Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 October 2023

Germany



 Stuttgart GERMANY.:

  Thank you so much Dear Simone  for this great card from Stuttgart..  sorry for the long delay with Postage and I have been and still are very ill,,   This card brings back so  many memories as I worhed there for six months of my travels and worrking in Gemany   I also worked in Munich for six months also great memmories    but much nicer in Stuttgart. Vierlrn Danke  ..  and hugs ferom down here  

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

United States of America



 Naples Florida  USA

 Thank you so much once again Mel  and Boyd for thinking of me  when you are travelling and visiting ..This kind card was sent from Naplaes Florida and trust that this was  a fun place for you to visit. The card shows some nice sunny scenes of Naples thanks so much again guys   love it !
 PostedPosted 03 January  2023.   Arrived Sydney 17 May 2023.   Traveled   long time !!

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Israel


Tel  Aviv  : ISRAEL : 

   Thank you once  again Arnold for thinkingof me with this card from Tel Aviv from your recent visit there .  I see that you really enjoyed Tel Aviiv .. Thanks for taking time out to send me this  card as I know how hard it is when travelling  sometimes to find a Post office .  The card shows some various attraction ins Tel Aviv   thanks mate  .
 Posted Tel aviv  January 12 :Arrived in Sydney 13 February : Traveled 32 days .
 

Tuesday, 10 January 2023

Vietnam



 Ho Chi Min City .: vIETNAM 

 Boy I remember this market ! I purchased a small backpack there as my other bag had broken  so much tosee in this big market Place in the middle of Ho Chi Min City,  I think I had taken the same photographbut with more people !!,  loved the smell of all the herbs and spices there . Thank you so much Dear Trang for this lovely card, Vietnam has the best postcards .
The card shows  The Ben Thanh market  place   Ho Chi Min city . 
 Posted 10 December : Arrived Sydney 04 January : Traveled 24 days,


Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Germany



 Wuppertal : GERMANY :

   A great rail card showing this suspended railway in Wuppertal in Germany that has been operating since 1801. This is an unusual railway train as it is suspended 10 meters above the ground ..operating at a distance of 13 kilometers in the town of Wuppertal in Germany  Thank you so much Sabine forthis nice and unusual card .This is a surprise card !Thank you also for adding the Postcrossing stamp.

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

United States of America


  California ,: USA 

  Thank you Mel  a great card, and thnks for always thinking of me with the great cards that you choose  from your travels.  This is a really decorative card  showing the Pier at Huntington Beach that is highlighted with silver gloss !!   great card and thanks amte.  I have been there also  and a nice place to visit when in California.|
 Posted Las Vegas September 10 : Arrived Sydney October 24 : Traveled 14 days .  fast !
 

Monday, 17 October 2022

Vietnam



 Hoi An : VIETNAM:

 This shaped card shows the Japanese Bridge in the City of Hoi An  Vietnam. This is a most lovely bridge " ChuaCau" a footbridge with a Temple on the top.  I loved this when I visited Hoi An and found it to be such a colourful city as I always thought that it was the city of "lanterns" as the lovely colourful lanterns are all to be seen and I found a wonderful town to have clothes and shoes made for  customers within two days.. I would love to return to Hoi An as I thought it to bea great destination.. lovely stamps also Thank you again Trang ..Cam on !    so good.!
 Posted  29 September : Arrived 14 October : Traveled 15 days, Thank you so much Trang.

   
       The Japanese Bridge  Hoi An  VIETNAM !

 This marvellous bridge is located in Hoi An in Quang Nam Province in Vietnam ! and is also referred to as Cau Nhat Ban or ( Japanese Bridge ) The foot bridge is 18 meters long and 3 meters wide  with a small Temple that sits on the North end of the Bridge , with the entrance in the middle of the bridge overlooking the water , The two bridge heads are built with bricks with two spans each while the middle of the bridge has five spans placed on brick pillars going into the water . The building frame is made of wood and utilises three seperate but intergrated roof systems for the three portions of the Bridge . The Temple is a Taoist Temple. In February of 1990 The Chua Cau bridge was granted the status of  a National Historical Cultural Relic, In 2006 a 20,00 VND (Vitetnamese Dong ) was issued featuring the bridge .  The Structure is sinking due to underground erosion  and cauurent plans in place to prevent its collapse !
   info courtesy Wikipedia !


Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Czech Republic !



Prague CZECH REPUBLIC : 

 A lovely card from a lovely friend from a lovely City.  This card is from one of my most favoured citie.. and I beleive one of the most beautiful cities that I have visited in the world.       Everywhere one goes in this city one is confronted with beauty in many forms  weather it is architectural or Art that can ebeen seen everywhere,  Thank you Helena for thinking of me on your recent visit back to Prague. The card shows many wonderful attractions to be seen in Prague.
Posted Prague : 16 September : Arrived Sydney 09 October : Traveled 34 days. Thank you Helena.

Friday, 7 October 2022

Germany



 Hamburg : GERMANY.:

 Thank you dear Irmgard for this  lovely card of this scene from Hamburg. The card shows  The Warehouse dustrict of Hamburg with its amazing canal.  This is a Unesco World Heritage Site. .This is a Postcrossing card and thank you so much for this great Unesco card . Veirlen Danke !
Posted  Essen :24 August : Arrived Sydney 06 October. Traveled  16,547 kilometers in 44 Days.

The Speicherstadt : Literally means  "City of Warehouses  ( warehouse district ) in Hamburg Germany. That is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber pile  foundations. (oak logs in this particular case ) This is located in the Port of Hamburg within the Hafen City quarter and was built from 1883 to 1927. The Speicherstadt was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heriatage site on the 5th July 2015 along with the Konterhaus District.
info. Wikipedia.

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Poland


TYCHY     POLAND :

 Thank you mty dear friend Victor  for thhis card from Tychy  ,  Soon you will be able to return to Severondenetsk  and return home after the Russian withdrawl..  Wont that be somenething !!  Thank you fro this card from Tychy and  I trust that all is well in Poland for you at this time.The card shows some of the many attractions to be found in Tychy.  take care my friend and stay safe ..
 Posted Tychy  06 July 2022 : Arrived Sydney 06 October : Traveled 92 days   Thank you Victor !

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

France .



 FRANCE: 
  Lighthouses are anotherfavourite of mine mainly because they are never the same, This is a special lighthouse card as it is a UNESCO world Heritage site.  Thank you   Merci Beaucoup  Morima for this great card choice.  This is a Postcrossing card and This  active lighthouse is the Cordouan and is located in South Eastern  France .
 Posted France 24 August : Arrived Sydney 19 September : Traveled 16928 kilometers in 25  days.

 Cordouan Lighthose : Is an operating lighthouse that is located 7 kilometers  ( 4.3 miles ) out at sea near  the mouth of The Gironde Estuary , at a height of 67.5 metrs high ( 22 feet ) it is the tenth highest "traditional "lighthouse in the world. The Courduan light house was a listed as a National Monument in France in 1862 and recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2021.
 Thank you Wikipedia for information.

Saturday, 24 September 2022

San Marino ( Italy ).


San Marino

  A surprise card from San Marino..  Love it !   Thank you so much  Anna  thinking of me with this great card .  a nice surprise as is not often one gets a postcard from a smal country as this ..   hugs ! 
   Posted San Marino August 28 : Arrived Sydney 16 September : Traveled 19 days.. TRhanks Anna.


 San Marino is  the smallest and oldest Republic in the world  !  San Marino is a small country and a Micro State in  southern Europe an enclave of Italy and is located in  north eastern side of the  Apennine Mountains.  San Marino covers an area of 61 SQ kilometers. and has a population of  33,562 inhabitants. The currency is the Euro and The language is Italian. This is one of four small countries ( principlaities )  in Europe the other three being Andorra ( Spain )  , Monaco  ( France )  and Lichtenstein ( Switzerland ).
   Information courtesy of wikipedia.  thank you !
 

Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Geramany



 Wuppertal  GERMANY : 
    What a lovely card of this most unusual train . The" Wuppertaler Schweberebahn"  (Wuppertal suspension Railway ) This unique train that hangs from this  suspension  railway is located in Wuppertal Geramany . I would love to ride on this unique little railaway .
 This is a postcrossing card and Thank you Hepman for this great train card another for my collection.. Veirlen Danke fur die Wunderbarre Carte,
  Posted Wuppertal 25 August : Arrived Sydney 12 September . Traveled 16,545   Kilometers in 18 days.
 
The Wuppertaler Schweberebahner..  ( Thw Wuppertal Suspension Railway.)
     This train operates on a single line and has 20 stations  . The Construction began in 1898 and  was overseen by The Governments master builder Wilhelm  Feldmann. On the 24th October 1900  Emperor Wilhelm II participated in its first run.The cost of construction was 16 million gold marks. The Railway was closed during WWII due to significant damage and was re opened as early as 1946 . 
    Information courtesy of wilipedia..

Slovenia



 Ljubljana..SLOVENIA.: 

Thank you Eliska for this lovely card from your visit to Bled in Slovenia..  the lake and the Julian Alps in the background look absolutely beautiful.  Thank you also for remembering me from your visit with this lovely card .
  Posted Ljubljana 16 August : Arrived Sydney 09 September . Traveled 24 days  Thanks again Dra  ! hugs !.

 Lake Bled  is located  at the foot of The Karawanks Mountain range near the border with Austria. and is about 50 kilometers northwest of The Nations Capital city Ljubjiana. The  Lake is in the Upper Carniolan region of north western Slovenia where it ajoins the town of Bled . This is a major tourist destination .Bled Castle is a mediaeval castle  built on a precipice  above the City  of Beld in Slovenia overlooking Lake Bled. The castle is beleived to be the oldest castle in Slovenia and is the most visited tourit attractions in Slovenia. Nowadays the Castle is employed as a Hustorical Museum  with a collection that represents the Lakes history.
  Bled Jazero Railwa station is the  Principal Railway Station in Bled  and is located above  the west coast of Lake Bled. 
  Information courtesy of Wikipedia. 

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

United States of America



 New Mexico. : USA.

 What a brightly coloured card has just arrived .. a surprise card from Donan.  Thank you for this nice card and  I really would love to revisit and spend some more time in this lovely state..  There is so many places that I would love to see there. Thank you for this card .The card shows a typically styled large pueblo type  housing. !  amazing. 
Posted 06 July: arrived Sydney 16 August : Traveled  41 days..

Thursday, 11 August 2022

Turkey



 Istanbul : TURKEYE.!

 A surprise card has just arived and it is from Ephesus  and a Unesco World Heritage site and a place that has great memories for me.. I visited this onderful site while in Turkey and found it quite amaxing I surely would love to return to Turkey as it is an a amzing country with just so much to see there .What a wonderful example of Roman Architecture and also so much to see in this particular site..Thank you so much Nina for this great cad . 
Posted 07 July : Arrived Sydney 06 August : Traveled  30 days 

Monday, 1 August 2022

Singapore.



 SINGAPORE :

 A lighthouse card arrived today as well and I like these cards as no two lighthouses are the same. This is from Singapore and is The Fort Canning Lighthouse . The lighthouse is located on the top of Fort Canning Hill and was one of 13 lighthouses gurading the Straits of Malacca. Located nearby with the :Flagstaff " and the time bell  these three naviagational structures played an essentilal role in the Navigational history of Singapore.
 Thank you so much Adiana for this card.   
Posted Singapore :12 july.: Arrived Sydney 01 August : Traveled 19 days.

Georgia


Tbilisi. GEORGIA.: 

 Just arrived and hot out of the mailbox!  Thanks Katy for this card from Georgia.   Always so nice to receive a card from you there . Ths card shows this lovely image of what looks like a music rotunder of glass and lovely lacework steel construction .. This is in "Borjomi Park " from a  resort town in Central Georgia known for its mineral springs.. Thank you Khaty. 
Posted Tbilisi  15 July.: Arrived Sydney 01 August. Traveled 16 days,
 

Sunday, 3 July 2022

Australia


 AUSTRALIA.: 

 Some more scenic  cards that I will add to my "swap card" section. These are also pre paid post cards.  and show some nice Aussie scenes in various states.

 TOP LEFT CARD:  Shelley Beach Jetty  sunset Portsea Victoria State.

TOP RIGHT CARD : Torquay Beach Torquay Victoria State.

 BOTTOM LEFT CARD : The Royal Exhibition Building  and Carlton Gardens Victoria State.

BOTTOM RIGHT CARD : Sydney Harbour and Circular Quay Sydney New South Wales State.

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

Georgia.



 Tbilisi  GEORGIA. 
 Thank you Khaty for this surpise card   and nice stamps.  This card that you have sent.

This card  shows The " Uplistikhe " literally in Georgian  means The lords Fortress .,is an ancient rock-hewn town in Eastern Georgia some ten likometers east of the town of "Gori, Shida Kartli." built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River it contains  many  various structures dating from the early  Iron Age  to the Late Middle Ages and is notable for its  unique combinations of various styles of rock -cut ciltures ogf "Anatolia" and Iran and  as well as the co-existence of paganand Christian Architecture.. This is the 9th / 10th century three nave Basillica.

Information coutesy of Wikipedia !

Australia

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