FI-1109793 - Swan

FI-1109793 sent by tuojo

This is a amazing card! This white swan is flying "in front" of the a beautiful moon! This is one perfect card!!!

It says that this picture was taken from a calendar of 1999 called "Like the birds of the sky" (in Finnish "Kuin taivaan linnut").

BE-102396 - Belgium map

BE-102396 sent by TCLom


This map card shows the monuments and the touristic places to see in Belgium.


"Belgium officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish, and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons, plus a small group of German-speakers." In: Wikipedia

RU-441557 - Siberia Region

RU-441557 sent by neg922

This view from Siberia Region looks like a self-printed postcard... And at the back side there is no info about the place, the publisher, neither the lines for the address... Even tough is not a bad view...

"Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. [...] Encompassing much of the Eurasian Steppe, the territory of Siberia extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between Pacific and Arctic drainage basins, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the national borders of both Mongolia and China. It makes up about 77% of Russia's territory (13.1 million square kilometres), but has only 28% (40 million people) of Russia's population." In: Wikipedia

Chilam Jush Festival - Pakistan

The Kalashi Women are performing a traditional dance at Chilam Jush Festival, in Pakistan.


"In Chitral, Pakistan there habitat a tribe called Kalash. Area is also known as kafiristan. It is local tribe that celebrate a festival called “Chilam Josh”. Below snow capped mountains, beautiful women and men dressed in tribal finery sing and dance." In: Paki Mag

Basilica of St. Peter - Vatican

On my Erasmus period in Italy, I was able to visit the Vatican and the St. Peter's Basilica. Unfortunately, I just had time to see the church and the crypt, no time for the Museum and the view from the top of the Basilica... Maybe next time...

"The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter officially known in Italian as Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world. It is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom" In: Wikipedia

GR-14398 - Pylos

GR-14398 sent by katrin_s

This was my first card from Greece, from the city of Pylos. This is a partial and colored view of the bay.

"Pylos historically known under its Italian name Navarino [...] Pylos' bay is formed by a deep indenture in the Morea, shut in by a long island, anciently called Sphacteria or Sphagia (modern name Sfaktiria), famous for the defeat and capture of the Spartans, in the Battle of Pylos during the Peloponnesian War, and still showing the ruins of walls which perhaps formed their last refuge" In: Wikipedia

Innsbruck - Austria

  

Innsbruck - Austria, unused

The antique shops can be a great surprise, this card was found in one of them. It shows a south view of Innsbruck with the Serles Mountain (2719m) and Nockspitze Mountain (2406m).

 "Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. [...] Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 metres (7,657 ft) in the north, Patscherkofel (2,246 metres (7,369 ft)) and Serles (2,718 metres (8,917 ft)) in the south, it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It is to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The word bruck comes from the German word Brücke meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn". In Wikipedia

Animals from Lisbon Oceanarium

The Lisbon Oceanarium (Oceanário de Lisboa in portuguese) is one of my favorite places in Portugal! I've already been there 2 times and I'm sure that more will come... From the Oceanarium store I bought these two cards: one showing the Magellanic penguin and the other showing the big stars, the Alaska sea-otters.

 The first sea-otters were called "Eusébio" and "Amália" in honer of those two Portuguese.
"The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30 to 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals." In Wikipedia

The Magellanic penguin (in Portuguese, Pinguim de Magalhães) "are medium-sized penguins which grow to be 61–76 cm (24–30 in) tall and weigh between 2.7 kg and 6.5 kg (5.9-14.3 lbs). The males are larger than the females, and the weight of both drops while the parents nurture their young.

Adults have black backs and white abdomens." In Wikipedia

FI-1105752 - Sally Brown

FI-1105752 sent by eevaanneli


I am a fan of Peanuts and my favorite character is Snoppy, but is always a pleasure receive cards from the others! The Peanuts are a comic strip created by Charles Schulz. The main characters are Charly Brown and Snoopy. Sally Brown, shown on this card, is the sister of Charly Brown.

Postcrossing 5 000 000 card

The user elephantus sent the original one to Thailand and for me a copy of the Postcrossing card 5 000 000! This one was sent from Isle of Man where he was on vacations and it shows a loch-engine.