Germany

Koblenz : GERMANY:

I love Postcrossing !! and today I receive this lovely Postcrossing meet up up card sent by a fellow swapper..Thank you Anne for this lovely meet up card from the recent meeting held in Koblenz Germany on 18 March 2017..Thank you Anne for kindly remembering me and also thank you to the many attendees that took the time to sign the card...a lovely card and thank you so much.
Posted 21 March : Arrived Sydney 31 March : Traveled 10 days..

United States of America

Houston: TEXAS. USA

Another card in a recent delivery from a friend in Texas..card shows nude study in sepia colour..by Dakota Art studies.. Thank you Ruby for this nice card..

Japan

Narita.: JAPAN.:

Thank you Arnold for this swap card my first country "Icon card"  These recent series of cards show all the icons of the various countries that they represent and also like some other card need to be sent from country of origin..Thanks again Arnold...nice stamp..!!
Posted Narita Airport 24 March :Arrived Sydney 31 March : Traveled 7days.

Liechtenstein

LIECHTENSTEIN.:

Thank you so much Rosmarie for this card from Liechtenstein..a country that one does not receive many cards from.. This card flag is another for my collection ..and love all the information on these cards.
Posted: Vaduz,:13 March : Arrived Sydney 30 March : Traveled 17 days

LIECHTENSTEIN : Ferstentum Liechtenstein  ( German ) Principality of Liechtenstein.
LIECHTENSTEIN  : Covers an area of some 160KM2.
POPULATION : of Liechtenstein is  37,340.
CAPITAL CITY : is Vaduz and Liechtenstein is a Principality located in western Europe.
UNIQUE : Liechtenstein's economy has the highest gross domestic product per person in the world when not adjusted by purchasing power parity.The unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the world at 1.5%
FAMOUS : Liechtenstein is a land of true Neutrality :and back up their stance of being 100 % neutral by not having an  actively serving military at any given time.
HISTORY :Independence as Neutrality : 12th July 1806 Treaty of Pressburg:
  1866 Separation from German Confederation.
EARLY HISTORY : Neolithic farming settlements were founded in the valleys of Liechtenstein around 5300 BC.

Australia

Sydney : N.S.W.  AUSTRALIA.:
A great card showing this amazing Australian wildlife wonder.: The Platypus is a very hard animal to see in the wild and are extremely elusive..they are an animal that has caused early explorers to shake their head as it is such an unusual animal to see...A nice "first day release  in Homebush Maxi card"

Chile

Santiago : CHILE :

Another great card from my dear friend in Santiago and another card showing these beleieved to be an extinct tribe from The Patagonian area of Souther Chile and southern Argentina.
The Selk Nam (Onas ) peoples that lived in Tierra del fuego This painting is representation of different devinities during the "Hain" initiation ceremony.. Thank you dear Carloina for this nice card..Muchas gracias....hugs..
Posted Santiago: 08 March : Arrived Sydney : 29 March: Traveled 21 days..

Russia

Moscow : RUSSIA.:

A nice card from a fellow Post crosser in Russia ..Thank you Marina for this nice card showing a Siberian Tiger.with a young tiger cub...I think they are now endangered like all other tigers..What a magnificent animal..Thank you also for the lovely stamps..
Posted Moscow : 11 February : Arrived Sydney 29 March ,Traveled 35 days..Thank you Marina.

Chile

Santiago CHILE :

 I always like to receive cards that are of the local indigenous peoples.. This lovely card is  from a lovely friend in Santiago and has sent me this card from a recent trip.. This card shows what is an ancient civilisation Mapuches.that still exist in The southern Part of Chile.also some are also found in Argentina.. Thank you so much for this card Carol so kind of you to think of me on your travels..
Posted Santiago :08 March:  Arrived Sydney 29 March : Traveled 21 days. Muchas Gracias Carolina.

Australia

Gilgandra .NSW. AUSTRALIA.:

A "Did You Know " card for my collection these are another series of cards that are real "learners" Thank you Margaret for this and many other cards.

Japan

Yokohama.: JAPAN.:

Another Flags of the World card...so happy when I receive all these and all posted from country of origin with all the facts and figures of the country.. Thank you so much Saito for this swap.
Posted Yokohama.: 13 March : Arrived Sydney : 27 March : Traveled 14 days...Arrigato Saito.

FLAGS OF THE WORLD :  JAPAN. Nihon - Koku. State of Japan.
JAPAN covers and area of some 377,972,228KM2.
POPULATION of Japan is 127,110,047.
LOCATED : in  North Eastern Asia.
UNIQUE :  LAND OF THE RISING SUN: Stratovolcanic Archepelego of 6,852 Islands The Four largest are: Honshu , Hokkaido , Kyushu , and Shikoku which make up 97 % of Japan's land area. Tokyo and surrounding prefectures are the worls largest metropolitan ( 35 million residents ) and the worlds largest urban ogglomeration economy.
FAMOUS : for foods Sushi , Tempura ,romen. Hot Springs :Onsen.  Kawai Culture : Karaoke.:  Capsule Hotels extremely small rooms / capsules providing cheap basi overnight accomodation.
HISTORY : Worlds oldest Imperal family. founded in 660 BC by The Emperor  Jimmu.
SAMURAI : Military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early modern Japan.

United Statesof America

Tennessee : USA.

Thank you for this really interesting card Mel that arrived with the other... an interesting history piece here.
Posted Tennessee : 10 March : Arrived :  Sydney 25 March .: Traveled 15 days..

Sequoyah: Famous Cherokee Indian.:
Sequoyah (1776-1843 ) Soldier , statesman , silversmith , creator of The Cherokee s.yllabary ( writing system ) was born along the north bank of the Little Tennessee River  ( Tellico Lake ) in what is now  Monroe County Tennessee,adjacent to southern Blount County.
In the late 1700's the Cherokees decided to adopt some of the ways of their white conquerors. In 1821 after 20 years of hard work Sequoya perfected a method of syllabary notation in which English stood for Cherokee syllabals. In 1828 The Cherokees were publishing their own newspapers and had adopted a written constitution and a code of laws. Sequoyah is honoured in the scientific names in the Redwood and giant Sequoia trees in California.
The Cherkees have built a Sequoyah's birthplace near US 411 at Vonore, Tennessee at the site of his birth.

United States of America

Houston : TEXAS.: USA.

What a great card..a licence plate card showing all the different states of the Union...a very clever and colourful card..Thank you so much Ruby for this great card will go into favourites...hugs..
Posted Houston 07 March : Arrived Sydney 25 March : Traveled 18 days..

Estonia

Tallinn : ESTONIA.:

I am so pleased so many "Flags of the World" cards are arriving all at once...so pleased another one to add to the many so far..Today it is the lovely card of Estonia...such a wonderful friendly place to visit.
Thank you so much Taiwi for this card exchange.
Posted Tallinn : 14 March 17 : Arrived Sydney 21 March : Traveled 7 days..so it is only zero degrees  there..Oh!.. brrrrrrrrrr.  too cold...Thank you again..

ESTONIA.:Tervitused Eestist ...means Greetings from Estonia..
ESTONIA  has an area of some 45,339 KM2.
POPULATION of Estonia is 1,315, 944
CAPITAL CITY  of Estonia is Tallinn.
UNIQUE: There are other capitals beside Tallinn,  Tartu is known as the Cultural Capital , while Turi is known as the spring Capital , Parnu as the summer Capital , and Otepa as the winter Capital.
ESTONIA has the biggest collection of folk songs with written records 133,000 folk songs.
FAMOUS.: Skype : created by Estonian developers and is mainly developed in Estonia.
FAMOUS : Paul Keres.:1916-1975 was a Chess Grandmaster.100,000 people attended his funeral 10% of the population.
HISTORY : Independence day from Russia was celebrated on the 24 February 1918. Viking age the Oesetians  (Ests) were known in the old norse Icelandic sagas as the Estonian Vikings first mentioned in the second century BC.

United States of America

Montana : USA.
 A great map and state card of Montana.. Thank you so much Mel and Boyd for thinking of me today..A lovely cards showing the various attractions this huge state has to offer..love then stamps.!!
Posted Tennessee 10 March : Arrived Sydney : 25 March : Traveled 15 days,,Thanks Mel...

United States of America

FLORIDA .: USA.

Another of the lovely bridge cards that I received today in an envelope from a good buddy in Texas.. Thank you so much Ruby for all of these great cards of bridges in the USA that you have sent..hugs.
This card shows the great "Sunshine Skyway Bridge : connecting St. Petersburg and Bradenton in Tampa Bay Florida.
The Sunshine Sky-way Bridge  shows this graceful center span of the bridge that towers over 19 stories above Tampa Bay and is 1200 feet in length and is the longest pre- cast concrete span in the western hemisphere. The Causeway of which it is a part is 15.1 miles long and connect St Petersburg to Bradenton. Thank you so much Ruby.
Posted : Houston. 07 March : Arrived Sydney 28 March .Traveled 19 days..

Kyrgyzstan

KYRGYZSTAN.:

Thank you Olga...at last this awaited card has arrived..Thank you  I like the card a lot..The card shows the erection and insulation of a yurt  by local people..usually family.. these yurts are truly an amazingly portable home..Thank you so much Olga for this swap card.
Posted 07 March : Arrived 28 March : Traveled 21 days,,.. Thank you Olga..

United States of America

California : USA.

This is a bridge known worldwide I would imagine showing the San Francisco to Oakland Bay Bridge. in San Francisco California. The Bay Bridge extends from San Francisco to east bay .The Bay Bridge was opened in 1936 and is over 8 miles long and constructed at a cost of some $97,000,000.
Thank you Ruby for yet another lovely Bridge card.
 Posted Houston : 07 March : Arrived Sydney:26 march : Traveled 19 days.

Russia.

St.Petersburg.: RUSSIA.:

"From Russia with Love " Thank you for this kind Postcrossing card Katerina and Mike from St. Petersburg ..showing this apartment block facade..."see the bicycle hanging out the window" .also the boarded up window.!!!.A great card and thank you. .
 Posted St Petersburg 02 January: Arrived Sydney : 28 March : Traveled 14,910 kilometers in a whopping 85 days.!!

United States of America

New York NEW YORK : USA.
Another one of these lovely bridge cards that I have just received ..This card shows the George Washington Bridge linking Manhattan and and New Jersey: Thank you once again Ruby for your kindness sending me all theses great "Bridge cards "
 The George Washington Bridge : This beautiful structure built in 1930 spans the Hudson River from Fort Lee ,New Jersey to Manhattan Island New York City. Vehicular traffic crosses the bridge on two separate highways that are constructed on different levels.
 Posted Houston 07 March : Arrived Sydney : 26 March : Traveled 19 days..Thanks Ruby..

United States of America

Colorado : USA.

I have just received some cards from a amte in the USA and they are cards of various bridges.. I like Bridge cards as they can be so different while serving the same purpose..bridges of the world I really like to receive.. Thanks so much Ruby for all these bridge cards..This card shows The Royal Gorge Bridge in the state of Colorado
The Royal Gorge Bridge Colorado.: The suspension bridge at Royal Gorge hangs 1053 ft. ( 321 meters ) above The Arkansas River. Views of the canyon and The Sangre de Christo mountains are offered to all those driving or walking across this fine bridge.
 Posted Houston : 07 March : Arrived Sydney 26 March : Traveled 19 days.  thanks Ruby.!!

Austria

Vienna : AUSTRIA.:

I always look forward to receiving any flags in this series of cards.. This was sent by a friend on here travels to Austria from Switzerland.. Thank you Rosmarie.for this...another for my collection..
Posted 13 March : Arrived Sydney 23 March : Traveled 10 days.

AUSTRIA,,Republic of Austria.
AUSTRIA : Covers and Area of 83,879 KM2.
POPULATION of Austria is  8,662588 inhabitants
UNIQUE .: Austria has the world's largest Emerald.2,860 carats and is displayed in The Imperial Treasury of The Holburg Palace in Vienna.
AUSTRIA :has one of the oldest National flags in the world..since 1191 Duke Leopold V The third crusade
 FAMOUS : Austria's Schonbrunn Palace the summer Palace of The Habsburgs hs no less than 1,440 rooms.
Viennas Central Cemetary has over 2.5 million tombs..more than the city's live  population.
HISTORY.: Austria : One of Europe's great powers : 1804 - 1867 Austrian Empire.:
 1867 - 1918  Austro Hungarian Empire.
MONARCHY: The Habsburg Monarchy  1521-1918 Motto was Let Justice be done though  the world perish.

United States of America

Houston : TEXAS.:

A lovely coloured card showing the view into this amazing National Park that is The Arches National Park in Utah  USA..This would be a wonderful place to visit I agree Arnold.. Thank you so much for this card..
The Courthouse Towers Arches National Park UTAH.
The formations in The Courthouse Towers area are remnants of a large "mesa" which was eroded away by a stream , as canyons were cut into the landscape resistant masses of  Entrada sandstone were isolated. The large sandstone monoliths gradually eroded into separate strangely cut out shapes. The windows section can be seen rising in the distance..
Posted Houston 10 March : arrived Sydney 24 March Traveled 14 days

Czech Republic

Pisek : CZECH REPUBLIC :

Thank you Peter for this card showing your city of Pisek in The Czech Republic...and what a beautiful aerial view it is.! A lovely Postcrossing  card . Thank you for this card.
Posted 02 February : Arrive Sydney : 25 March : Traveled 16,119 kilometers in 50 days.

Vietnam

Saigon : VIETNAM :

Thank you for this card Trang.. you know nothing surprises me with what is carried on a motor cycle or a regular bicycle in the city there..Really quite amazing and very skillful what is carried..from TV,s to huge furniture and refrigerators...amazing..Thank you Trang for this amazing card ...Cam on.
.Posted Saigon :07 March: Arrived Sydney 24 march : Traveled 17 days...

Russia

Ekaterin burg: RUSSIA.

Another surprise is this card from a friend from Siberia...Thank you so much Natalya for this lovely card and also the wonderful stampset that you have attatched...really nice one!! So it is still snowing and has been so hot here..Enjoy your trip to Paris..Thanks again my dear Natalya for thinking of me..
Posted Ekaterinburg :...no date on cancellation !!!

Malta

Valetta : MALTA.:

A lovely colourful card from a good friend currently travelling in Malta.. Thank you so much Angie for remembering me while you were there.. Certainly a great place to visit..The card shows the many small yachts on the Harbour in Valetta with the sandstone city behind..... I really enjoyed my time there also
Posted 07 March : Arrived Sydney24 March : Traveled 17 days.