Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Belgium.


Oostende  BELGIUM.:

  A lovely card arrived from Oostende in Belgium. This is a port that hancles  ferries from the Uk and various  other  ports .  The card shows a lovely square rigged Sailing tall ship   flying what appears to be a dutch flag with  beach and many bathers and thelighthouse in the forefround.   Thank you so much Christine for this nice card . 
 Posted  Oostende   07 June : Arrived Sydney 04 July .: Traveled 27 days . 

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

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  Gent : Belgium.:

  Another surprise in this so erratic mail  !!  A nice meting card from a surprise member  from This meeting in Belgium  and i a celebration of  "Happy Postcard day "  so nice..I trust everyone had a good day  and thank you so much Lana for thinking of me with this card .
Posted Gent 12 October : Arrived Sydney 19 December : Traveled 70 days.. Thank you Lana..

Friday, 5 March 2021

Belgium.





Belgium: Thank you so much Laura for this Year of The OX swap card  .This is a really nice card and will go well with my collection of Zodiac New Year cards..  Thank you.
Posted Liege .11 February : Arrived Sydney 05 March :Traveled 22 days. 

Monday, 30 November 2020

Belgium.



 Antwerp. BELGIUM.:

A surprise Postcrossing card from Belgium has just arrived and I find another bird card  smile..  I love bird cards especially owls. Thank you so much Elke.. for this fine card 
Posted Antwerp.: 31 October : Arrived Sydney 26 November : Traveled 16,691 kilometers in 26 days.

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Belgium


BELGIUM.

Thank you very much Ilse for this happy card that has just arrived  a lovely colourful card showing this girl on the swing This is a Postcrossing card and thank you so much for sending it..
Posted Belgium.:16 May : Arrived Sydney 27 may: Traveled 11 days ..Thank you Ilse...Merci , 

Friday, 29 December 2017

Belgium


Belgium

 A surprise  card from a good friend who always remembers me with a favourite card when he travels world wide.. Thank you so much Arnold for this "Country Icons " card from Belgium to add to my collection of this series of cards..Thanks again mate.
Posted Belgium.:29 November :Arrived Sydney 27 December: Traveled 29 days..Christmas post !!!

Sunday, 8 October 2017

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A lovely colourful lighthouse card from Belgium.. Thank you Corry for this nice card and it will join my other lighthouse postcards.. I receive many lighthouse cards and I really like them .They are all so different all over the world for something that does the same thing they can be so very different ,,Thanks again Corry for this card.
Posted Ostende :17 September : Arrived Sydney 06 October : Traveled 16,710 kilometers in 19 days.

Thursday, 6 July 2017

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Brugge:  BELGIUM.:

Thank you Lara for this swap...to add to my collection of this card series..Card shows the many and varied Icons of Belgium...Thank you again Lara..It is always great to receive these cards and look at all the various icons and recognise the ones that you have see. and done..
Posted Belgium.: 04 June : Arrived Sydney 30 June. Traveled 26 days..postage times have gone to hell now...cost three times as much and takes three times as long..!!!! is this your experience also.?

Thursday, 8 June 2017

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Brussels : BELGIUM . I am so luck to know so many great Postcrossers..and I have just received this lovely card showing this great view of Brussels and of The recent Postcrossing meet held there in Brussels on May 20th 2017....Thank you so much Anne Hippe for thinking of me on this day and also to the many members that attended and signed this card..I.Thank you..
Posted Brussels.: 22 May : Arrived Sydney 06 June.: Traveled 15 days...thanks to all..

Thursday, 8 December 2016

Belgium


Brussells  BELGIUM..

 a lovely black / white card from Brussells ..showing the magnificent Hotel de Ville with  The Place of Justice and the Church of the Chapelle..Thank you Ivan for this nice card..
Posted Brussells :06 November : Arrived Sydney 28 November : Traveled 16,756 kilometers in 22 days.

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Belgium

BELGIUM

Antwerp.: BELGIUM :
A "Greetings from" card in to-days post.. and as usual I always really like to receive these " Greetings From"cards with their information and statistics..Thank you Lara for this card swap.
Posted Antwerp: 14 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 10 days ..Merci Lara.

 "GREETINGS FROM" BELGIUM :
AREA :The land area of Belgium covers 30,528 KM2. , is located in Western Europe and  is a member of The European Union.
CAPITAL CITY : of Belgium is Brussels.
POPULATION : of Belgium is 11, 198, 638.inhabitants  with over 3,800 POST-CROSSERS.
CHOCOLATE:  Belgium produces 22,00 tonnes of chocolate per year.
BEER : Belgium has over 800 different kinds of beer made in the country
NEWSPAPER :  The first printed Newspaper in the world was published in Antwerp in 1618.
SYMBOL : The Mannekin Pis is a famous Belgian fountain and is tiny and is only 61 CM in height.
FAMOUS BELGIANS :  Peter Paul Rubens , Audrey Hepburn , Hercule Poirot , Jean Claude Van Damme
MUSIC :  The Saxophone was invented by the Belgian music maker Adolphe Sax in the year 1840
B.M.I. The Body Mass Index, was developed between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet.

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Belgium


Mons : BELGIUM.:

 A Postcrossing meet up card from Mons in Belgium. Thank you so much Laurent and also to all the attendees who signed the card.. I really like these Postcrossing meet up cards.

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

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Nieuwpoort: BELGIUM.:

A multi view coloured card from Nieuweport in Belgium..Thank you Lara for choosing this card that shows just so many views of  your home of Nieuwpoort ..
 Posted Newport 21 March 2015: Arrived Sydney 07 April 2015 : Traveled 17 days. Thank you..

Monday, 24 November 2014

Belgium

BELGIUM.:

 Greetings fro Belgium...when one thinks of Belgium thoughts of wonderful chocolates and beer come to mind...Belgium  covers an area of 30,528 KLM2..and has a population of 11,099,554 residents and really is famous for its beers there are over 800 kinds of different beers made in Belgium...The Capita City is Brussels and another attraction to many visitors is the little statue of The  " Manneken Pis"the most famous of Belgian fountains and stands only 61 cm in height.  . Another very popular attraction is of course the chocolate..Belgium produces 220,000 tons of chocolate per Annum.The first  newspaper in the world was first printed here and was published in Antwerp in 1618..also another first as The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adophe Sax in 1840. A little country with a big history...Thank you for this card Daniela,

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Belgium.



BELGIUM.:
A lovely map card of Belgium...so nice...Thank you Simona..you always remember me when you travel and you are such a love..Thank you so much..I love this card..
 Posted Brasov Romania.17 October 2014.: Arrived Sydney 05 October 2014.: traveled 19 days..

Monday, 4 August 2014

Belgium


Anvers : Belgium.

 This is a wonderful reproduction card of The Station Centrale in Antwerp Belgium.. showing old steam locomotives arriving at the station..Thank you Nicole for this nice card.
 Posted 31 January 2013. Thank you.

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Belgium


Brugge : Belgium.
 A great scene of this Unesco town .Thank you Annemarie...Posted (Netherlands ) 27 April 2014

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Belgium



Belgium
 Nice view of a local Belgium passenger train..Thank you  Falicane for this nice card .
  Posted Brussels 24 June 2014   Received 12 July 2014   travelled 18 days. Postcrossing. Thanks ..

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Belgium



Canal scene in Brugge Belgium..Thanks for the card John..

Belgium



Vt Meeting in Brugge Belgium.September  2011. Thanks to all that signed a virtual card for me.                         Thanks Birgit especially
                                   Posted 05 September 2011

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