This and That on Tuesday

Zeeland Windmills

Wendy sent kind regards with this postcard on 13 Mar, 2015 from Assen

Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Sent by zhoufan on 12 Jul, 2014 from China

Keukenhof, Holland

Sent by Petra on 12 Feb, 2014 from Diemen, Netherlands

Tyrannosaurus Rex

MUJA - Museo del Jurasico, Asturias, Spain

Sent by Karla on 17 Mar, 2014  from Pola de Lavana, Spain  

Niagara Falls, Canada

The Floral Clock is very popular attraction in the Niagara area. There are more than 16,000 bedding plants in each design. 

Sent by Marti on 20 Feb, 2014 from Manchester U.S.A. 

Today's mail

 Classroom. Photo Christopher Lefebure, France

French language lesson
Ranskan kielen oppitunti

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 172 km

Received 16 Nov, 2017

Sent by Merja, Finland

 Niagara Falls.  Majestetic Canadian Horseshoe Falls

Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, is the largest of the three waterfalls which collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada-US Border.

Niagaran putoukset on kolmen vesiputouksen muodostama ryhmä Niagarajoessa, Yhdysvaltojen ja Kanadan rajalla itäisessä Pohjois-Amerikassa. Putouksista suurin eli Horseshoe Falls on jaettu maiden kesken, kaksi muuta ovat Yhdysvaltain puolella.

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 6,371 km

 Received 16 Nov, 2017

Sent by Diana, Canada

Venetsianov Alexei (1780-1847 ) Reapers. Elonkorjaajat 1820

Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov was a Russian painter, renowned for his paintings devoted to peasant life and ordinary people.

Aleksei Gavrilovitš Venetsianov oli venäläinen taidemaalari, joka on parhaiten tunnettu hänen talonpoikaiselämää ja tavallisia ihmisiä kuvaavista teoksistaan.

Received 16 Nov, 2017

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 8,104 km

Sent by Gala, U.S.A

Wartburg castle in winter. Eisenach, Germany

The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages. It is situated on a 410 meters precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List.

Wartburgin linna on eräs Saksan kuuluisimmista keskiaikaisista linnoista. Se sijaitsee Thüringenissa Eisenachin kaupungissa 410 metrin korkuisella kukkulalla. Wartburgin linna valittiin vuonna 1999 Unescon maailmanperintökohteeksi.

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,825 km

Received 16 Nov, 2017

Sent by Dagmar, Germany