Poland

Wysokie: POLAND :

A recently received card from Poland with some others of various lovely polish towns.. This card shows the serene scenery of  "Kazimierz Dolny" Thank you Norbert for these cards ..they are so nice of these lovely Polish towns.
 Posted Wysokie 25 August : Arrived Sydney 21 November . Traveled 88 days ..long way round..

United States of America.

Phoenix Arizona..
 Love this card !!Thanks Arnold..another great black / white card of an indigenous American Indian..This card shows "Jim" the Apache Medicine man.Thanks for this swap Arnold..will add to favourites.great photo.
Posted Pheonix :06 November : Arrived Sydney 21 November: Traveled 15 days..
 "Jim" The Apache Medicine Man
Jim The Medicine Man holds a medicine skin described by the photographer as "The badge of his profession"The many symbols have significant meanings. ie:Jagged lines ( Lightening ) sometimes symbolized communications between the gods A medicine man sang and fasted over his skin awaiting spiritual messages
Photographer unknown circa 1890. Arizona Historical Society.

Germany

GERMANY:
Always happy to receive another in this flag card series..This is my German card I like this series of cards with all their information,,Thank you Jenny for swapping this card for me.
Posted 27 October Hannover : Arrived Sydney 15 November : Traveled 19day..Vierlen Danke.. Jenny.

GREETINGS from GERMANY..:" Gruse aus Deutschland.:" Bundesrepublik Deutschland.:
GERMANY : Covers an area357,168 KM2 .and is a member of The European Union.:
POPULATION: of Germany is 81,459,000, The Capital City is Berlin.
UNIQUE : " Coseck Circle" is the oldest sun observatory currently known in Europe 7,000 years ago.
       "Half Timbered Houses"2.5 million . The highest number of any country worldwide.
FAMOUS : "The German Autobahn" The oldest motorway network in the world with no speed limit.
      "Punctuality " Germans are extremely punctual and a few minutes delay can offend .
HISTORY: "The Mauer Mandible" shows that ancient humans werepresent in Germany 600,000years ago.
     "Reunification" The fall of the Berlin Wall in 3rd October 1990 began the evening of the 9th Nov.1989.

Czech Republic

Brno : CZECH REPUBLIC.:

I love to get these Postcrossing meet-up cards from worldwide.. This one is from The springtime meet-up recently held in Brno Czech Republic.on 22 October .. Thank you dear Eliska for always remembering me and sending me a card from these meets..hugs for you..Thanks to all the attendees that signed card  for me..
Arrived Sydney 20 November 2016...Thank you..

United States of America

Universal Studios CALIFORNIA..:

What a great surprise card.." The Hogwarts Express..". Thank you Graham for this card from your recent visit to The Universal Studios in California..Trust all of your trip was a blast..great card thanks..also stamp !!

Poland

Zamosc: POLAND.:

This is another of the many cards that I received in an envelope from a fellow Postcrosser in Poland..lovely colurful cards of some different towns.This is a mult-view card from Zamosc...Thank you Norbert for these nice cards that you have sent me..They are of some really lovely looking polish Towns..
Posted POLAND 25 August 2016 : Arrived Sydney 21 November : after Traveling 88 days..

Russia

Krasnoyarsk.: RUSSIA.:

What a great card... I love it!!..shame there is no Australia on the map..??..I love receiving my cards and every now again there is a real stand out ..this is such a card..Spasiba...and thank you so much Yana for sending me this fine card..will put in with my favourites.
Posted Krasnoyarsk : 09 November : Arrived Sydney22 November : Traveled 13 days.

Malaysia

MALAYSIA :
Love to receive Chines New Year cards also all related to it and this card is the popular lion dance we see in the New Year with fireworks and the beating of drums as it winds its way through the city streets here in Sydney at that time.A popular celebration for all locals..Thank you Mazz for this nice colourful card..
Posted :08 November : Arrived Sydney 23 November : Traveled 15 days..Xie XIE ...Terima Kasih Mazz..

Germany

Mayen :GERMANY
 A really lovely colourful card from this lovely town in Germany.. A chocolate box top of attractions in the lovely town.. Than kyou so much Andrea.for this lovely card .So you are near the Neurburgring Racing track !!You call it the "Green Hell ".!!.your town sounds to be one nice place to live with many attractions celebrations..Thank you again..Vierlen Danke fur die wunderbare postkarte..Andrea.
 Posted Mayen: 11 November : Received 21 November: Traveled 10 days..

Poland

Wysokie : POLAND.

 I have just received four postcards in an envelope from a fellow Postcrosser from Poland..This lot of cards took 88 days to arrive..Thank you for these cards Norbert..They certainly took the long way round..
Posted Poland: 25 August : Arrived Sydney 21 November : Traveled 88 days ..thank you gain Norbert..

United States of America

Pheonix Arizona

Thanks Arnold for another great recipe card...thanks for the swaps mate...you know I love these cards..
Posted Phoenix 06 November : Arrived Sydney 21 November : Traveled 15 days.. Thanks mate..

Germany.

Erzgebirge : GERMANY.
. A lovely colourful map card of this region of Germany...with its many lovely scenes to be enjoyed.. Thank you so much Pia for this nice card..there seems to be so many lovely places to visit on this card...Vierlen Danke
Posted Erzgebirge : 10 November : Arrived Sydney :21 November : Traveled 16,118 kilometers in 11 days.

Russia

Moscow : RUSSIA.:

Thank you Rita for this lovely card of The road to Viluchinsky Volcano located in the Kamchatka Peninsula.. This is a Unesco World Heritage Site..Thank you also for the marvellous stamp postmarked Moscow.
Posted Moscow :03 November :Arrived Sydney 21 November : Traveled 18 days..thank you Rita ..Spasiba..

Japan.

Nagoya : JAPAN.:

A nice colourful card showing a nice view of The "red " Northern Fox..as mentioned to be one of the few wild animals still to be seen in Japan..Thank you for this wildlife card hat I like.Thank you..Arigato Alshams.
Posted Nagoya 11 November : Arrived Sydney 21 November : Traveled 7,469 kilometers in 10 days.

United States of America

Texas : USA.

I really like receiving these lovely black / white cards of indigenous peoples in national dress.This card is of an Inuit woman of Alaska.Ugiyaku : -Nunivak ...Thanks Arnold for this another great card swap..
 
 Ugiyaku is a young Inuit woman lived on Nunivak Island in western Alaska. She is elaborately ornamented with beaded lip" labrets" .Her nasal septum is is pierced with a small beaded ring or hook .Such adornment was thought to enhance awomans beauty and was a source of great pride.
Photograph from library of Congress
 Posted Phoenix Arizona. 06 November : Received Sydney : 21 November : Traveled 15 days..

Czech Republic

Czech Republic.

A lovely colourful multi- view card o some of the amazing castles and attraction in this most amazing country..Thank you so much Michala for this lovely card...I have seen a few of these amazing castles and enjoyed the beauty of some of this lovely country and would certainly like to return and see more..Thank you.
 Posted 25 October : Arrived Sydney : 21 November.: Traveled 27 days..

Russia

St. Petersburg:  RUSSIA,

 A nice card showing the  Soviet Union Coat of Arms 1922- 1991. Thank you Eugenia for this card..
 Posted St. Petersburg :01 November : Arrived Sydney 20 November : Traveled 14, 910 kilometers in 19 Days.

Germany.

Hannover : GERMANY :

A funny postcard from a Postcrosser in Germany.. Thank you Tanja for this card.
 Posted Hannover 01 November : Arrived Sydney 21 November : Traveled 16,337 kilometers in 20 days.

India

INDIA :

 I am always happy to receive cards of wildlife especially the endangered species.. and this lovely card showing two Tiger cubs falls into that category..This image was taken of these magnificent cats in the Bandhavgarh Nartional Parkin Madhya Pradesh. Thank you Jay for this fine swap..also the lovely stamps..

Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG.:
 Another welcomed flag card from this series of "Flags of The World" I like them and decided to collect them ..this one from Luxembourg.. Thank you so much Anne for this swap..
 Posted Luxembourg City : 23 October : Arrived Sydney 11 November : Traveled 19 days..

GREETINGS from LUXEMBOURG.:  "Bonjour vu Letzebuerg"
Groussherzogtum Letzeuerg   ( Luxembourgish ) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG : covers and area of 2,586 KM2. and  is located in Western Europe.
LUXEMBOURG : has a Population of 562,958 is a member of The European Union.
UNIQUE :Luxembourg's Gross Domestic Product is the highest nominal GDP per capita in the world.
LUXEMBOURGISH :A Franconian dialect of high German is the mother tongue of Luxembourgers.
FAMOUS : Luxembourg has won The European Song Contest five times 1961 , 65 ,1972 , 73 ,1983
SKYPE : The free calls and messaging software is headquartered here.
HISTORY : The formation in 963 as the country of Luxembourg was about three times the size of the modern country.
ELEVATION : in 1354 to Duchy of Luxembourg State was a part of The Holy Roman Empire.

Japan

Yokohama.: JAPAN.:

The girl with red shoes .!! Apparently this girl is very popular in Yokohama..Thank you for this card..
Posted Tokyo.:04 November : Arrived Sydney 14 November : Traveled 10 days ...Thank you..Arigato..

United States of America.

Bethesda : MD.
 Love this card from a fellow Postcrosser in Maryland USA.. showing the wild horses (ponies ) of Assateague Island located off the Coast of Maryland.Thank you so much for this great card Patricia... I used to have an old friend who lived in Virginia and  used to join in "The roundup" of these wild ponies there now and again..Thank you for the memories.Patricia..you are a gem..

 Assateague Island : is a 37 mile (60  kilometer ) long barrier Island located off the eastern coast of "Delmarva" .The Northern two thirds of the Island is in Maryland while the southern third is in Virginia.The Maryland section contains the majority of The Assateague Island National Seashore and The Assateague State Park. The Virginia section contains the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and a one mile stretch of land containing the life-guarded recreational beach and interpretive facilities managed by The National Park Service and is best known for its herds of feral horses , pristine Beaches and The Assateague Lighthouse.
 The feral horse population of Assateague Island is alternatively known as the "Assategue Horse " in Maryland and the "Chincoteague Pony " in Virginia. The Maryland  horses are owned and manged by The National Park Service who have carefully followed the population over generations. In Virginia , The Chincoteague ponies are owned by " The Chincoteague Voluntary Fire Department".
.Once a year in July the local "salt water cowboys" round them up and sort out a number of animals to be removed from the Island  which are then herded to the beach and swum off the Island..then,  are put up for Auction on "pony penning " day.  ...Information courtesy of "Wikipedia"..

Malaysia.

Selangor : MALAYSIA.:

A lovely colourful card from Malaysia showing and indigenous Orang Asli aborigine playing a nose flute.. A lovely card and thank you Kushairi for this fine card..Terima kasih..
 Posted Selangor :04 November : Arrived Sydney 15 November : Traveled  11 days.. Thank you..

Belarus

Gomel : BELARUS.:

 Thank you Irina for this personal postcard of yours that I have just received..Lovely artwork showing a view of The Entrance Gate  to The Niasvish Palace .. Thank you...Spasiba.
Posted.Gomel : 26 October : Arrived Sydney 14 November : Traveled 19 days.

Czech Republic.

Pilsner : CZECH REPUBLIC:

 Thank you Thomas for this lovely card showing the this beautiful city of Cesky Krumlov (sorry that I cannot add the accents on the words as my keyboard does not have them !!)..So many beautiful cities in this lovely country and most look they should be on a chocolate box..This city is a Unesco Heritage city since  1992. I certainly would like to return to Czech Republic and see so much more of its beauty.Thank you again Thomas.
Posted 01 November : Arrived Sydney 09 November : Traveled  16,176 kilometers in 8 days.:

Germany

Baden Wurtemburg : GERMANY,
A postcrossing card from Germany with my favourite drink on the card.. Thank you Clarissa for this card..
 Posted : 28 October : Arrived Sydney : 11 November : Traveled 16,475 kilometers in  14 days. Danke