Postcards Around the World

2011-12-10

II Postcrossing Meeting in Bielefeld - Germany

Today is the Portuguses Postcrossing Christmas Meeting in Coimbra! I'm very excited to meet my friend once again and to visit the city.

Last month took place in Bielefeld, Germany, the II Postcrossing Meeting! As usual, more than 50 Postcrossers went there from several countries: Germany, Portugal, Australia, Finland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain and France.

From that meeting came these great postcards signed by the presents:

Sent by "geminiscp": traditional Christmas sweets

Sent by "azzurri": a multiview from Münster

Sent by "dollart": The Einschlingen, the hostel

Sent by "anjaaustel": beautiful penguins

From Tjitske: one of the 30 motives of the book "Rot"

From Isa: a great waterfall

2011-12-09

DE-1134545 - The Godafoss

DE-1134545 sent by "peking_in_15_tagen"

This great waterfall was sent from Germany but shows The Godafoss ("Falls of The Gods") in Iceland. It's my second card from that country, and both are waterfalls :D

2011-12-08

New address - Finland

"Dollart" has moved to a new place and sent this postcard with the new address on it. Pretty cool idea!

2011-12-07

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - USA

What a great idea: make a Postcrossing Meeting on a Theme Park! "9teen87" went to this great meeting at Harry Potter's Theme Park ,Universal Studios in Orlando.

2011-12-06

BY-231483 - Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

BY-231483 sent by "Catherine8888"

This one was sent from Belarus, but the postcard shows the UNESCO world heritage site of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Ukraine.

2011-12-05

RU-539516 - Traditional costume

RU-539516 sent by "Vladimir-33".

2011-12-04

Death by drowning is quick and silent - Portugal

Last summer the APSI (Associação para a Promoção da Seguança Infantil - Association for Child Safety Promotion) made this free advertise postcard as an alert to the child deaths by drawning in pools, garden lakes, sea, etc. The front is in Portuguese and English. Offered by joaninha.

2011-12-03

Liberty Island - USA

This is my first postcard of the Liberty Island and the Liberty Statue (UNESCO world heritage). Sent by Paul.

2011-12-02

Thunersee - Switzerland

A multiview of Thunersee sent by "buebemami" showing: Thun, Oberhofen, Gunten, Spiez, Sigriswil, Faulensee, Interlaken, Merligen.

2011-12-01

World AIDS Day - Portugal

Today is World AIDS Day. Today we remind everyone that some diseases are transmitted by sexual relations such AIDS, HVP, syphilis...

A few years ago, a Portuguese Authority (Comissão Nacional de Luta Contra a SIDA) made a campaign for safe sex: