Hungary, Budapest

  

Fisherman's Bastion

Well-known for the wonderful panoramic views it provides of the city of Budapest, the castle-like Fisherman's Bastion was built in 1905, mainly for decorative purposes.

From kitekaktusz

Distance: 1,748 km

Travel time: 6 days

Parliament Building, built in 1885-1904

The Hungarian Parliament Building  also known as the Parliament of Budapest for being located in that city, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube. It is currently the largest building in Hungary and still the highest building in Budapest. Wikipedia

From Dena

Libraries

Library completed in 135 AD.

The library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Turkey. It was built in honour of the Roman Senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus  by Celsus' son, Gaius Julius Aquila. The library was built to store 12,000 scrolls and to serve as a mausoleum for Celsus, who is buried in a crypt beneath the library.

Library completed in 2006.

The National Library of Belarus  is located in a new 72-metre (236 feet) high building in Minsk. The building has 22 floors and can seat about 2,000 readers and features a 500-seat conference hall. Its main architectural component has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron. The library's new building was designed by architects Mihail Vinogradov and Viktor Kramarenko.

Kangaroos, Megacities and Royals

Eastern grey kangaroos - Macropus giganteus

Photo: C Andrew Henley/Larus

The Eastern grey kangaroo is the second largest and heaviest living marsupial and native land mammal in Australia, the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest.

This postcard came from Tom , Perth.

Distance: 13,301 km

Travel time: 12 days

Melbourne city skyline at night from Southbank

Photo:Greg Elms/Lonely Planet

Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia and the capital of the State of Victoria.

This postcard came from Raylene, Geelong.

 Distance: 15,312 km

Travel time: 10 days

The City of Perth built on the banks of The Swan River

Photo: Axel Kayser

Perth  is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. 

This card came from Marlene, Perth.
Distance: 13,343 km
Travel time: 14 days

The 89th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

From my niece in London

1st of May, Spring and Labor Celebration

 From Katarine, St. Petersburg

From Nikalay, Kronstadt

Spring and Labor Celebration dates its history back to May 1st, 1886, when the workers of Chicago went on strike and demanded that the workday be cut from 15 hours down to 8 hours. In Russia this holiday was celebrated for the first time on May 1st, 1890 as the International Workers' Solidarity Day. In 1997 it received its current name.

New Orleans

New Orleans is world famous for its plethora and unique architectural styles. From creole cottages to the grand mansions on St. Charles, New Orleans is filled with history and tradition. Walking through the street of new Orleans is taking a trip through time.

Photo by Mike Jones

From Colette, New Orleans, Louisiana

Distance: 8,126 km

Travel time: 6 days

New Orleans is especially known for its strong association with jazz music, universally considered to be the birthplace of the genre. The earliest form was dixieland, which has sometimes been called traditional jazz, 'New Orleans', and 'New Orleans jazz'. However, the tradition of jazz in New Orleans has taken on various forms that have either branched out from original dixieland or taken entirely different paths altogether. 

The Eureka Brass Band. New Orleans 1962

The lead marcher of George Williams Brass Band in a parade. New Orleans 1960

Second Liners dance with the George Williams Brass Band. New Orleans 1960

Al Hirt and Pete Fountain bilboard sign. New Orleans 1960

Photos: William Claxton. Jazz Seen

Colorado Plateau

Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of American West. Sheerwalled canyons, towering monoliths, colorful formations, desert bighorn sheep,soaring eagles and a spectacular road reflect the environment and history of the plateau-and-canyon country.

Photo: Larry Ulrich  

Surprise received from Annick in Vire, France :) :)

Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock is a United States National Historic Site located in Morrill County in the state of Nebraska. It contains the famous landmark Chimney Rock, which helped emigrants on the Oregon 

Trail find their way. Here you can still see the ruts left by the wagons as they traveled the Oregon Trail many years ago. 

Photo: Mark Dietz and Dan Grig Images

Received from Matt in Columbus, Nebraska

Distance: 7,251 km

Travel time: 8 days