Greetings from Germany

Traditional buildingd  from Germany

Leonberg

Sent by Harry on 8 Nov, 2015 from Stuttgart

German Carnival Museum in Kitzingen

Sent by Elisabeth on 7 Feb, 2018 from Wurzborg

Traditional house from Keitum, Sylt Island

Sent by Susanne on 11 May, 2015 from Düsseldorf

Oberammergau Pilatushaus - Pilate's House

Sent by Isolde on 6 Jan, 2014 from Pfozheim

Hamburg 1906, Fountain in Altona.

Sent by Olaf on 10 Oct, 2016 from Hamburg 

Women

Women sitting on steps.

 1896-1920. Alfred Newton & Son

English Heritage Archive

Sent by Ruth in  Huddersfield, UK

 on 11 Mar, 2014

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 1,717 km

21 Mar, 2014 received on

Lovely ladies with pretty hats

Sent by Renate in  Übach-Palenberg, Germany

on 1 Oct, 2014

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,602 km

13 Oct, 2014 received on

Marilyn Monroe
( American actress 1926- 1962) 1952. 

 Photo Philippe Halsman.

Facebook swap

Sent by Imane in Turku, Finland

Audrey Hepburn

( British actress  1929 –  1993) 

Sent byAnna in Prague, Czech Republic

on 21 Sep, 2018

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,457 km

Bette Davis

(American actress 1908 – 1989)

Sent by Filipe, Lisbon, Portugal

on 20 Sep, 2018

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 3,383 km


From my family album

Memory Monday

 Waikiki 1905

From Surfing:  A  History of the  Ancient Hawaiian Sport by Ben Finney and James D. Houston ( 1996)

Sent by Casey in Jacksonville, U.S.A.

 on 31 Jul, 2018

travel time 30 days

distance travelled 7,693 km

received on 30 Aug, 2018 

On the beach

  Niechorze, Poland, 1917

Sent by Luzia in Kielce, Poland

on 15 Mar, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,289 km

received on 20 Mar, 2015 

Stuttgart, Germany. 1919

Sent by Karin in Meßstetten, Germany

on 29 Oct, 2019

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,801 km

received on 5 Nov, 2019 

Sleet. 

St.Anna's Church. Vilnius, 1961. Photo Antanas Sutkus

Sent by Dalia in Vilnius, Lithuania

on 20 Jan, 2019

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 908 km

received on 28 Jan, 2019 

History

2. May 1945,  Berlin 

Soviet soldiers hoist the victory flag on the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Sent by Tobias in Jänickendorf, Germany

 on 15 Mar, 2020

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,236 km

received on 19 Mar, 2020 

25 May 1919,  Moscow

Lenin with a group of army officers inspecting troops of the nationwide military training service in Red Square. 

Sent by Larissa, Belarus

on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,028 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020 

White Star Line. Titanic 1912 , Southampton- New York

Hit an iceberg 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later on 15 April 1912

Sent by Ria in New Braunfels, U.S.A

 on 14 Aug, 2014

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 8,486 km

received on 29 Aug, 2014 

Black and White

 

Two men from the Aran Islands, Co. Galway, Ireland c. 1920

The woven wool waistcoat was worn over either a heavy flannel shirt or knitted jumper.

Sent by Tina, Ireland at the time

sent on 1 Aug, 2018

travel time 5 days

Ride On, 1930
Ladies on Sidecar

Sent by Heather in Cheyenne, Wyoming
sent on 29 Mar, 2017
travel time 7 days

Kiss by the Hotel de Ville. Paris 1950.  Photo Robert Doisneau

Sent by Annerose near Cologne

sent on 7 Oct, 2018

travel time 11 days.

Map Monday

Historical map of Iceland

IS-28477
travel time 5 days

distance travelled 2,146 km

sent by Lena,  Reykjavik, Iceland

Statues

King Mycerinus (Mykerinos, Menakaure) between Goddess Hathor and the Goddess of a Province, Egypt.The statue was found in the valley temple of Mycerinus at Giza. 

EG-3905

travel time 45 days

distance travelled 3,693 km

sent by Rouwaida from Cairo 

Menkaure was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdomis , also well known under his Hellenized name Mykerinos.  Menkaure became famous for his tomb, the Pyramid of Menkaure, at Giza and his beautiful statue triads, showing the king together with his wives Rekhetre and Khamerernebty

  

Reliquary Bust of Saint Mabille. 14th. century, Musee Of Cluny. Paris

FR-719429

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,951 km.

sent by Thierry from Paris

Statue of Hittite King Suppiluliuma  II, Hatay

TR-229807
New Hatay Archeology Museum, Turkey

sent by Erdem Deniz from Antalya

Suppiluliuma II was the last known king of the New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire, ruling c. 1207–1178 BC.  The statue was found in 2011 excavation in Tell Tayinat. Dr. Harrison who is head of the excavation said the statue was probably damaged and buried during an Assyrian invasion of Suppiluliuma’s kingdom in 858 B.C. Tell Tayinat, a large low-lying mound, is located 35 kilometres east of Antakya,  along the Antakya-Aleppo road.

Japanese art

Art by Katsushika Hokusai 

JP-929673

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 7,764 km

sent by Jun in Tokyo

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 –  1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo)

Art by Torii Kiyonaga. Three Beauties after Bath.
 Originally in Edo era

JP-7041667

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 7,702 km

sent by Ryoko in Osaka

Art by Suzuki Harunobu

 JP-1164934

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 7,633 km

sent by Yumiko in Okayama

Tokugawa period, also called Edo period, (1603–1867), the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Map Monday

  Old world map of 1585

Sent by Inna, Astrakhan, Russia

O. Dapper. Rethymno, Crete, 1688

From me to me 

 Strahov Library - A symbolic map of Europe as a virgin (1592), Prague, Czech Republic

Sent by Iva, Hulin,   Czech Republic

Indonesia

Gatotkaca from epic of Mahabharata, India

From Kevin, Indonesia

sent on 21 Sep, 2017

travel time 32 days

distance travelled 10,345 km

The postcad is showing the flying super-man, Gatotkaca holding a giant postcard and parts of other landmarks, including the tip of one of the pyramids of Egypt, the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the outstretched arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and many others.

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. The Mahabharata is an important source of information on development of Hinduism between 400 BCE  and 200 CE.  Gatotkaca is character in the epic Mahabharata. 

The stamp was issued July 14 as part of a set honoring Postcrossing.

Glimpses Of The Past

The art of Anuar Dan

This card came from Mee Ling, Malaysia

Distance: 9,170 km

Travel time: 20 days

Anuar has cleverly put together local artifacts and the Malay architecture to give rise to works depicting the Malay heritage. His innovative use mixed media and effect of aging that he creates add charm to his works.  In the context of modern living his works are reminder of days gone by.

Ephesus, Turkey

Turkey, Ephesus, Fountain of Trajan

 Upper row: 

The Polio Fountain,

 The House of Virgin Mary, 

 The Temples of Dea Roma and Divus Julius Caesar (Temenos)

Lower row: 

The Prytaneion , 

Theatre, 

Curetes Street

From my vacation to Turkey and Ephesus

Chichen Itza

Chichén Itzá is a large Mayan city famous for a large, pyramid temple built by the Maya civilization. It is on the Yucatán Peninsula, about 120 km to the east of Mérida. The temple, called Castillo, is about 1 km in diameter. There are many temples and pyramids at Chichen Itza.  

 Chichén Itzá on kuuluisin ja parhaiten kunnostettu esikolumbiaaninen arkeologinen alue ja historiallinen kaupunki Jukatanin niemimaalla Meksikossa. Sen rakentamisen aloittivat mayat. Chichén Itzá kuuluu Unescon maailmanperintöluetteloon. Vuonne 2007 Chichen Itza valittiin maailman uuden seitsemän ihmeen joukkoon globaalin yleisöäänestyksen perusteella. Alue on Meksikon toiseksi eniten vierailtu arkeologinen kohde. 

Great add for my UNESCO World Heritage collection. Thank you Heather!

Distance: 7,047 km
Travel time: 12 days

Agia Fotini

Chapel of Agia Fotini in Pigadia. 

Karpathos island has at least 18 early-Christian basilicas, from the 5th and the 6th centuries AD. The basilica of Saint Fotini or Afoti, at Vronti beach, in Pigadia on the way to Village of Aperi, is one of the best preserved, although in ruins, and one of the most interesting historical sites on the island. The site contains the marble frame of the church and early Christian marble decorations and religious symbols.

Kouros

Kouros stone statue found around the village of Apollonas in Naxos island, Greece

Naxos is home to three ancient Kouros statues, dating from around 8th to 6th Century BC. The term Kouros refers to statues representing young male figures. The three in Naxos are truly exceptional. The first is located on a hillside, directly above Apollonas village. The other two are close to the village of Melanes.

The unfinished statue at Apollonas dates from around the 6th Century BC. It lies horizontally along the ground and is about 10.5 meters in length. Archaeologists believe it was meant to depict the ancient Greek God Dionysus.

Our vacation to Naxos in 2000. 

Wild West

Cold Rush Days

Old Sacramento, California

Once a year The Great California Gold Rush is recreated in the streets of Old Sacramento.  Dirt will cover J Street in Old Sacramento as the annual festival turns back the clock, transforming Sacramento’s 28-acre historic district into a scene straight out of the 1850s. Costumed performers portray historical figures, personalities and just plain folks, bringing history to life while old-timey musicians perform on multiple stages, evoking the vivid tunes and sounds of the times.

Received from JoEna in California, U.S.A.

Distance: 8,307 km

Travel time: 14 days

Tombstone, Arizona 

Once The Meanest Town in the West

Step into Tombstone AZ and you'll be stepping back into the rough and toughdays of the wild west. In the 1880s, Tombstone was a booming mining town that brought a rush of prospectors and miners looking to strike it rich. It also became a magnet to thieves, card-sharks, murderers, rustlers and an abundance of bad guy

From Dennis Los Angeles, California

Distance: 8,700 km

Travel time: 9 days