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Always good to have a "Happy mailbox" and today saw the arrival of a couple of "Greetings from" cards which I particularly like.. as I collect this series of cards from different countries and all are posted from the state of Origin!!.. I also like all the information they show about the particular country..
Posted :Vilnius 02 February 2016 : Arrived 11 February : Traveled 9 days: Thank you so much Rita for this card.
GREETINGS From LITHUANIA.:
LITHUANIA: Covers an area of 65,300KM2. and is located in Europe and is a Baltic state.
CAPITAL: The Capital City of Lithuania is Vilnius.
POPULATION: of Lithuania is 2,944,459 inhabitants.
NATIONAL EMBLEM: of Lithuania is "VYTIS" The White Knight.
AREA.: In the Middle Ages by the end of the 14th century Lithuania was one of the largest countries in Europe.
SITE : The Hill of Crosses."KRYZIU KALNAS" has been a site of pilgrimage for hundreds of years and today there are an estimated 100,000 crosses there.
SPIT: The" Curonian Spit" is a 98 KM long thin , curved sand dune spit that separatesThe Curonian lagoon from the Baltic Sea Coast
FAMOUS : Famous Lithuanians include :Jonas Mekas , Arvydas Sabonis, StasysEidrigevicius , Violeta Urmanaviciuie.
SPORT :Basketball is the most popular sport in Lithuania and was introduced in 1922 by Steponas Darius.
HIGHEST : The highest point in Lithuania is Aukstojas Hill and is 293 meters.
POSTCROSSING : There are over 6,800 Postcrossers in Lithuania..
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