Song River

Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos

Sent by Sandra from Düsseldorf, Germany 

 

Reflections

Kreuzberg, Germany

Sent by Silvia on 3 Oct, 2028 from Oranienburgamarante, Portugal

Amarante, Portugal

Sent by Sandra on 17 Mar, 2023 From Amarante

 

Sunday Churches

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Painted churches of northern Moldavia, Romania

Sent by Anca on 11 Jul 2016 from Bucovina

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Cologne Cathedral at night

Sent by Burghild on 2 Nov, 2022 from Cologne, Germany 

Summer Picnic

On the banks of Marne-river. 1938. Photo Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

FB-Swap"Summer Greetings". Sent by Elina on 27 Jun, 2016 from Tampere, Finland

Red Bridge

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Red Bridge and Rioni river, Kutaisi, Georgia

Sent by Katja on 23 Feb 2015 from Leichlingen, Germany

She had visited Georgia four time and loves Georgia.

Kutaisi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally, second in importance, after the capital city of Tbilisi. Situated on the Rioni River, it is the capital of the western region of Imereti.

Red Bridge is the first iron bridge of Kutasi, built in 1863. 

 

Map Monday

Romantic Neckar valley

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travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,709 km

sent by Klaus, Backnang, Germany

Moselle River

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travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,512 km

set by Susanne, Dortmund, Germany

The Moselle valley is one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys. 

Russia Heritage

Uzukol, Western Caucasus, UNESCO Site

Sent by Max in Anapa, Russia

 on 25 Jul, 2019

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 2,207 km

The Western Caucasus has a remarkable diversity of geology, ecosystems and species. It is of global significance as a centre of plant diversity. Along with the Virgin Komi World Heritage site, it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact, containing extensive tracts of undisturbed mountain forests unique on the European scale.

Scenic Sunday

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Roaring Fork River

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 7,086 km

sent by Tessa, Kentucky, U.S.

Roaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mild rain shower. The "roar" of the water is amplified by its echo on surrounding mountain ridges.

Peaks of Mt. Grosser Geiger and  Mt. Maurerkeeskopf. Austria, Salzburg

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,625 km

 sent by Karl, Germany

Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Rotorua, New Zealand
swap sent by Raelyn, New Zealand

Greetings from Germany

Greetings from beautiful Magdeburg, 

View over the Elbe river

Sent by Julia on 27 May 2018 from Magdeburg

Greetings from Kassel

Sent by Ralf on 8 Jan, 2018 from Kassel

Greetings from Cologne 

Cologne Cathedral

Sent by Harald on 5 Jan 2014 from Cologne 

Nature

Altai Mountains, Russia

From Maria, Siberia, Russia

Velká Amerika (Big America, Czech Grand Canyon)

From Lucie, Prague, Czech Republic

Cakesota Island reflects in tidal pools from Second Beach,  Olympic National Park, WA, U.S.A.

From Bob, Washington

Ergaki Nature Reserve, Krasnoyarsk region, Siberia, Russia.

From Ekaterina, Stavropol, Russia

Berlin

Berlin – Oberbaum Bridge

From Marion in Berlin, Germany 

Distance: 1,242 km

Travel time: 6 days

The Oberbaum Bridge is a double-deck bridge crossing Berlin's River Spree, considered one of the city's landmarks. It links Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, former boroughs that were divided by the Berlin Wall, and has become an important symbol of Berlin’s unity.

The Victory Column with Victoria, the Goddess of Victory in the centre of the Tiergarten is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks and a popular tourist spot.

Sebt by Kerstin in Nuremberg, Germany

Distance: 1,620 km

Travel time: 21 days

Dresden and The Elbe

View of the old town of Dresden over river Elbe, Germany

From Thomas in Dresden

Distance: 1,353 km

Travel time: 6 days

Dresden on The Elbe

From Anni in Duisburg, Germany
Distance: 1,555 km
Travel time: 8 days

Dresden is a city of magnificent monuments, museums and galleries. Many historical and beautiful Baroque buildings are unique in all of Germany. During World War II, most of the buildings destroyed. Fortunately, these magnificent buildings were significantly restored after WW2.

Bridges andr Rivers

 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal)  connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware and Maryland in the United States. Considered one of the world's busiest canals - over 22,000 vessels sail through each year.

From Gabriela, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Distance: 6,433 km

Travel time: 6 days

Clements Stone Arch Bridge over Cottonwood River.  The bridge was built in 1887 of native limestone and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is now open only to pedestrians. 

From Marty, South-Carolina, U.S.A.

Distance: 7,381 km

Travel time: 12 days

Peaceful Waters

Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Dorrit from Austria spent her last vacation in Tenerife. 

She liked the warm weather and beautiful and varied landscapes.

But these waters are not always quite this peaceful.  

 Distance: 1,688 km

Travel time: 44 days

The Schooners Lannon, Ardelle &Fame in Essex, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 

Came from sitiaishah in Boston, U.S.A.

Distance: 6,060 km

Travel time: 16 days

Song River - Vang Vieng. Laos

Sandra was working and traveling for few months in South-East- Asia in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Thank you Sandra I'm so glad I can add a new country in my list :)

Distance: 1,558 km

Travel time: 20 days

Li Jiang, China

Lijiang, an attractive tourist destination in Yunnan Province, is considered a fairyland blessed with fresh air, clear streams, breathtaking snowy mountains and an undisturbed landscape inhabited by friendly people. 

This beautiful scenery was sent by Double-Plus. 

Distance: 7,898 km

Travel time: 69 days

Mail from Austria

Bettina sent greetings from Vienna, the capital and the largest city of Austria.

Karlskirche or St. Charles Church

 In 1713, the black plague swept through Vienna. Emperor Charles VI made a vow: if the plague left the city, he would build a church dedicated to his namesake, St. Charles Borromeo. St. Charles was a 16th-century Italian bishop famous for ministering to Milanese plague victims.

Sophia sent an aerial view of her home town Insbruck.

PhotoThomas Defner

The card is showing the old town and river Inn. The word bruck comes from the same root as the modern German word "Brücke" meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn" -  Innsbruck

From Anna I received postcard  from Festival city of Salzburg, the city of Mozart.

Mozart was born in Salzburg Mozart was born in Salzburg on 27 January 1756. He was the seventh child of Leopold Mozart who was a musician of the Salzburg Royal Chamber.

One of my favorite Mozart here

 Raffaela sent a card from Krems an der Donau - Wachau

Wegscheid - View of Hohen Markt

The Wachau is an Austrian valley with a picturesque landscape formed by the Danube river. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located midway between the towns of Melk and Krems that also attracts "connoisseurs and epicureans" for its high-quality wines.



Rusenski Lom, Bulgaria

Jana from Ruse, Bulgaria sent me a card of the river near her home town. She writes that the Rusenski Lom ( or only Rom )  is not so clean as it seems to be in the card. She thinks it's perhaps an old photo or then it is just edited.

  Nature Park of Rusenski Lom is one of the ten nature parks of Bulgaria. It is situated along the canyon type valley of Rusenski Lom River -  the last right feeder of the Danube. The park is recognized as an interesting and precious site of high aesthetic value preserving beautiful riverside terraces, meanders, high vertical rocks, areas of rich variety of species, caves, rock formations, historical monuments of national and international significance.