of Oregon.

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 7,593 km

sent by Debbie, Postland, Oregon

Golden Gate, California

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.  The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 1,171 km

sent by Diana, Moscow, Russia

Trees

Joshua Tree National Park, California U.S.A.

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travel time 12 days

distance travelled 7,472 km

sent by Chelsea, in Fort Payne, Alabama

Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of Los Angeles, near San Bernardino and Palm Springs. The park is named for the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the Mojave Desert. 

 Autumn 

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travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,471 km'

sent by Pavla in Prague

Summer

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travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,179 km

sent by Christina in Schwerin 

birdwatching

Port Orchard, Washington, U.S.A.  Cormorant on wharf piling.

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 7,381 km

sent by Ilaria, Washington, U.S.A.

The roadrunners (genus Geococcyx) are found in the southwestern United States and Mexico, usually in the desert. Some have been clocked at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).

travel time 24 days

distance travelled 6,924 km

sent by Gary, Iowa, U.S.A.

Waterfalls and Fall

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Montmorency Falls

travel time 45 days

distance travelled 6,327 km

sent by Trupti, Toronto, Ontario

Montmorency Falls is a huge waterfall located along the Montmorency River, just 11 kilometers north-east of Quebec-City.   These spectacular waterfalls are nearly 30 meters  higher than Niagara Falls. 

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California, U.S.A.
Waterfalls of Yosemite
Yosemite National Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 7,145 km
sent by John, Wilmington, North Carolina

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Canada's Natural Beauty

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 6,371 km

sent by Carolyn, Hamilton, Ontario

Rural Quebec is ablaze with fall colours.

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Iowa, U.S.A.
Autumn colors in Ledges State Park
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 7,079 km
sent by Linda, Boone, Iowa

Public transport

 River boats in Amsterdam 

Sent by Calvin in Bussum, Netherlands

Distance: 1,524 km

Travel time: 17 days

Cable Car in San Francisco

Sent by  Soobin in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Distance: 6,784 km

Travel time: 10 days

Red buses in London

Sent by  my friend on her vacation to London.

Westminster Bridge

One of London's famous Routemaster buses is seen here in the shadow of Big Ben. The bus has just been repainted and the advertisements have yet to be affixed making it look redder than usual.

Sent by my brother.

Or do you prefer private transport, perhaps a water limousine...

Venice Taxi Boats

Sent by Elena, Russia

Distance: 1,758 km

Travel time: 21 days