sunnuntai 2. elokuuta 2020

Andorra la Vella

Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital. 

As of 2015, the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. 

The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. 



lauantai 1. elokuuta 2020

Amsterdam

Amsterdam canal. Photo Truus Eenkhoorn

Sent by Wilma in Leiden. NL
on 4 Jun, 2014
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,571 km


Amsterdam Canal

Sent by Martina in Apeldoom, NyL
 on 7 Oct, 2016
travel time 32 days
distance travelled 1,510 km




perjantai 31. heinäkuuta 2020

Story time

Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland . 
Illustration   Sergey Tyukanov, Russia

Sent by Heather in Austin, Texas. U.S.A.
on 27 Sep, 2019
travel time 13 days
distance travelled 8,389 km
received on 9 Oct, 2019


The two kings' children
  Postcard of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Daniela Drescher

Direct swap sent by Mandy in Evessen, Germany
Received on 25 Jul. 2015


Wonderful Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen.  
Illustration Binette Schroeder. 

Sent by Lia and Mara in Kerns, Switzerland
on 3 Jan, 2016
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,959 km
received on 11 Jan, 2016 


Little Red Riding Hood

Sent by Evgeniya in Moscow, Russia
on 14 Aug, 2014
travel time 15 days
distance travelled 1,148 km
received on 29 Aug, 2014 

maanantai 27. heinäkuuta 2020

Map Monday


Romantic Neckar valley
DE-4591498
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,709 km
sent by Klaus, Backnang, Germany

Moselle River
DE-5431095
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. 


Map Monday



BY- 2149173

Sent by Yulia in Vitebsk, Belarus
on 13 Jul, 2017
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 955 km



lauantai 25. heinäkuuta 2020

Movie night


First Love Unlimited (1997) Hong Kong / First lovers Gigi Leung and Daniel Chan

First love unlimited is a 1997 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Joe Ma Wai Ho and starring: two pop stars Daniel Chan Hiu Tung and Gigi Leung Wing Kei. Released at the end of spring in 1997, The film created a fan fever for Hong Kong youth back then. A sweet little movie with two perfectly-cast Hong Kong heartthrobs, First Love Unlimited captures the wondrous excitement of first love with tremendous heart and winning humor.

Sent by Aya in Hong Kong
sent on 13 Sep, 2014
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 7,912 km
received on 19 Sep, 2014 


The same procedure...  Dinner for one

Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday , is a two-hander comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre. The German TV station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) recorded it in 1963, in the original English, with a short introduction in German. It is an 18-minute black-and-white videotape recording, performed by British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden. 

The programme is now broadcast annually during the festive season on many TV stations across Northern Europe and Scandinavia, as well as Austria and South Africa .

sent by Melanie,  Germany
 on 12 Jan, 2020
travel time 18 days
distance travelled 1,573 km
received on30 Jan, 2020 


Os Olhos da Ásia - The Eyes of Asia directed by João Mário Grilo

After being converted to Catholicism, Julião Nakaura is forced to prove his faith as the Shogun Court forces him to apostatize.

Director: João Mário Grilo
Writers: Paulo Filipe, João Mário Grilo
Stars: José Abreu, Geraldine Chaplin, António Cordeiro 

Sent by Joaquim, Portugal
on 11 Jan, 2020
travel time 19 days
distance travelled 3,388 km
received on 30 Jan, 2020

perjantai 24. heinäkuuta 2020

Story time

Molly Brett (1902-1990) Goodnight Time
Molly Brett was an English illustrator and children's author, best known for her anthropomorphic artwork. Her work follows in the tradition of other twentieth-century "dressed animal" illustrators such as Beatrix Potter, Margaret Tempest, Racey Helps, and others.

Sent by Katerina in  Moscow
on 2 Oct, 2015
Direct swap

Alice and the Cheshire Cat.  Sir John Tenniel (1821-1914)
British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings

Sent by Kerstin in Heidelberg, Germany
 on 6 Apr, 2019
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,676 km
received on 12 Apr, 2019