Churches

 Irsee Abbey church, Germany

Sent by Bert, Netherlands

 St. Jan - Maastricht, Netherlands

Sent by Linda, Netherlands

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Yalta. Crimea. Ukraine.

Sent by Alexandra, Russia

Japanese nature

Japanese castles

Matsumoto castle, close up shot of the donjon (a massive inner tower in a medieval castle ).

From Asami Tokyo, Japan

Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period.

From Teruka, Japan 

Japanese traditions

Peaceful, minimalist Japanese interior

From Chiaki in Hokkaido, Japan

“Hinamatsuri”: Japan’s Doll Festival

From Michiko, Japan 

Hinamatsuri, or the doll festival, is observed each year on March 3 to celebrate girls and pray for their continued health and happiness. During the holiday, also known as Momo no Sekku (peach festival), families display traditional ceramic dolls. The manufacturing of these figurines remains a thriving example of traditional Japanese craftwork.

Sunday Churches

The Church of St. Mary. Cracow, Poland

From Hania , Poland

St. Ekaterina Cathedral, Krasnodar, Russia

From Irina, Russia

Bremen Cathedral, St. Petri Dom and town hall , Germany

From Gaby and Katharina, Germany

Turku Cathedral and jackdaws
Travel Poster, 1966. Turku. Art by Erik Bruun
From my sister

Inkognito

  Kiwi. Inkognito 61703

Willy Puchner is an Austrian photographer, artist, painter and author. 

Comes from Wilma in  Nova Scotia, Canada

On the way to the books. Inkognito 2870

Quint Buchholz is a German book author and illustrator. 

Comes from Gerda in Groningen, Netherlands

 Quint Buchholz. Possible lighthouse, Inkognito 2858

Comes from Chris, Germany

Indonesia

Belitung Island, Big Rocks with White Sandy Beach

Yuni sends greetings from Java island and Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

Lake Toba is a large natural lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is about 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres wide, and up to 505 metres deep. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and also the largest volcanic lake in the world-

From Virli in Meedan, North-Sumatra, Indonesia