France

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Montauban (Ton-e-Garonne- France) 

Place Nationale, the soul and nerve centre of Montauban. 

Sent by Christiane on 27 Dec, 2017 from Montauban

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Paris and its wonders

Eiffel Tower (1887-1889) seen from the Pont Alexandre III.

Sent by Catherine on 8 Mar, 2022 from Unverre, France

Fontenay Abbey, France

UNESCO World Heritage 

Fontenay Abbey in Burgundy was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a leading French saint, and is the oldest preserved Cistercian abbey in the world.

Sent by Sigrid on 30 Nov, 2014 from München, Germany 

Madeloch Tower, Colloure, France

Sent by sister-in-law on 1979

Sunday Cathedrals- Milan and Paris

 

The Carhedral of Milan, Italy

Bougt on my trip yo Italy on 2007

The Milan Cathedral , Duomo di Milano, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary (Santa Maria Nascente), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.

The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete: construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. It is the largest church in the Italian Republic—the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state—and possibly the second largest in Europe and the third largest in the world (its size and position remains a matter of debate)

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Paris and its wonders.

The south side of Notre Dame cathedral and the Saint Etienne portal.

Seny by Jocelyne on 4 Mar, 2022  from Paris, France

Travel time 10 days

Winter in art

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Winter in Paris. 

Edouard Léon Cortès (1882–1969) was a French painter of French and Spanish ancestry. He is known as "Le Poète Parisien de la Peinture" or "the Parisian Poet of Painting" because of his diverse Paris cityscapes in a variety of weather and night settings.

Recrived on 22 Nov 2021

Sent by Helena ( Katoomba, Australia)

"Winter Sunset in Savo Province" 1848. 

Ferdinand von Wright (1822-1096) Finland

Harro Koskinen: Park, 1978

Harro Koskinen is a Finnish artist who was born in 1945. His most famous  works are  from his Pop Art period in the 1960s and the 1970s.  One of the most well-known figures in Harro's work, inspired by Pop Art, is a brightly coloured fat pig, whom the artist has given human qualities.  

Already at the beginning of the 1970s, Harro calmed down and turned to more traditional artistic language as in The Park. 

 

Mailbox today

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Reading room of the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris sent by Holger in Sibbesse

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Dutch books sent by Lia in Grave

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Saint Sigismund church (Králova Lhota) cultural monument of the Czech Republic sent by Milan in Králova Lhota

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Walk with  Me in Moonlight sent by Wendy in Ammerzoden

Also Helmi and Ilmi received postcards. click here

City cats

Momi  Café

Momi Café is a coffee house located in Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, China.  Specially, it is well known by its handmade milk tea called Siwa milk tea. The cafe also sells books, magazines. 

What is worth mentioning is the postcards there. There is a wall named "Mail to Future". There are 365 small cells on this wall, and each cell stands for one day in a year. Everyone can choose a postcard, write down the receiver’s name, the address, the zip code, and then put it into any cell and the postcard will be sent off on that day. This wall is treasure of the market town and it’s also known as the only one around China. What’s more, all the postcards are designed by the shopkeepers. With the help of many friends, there are almost 300 different kinds of postcards has come out and most of them are related to Suzhou.

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travel time 47 days

distance travelled 7,365 km

sent by Jely, Suzhou, China

Spring
 Illustration Andrei Arinouchkinem, Belarusian artist

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travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,028 km
sent by Alexey, Minsk, Belarus

Le Chat Noir
The Black Cat in Paris by Fernando de Cunha

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travel time 27 days
distance travelled 1,686 km
sent by Claire, Brussels, Belgium

Paris Cats on the Roof - Colette Bruneliere

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travel time 43 days

distance travelled 7,194 km

sent by Otayori, Hakodate, Japan

some capital cities

Moulin Rouge. Photo Ph.Francastel 

travel time 22 days

distance travelled 1,971 km

sent by Karina in Aubergenville, France

Bern. Switzerland

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 1,971 km

sent by Tanja in Bern, Switzerland

Prague, Czech Republic

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,473 km

sent by Hana in Prague

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,752 km

sent by Lea in Luxembourg

Santa Justa elevator, Lisboa, Portugal

From my friend in Portugal

Evenings

Sunset in London

The Champs Elysee and The Arc de Triomphe in Paris

 Evening scenery in Spain

 My collection from the70s

France

The Eiffel Tower

Received from Francy in Paris

Distance: 1,957 km

Travel time: 11 days

Greetings from France!

Received from Celia in southern France

Distance: 2,341 km

Travel time: 5 days

Thank you Francy amd Celia!

F is for France

 21.10.2002

France, Taize, from my niece.

Taizé is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
In Taizé lives the Taizé Community, a monastic,  ecumenial, international community founded in 1940 by Frère Roger, which has brothers from many different countries and from different Christian traditions. Taizé is also known as a place of pilgrimage primarily for young adults: every week, hundreds and thousands of visitors, generally between the ages of 17 and 30, visit Taizé for an experience of prayer and community life.

24.7. 1990 from our family friends

Once proclaimed first green city of France, it has been labeled a "Town of Art and History"  since 1986. Since 2008, Besançon's Vauban citadel has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

Paris 22. 6.1989 from our family friends

There are two natural islands on the Seine river right in the center of Paris,

and they’re right next to each other.

Île de la Cité, the larger island is the island where one of Paris’ most famous tourist attraction Notre Dame Cathedral lies but it’s also the historical center of the city.

Île Saint-Louis is the smaller island of the pair; they are close enough to be connected by a bridge.  Île Saint-Louis has not so many attractions as Île de la Cité but it is a lovely place to wander.

Notre Dame of Paris and the Parvis

Recieved on: 25 Jan, 2013

Distance: 1,577 km (980 miles)

Travel time: 12 days

 On Jan 25th I got a postcard of Notre Dame of Paris and the Parvis.
Thank you Reinhold from Kempen, Germany
I love these postcards from 50s and  60s . 

Notre Dame Pariisi on kaupungin gotiikan tyylisuuntaan rakennettu katedraali, ja yksi maailman kuuluisimmista kirkoista, jossa esimerkiksi Napoleon kruunattiin keisariksi. Notre Dame, eli koko nimeltään Notre Dame de Paris, rakennettin vuosina 1163-1345, ja sijaitsee paikalla, jossa sijaitsi Pariisin ensimmäinen kirkko, Saint Etienne basilika.

Notre Dame de Paris, also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame,

 is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It was build between 1163 -1345.