Seychelles

Victoria : SEYCHELLES :

Thank you once again dear Rosmarie for getting me this GF card from The Seychelles.. A card that I did not have much hope of receiving Thank you so much  for doing this for me. hugs 

Posted Victoria :7 September : then to Switzerland Posted 18  November : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 72 days.. but its here !!!

GREETINGS from THE SEYCHELLES : 

AREA : The Seychelles covers an area of some 459.KM2

POPULATION : of The Seychelles is : 94,228 inhabitants,

CAPITAL CITY :  is Victoria.:

LOCATION :  The Seychelles is in the Indian Ocean

NATIONAL ANIMAL : of The Seychelles is the striped Dolphin

ISLANDS : Known as the 115 Island country of which 43 belong to the Inner Islands and 72 belong to five Coral Atolls and the reefs of the Outer Islands .

PIRATES :  Also known as The Land of Pirates the pirates used to seek out these Islands as a hideout and it is believed that a treasure worth more than $160,000 dollars was hidden by Olivier Levasseur at the time 

GIANT TORTOISE : The Aldabra Giant Tortoise is one of only two species of Giant Tortoise on the planet and dwell only in The Seychelle Islands.

JAMES BOND : Ian Fleming came to The Seychelle Islands in 1958 to find inspiration for the next saga in his next spy novel ." FOR YOUR EYES ONLY "

LODOICEA : Also called a sea coconut is a symbol of The Seychelles and also endemic to the Seychelles is the largest seed on earth its fruit is 50-70 cm long while male and female Lodoicea  have different shapes.

POSTCROSSERS : There are only 9 Post crossers in The Seychelle Islands.

FAMOUS SEYCHELLOIS: Magie Faure -Vidot ,  Alan Julie , Jean -Marc Volcy.