Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

India (Uttraakhand )


Uttarakhand .: INDIA.:

 What a lovely surprise card from a wonderful surprise member that always remembers me with a card when Travelling.  Thank you  dear Poonam for this beautiful card with such scenery. I am sorry that I have not refgistered this card as my  "surprise group " has been down .. Thank you and watch your mailbox     
   Posted  India 09 September :  Arrived Sydney 26 October .: Traveled  47 days   thank you.. 
 

Thursday, 27 April 2023

India


Goa INDIA :

 Thank  you once again dear Poonam for this card from Goa  and thank you for thinking of me on your trip with this card for me.  The card is colourful and shows women at the Monsa Market in Goa  . This is a real tourist attrection  bring many foreign tourits tothe market place ..The majority of the market women are" Lombani " originating  from Afghanistan. Thank you so much Poonma for this lovely card   Ilove market places !!
 Posted 16 March : Arrived Sydney23 April : Travelled 34 days   

 

Thursday, 26 January 2023

India



Kolkata. West Bengal : INDIA :

 Thank you so much my dear Poonam..  love this card ! and is  a lovely surprise card. Thank you for thinlking of me  with your kind wishes. May your New Year be blessed also and full of good fortune  Thank you..

 

Thursday, 5 January 2023

India


Kolkata  INDIA :

You know at this time of the year it is always so nice to hear from allof your friends and postcard mates..  Thank you so much Poonam for being such a great friend over this last year  Thank you so much "Namaste" for your ind wishes and greetings and may your year also be full of good Fortune. This is a surprise card ..  Thank you for your kindness. 
  Posted Kolkata :22 November : Arrived Sydney 11 December : Traveled 19 days..
 

Monday, 17 October 2022

India



 Bengal INDIA.!

 Today sees another Surprise card.. and this one is from Bengal in India.  Thank you  Norman Thomas for this nice Lighthouse card showing The False Point Lighthouse at Odisha in the Bay of Begal.  A really nice lighthouse card for my lighthouse collection Thank you so much Norman.
  Posted Bengal 01 October " Arrived Sydney 17 October :Traveled16 days.

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

India



 RAJASTHAN  INDIA :

 Thank you again Poonam for sending me this card request .. also is still a surprise  .This card shows this local woman in Rajasthan in her native dress.  This area of India is a very popular  area for tourism in India.Thank you again Pooam for this card. 
Posted 04 January : Arrived Sydney 08 February : Traveled 34 days.

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

India


 Andaman Islands   INDIA.:
  
What a lovely maxi card with this wonderful stamp  Sent from the Andaman Islands  .. a lovely colourful  card showing the planet Jupiter with lovely matching stamp.  This is a surprise card and Thank you so much " Shhobie "..  love it ! 
 Posted 19 November : Arrived Sydney 19 December : Traveled 30 days..

Sunday, 23 February 2020

India


INDIA :

  A surprise card from a fellow member and this one is from India showing The Taj Mahal in Agra in India..   a must see and do.. Thisis such an amazing building and is a Wonder of the World .. Thank you so much Heidi B  for thinking of me on your trip..
Posted Agra :03 February : Arrived Sydney 21 February ..Traveled 18 days.  Thanks again..Heidi..

Thursday, 9 January 2020

India.



       INDIA :

 A foodie card has just arrived from India.. a lovely multi view card showing some of the many dishes of food to be found there I dont really know the location of this card as most locations have their own delicaccies. and different types of food.!!! Thank you for this  Postcards United card Raja..
Posted 14 December  2019 : Arrived Sydney 07 January 2020. Traveled 24 days ..Thank you.

Saturday, 11 May 2019

India


INDIA :

I have just received this card from a fellow swpper and is of bas releif of Mahishamardini .. I do not know where this is located as there is no information on the card..a fine and much complicated scene. This is a Unesco World Heritage site. Thank you Prakash for this card.
Posted  India :06 April : Arrived Sydney 07 May : Traveled 31 days..Thank you ..

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

India


INDIA.:

 A surprise card has just arrived this morning and it is a surprise .!!!The card is from a fellow card member in India and the card shows erotic sculptures in Kharjuraho !!!  I guess that is a temple.!!! Thank you Nitesh for this erotic card,
Posted 20 January : Arrived Sydney 30 January : Traveled 10 days ..That was fast delivery !!!

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

India


INDIA :

 Another of these colourful map cover cards that I really like.. and this is another for the collection.. map card shows map of India and so many facts and figures.. Thank you Akhil for this card swap.
Posted 23 November : Arrived Sydney 10 December : Traveled 18 days.. 

Wednesday, 31 October 2018

India




Shillong INDIA.

This is a great surprise card that has just arrived and it shows The "Great Awakening Temple" in Bodh Gaya.. India.This is The Mahabodi Temple a famous Unesco World Heritage site and one of the top ten most famous Temples in the world..This site is reputed to be the location where Buddha attained enlightenment.
  .I must visit this site  as my goal is to see the "Top Ten Temples" and I have seen six and each one is a most amazing structure in its own right !! Thank you  Justin..love this card will go into my "Top Ten Temples "
Posted  Shillong : 28 September : Arrived Sydney 30 October : Traveled 32 days.!!

Thursday, 12 April 2018

India


Mumbai.: INDIA:

Thank you Arnold for thinking of me on your most return trip to Mumbai with the "Wow " card ..These are popular cards showing many Indian facts and customs etc.also love the stamps...
Posted Mumbai 23 February : Arrived Sydney 15 March : Traveled 20 days ..thanks again Arnold.

Monday, 12 June 2017

India


INDIA :

Today I received this India Icon card ...and thank you so Pyali for this swap..great to see all the many attractions etc. in the icons and remember many and visited many.. Thank you...also nice stamps.

Friday, 28 April 2017

India


INDIA.:
 Thank you Deirdre for posting this card back to me on your travels through India..another for my Flags of the World collection.

Greetings from India. "Bhaarat se Numaste."
 INDIA : covers an area of some 3,287,263KM2
POPULATION :of India is 1,293,057,000 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of India is Dehli.
UNIQUE : India had the worlds first all granite temple Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur  Tamil Nadu.The Temple's shikara is made from a singlre block of granite weighing 80 tonnes.
DEVELOPED IN INDIA : Chess , Algebra , Trigonometry , Calculus , The" Place Value System" and the Decimal System.
FAMOUS : Sushruta "Father of Surgery" over 2,600 ya conducted cataracts, Artificial limbs, Caesareans, Urinary stones, and brain and plastic surgeries.
RELIGIONS : Four Religions were born in India Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism and are followed by 25% of the worlds population.
HISTORY : Independence from The United Kingdom on  15th August 1947.
CULTURE : India was the first urban culture in South Asia flourished during ( 2500-1900 BC ) in western India.


Wednesday, 16 November 2016

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..


Wednesday, 21 September 2016

India.


Guangzhou.CHINA.

 A really colourful "art" card from a Chinese postcard friend  ..The card is from India showing a clever art card of an elephant and posted in China..Thank you for this nice card  ( Rita ) Hong Lin Zhou.
 Posted China :18 August : arrived Sydney 22 September. Traveled 34 days.  Xie Xie.. Rita..

Monday, 21 December 2015

India.

INDIA

INDIA :
Another "Greetings from" card for my collection ...So good to receive all these different "Greetings From" country cards posted from The country of origin. I enjoy collecting these and learning much about the country's added . Thank you for sending this card for me Sanjay.
Posted Kalyan INDIA : 22 November : Arrived Sydney 17 December : Traveled 26 long days.

GREETINGS FROM  INDIA :
INDIA  A large country that covers an area of 3,287,590 KM2. and is located in Southern Asia.
CAPITAL : The Capital city of India is New Delhi.
POPULATION : The population of India is one of the biggest in the world with 1,210,193,422 inhabitants.
GAMES : The origin of chess can be traced back to the 6th century in India The game was known then at 'Chaturanga.
POST: India has The largest Post Office network in the world with 155,015 Post Offices and 566.000 employees.
SPORT : The most popular sport in India is Cricket .The worlds highest cricket ground is located in Chail , in Himachal Pradesh and is 2,444  M.A.S.L.
EMBLEM: The National emblem of India is the bird the Peacock known for its beauty and colour.
CITY : The city of Varanassi is also known as Benaras and is the oldest , continuously inhabited city in the world today.
FAMOUS INDIANS :  Include : Mahatma Ghandi , Indira Ghandi , Ravi Shankar , Shah  Rukh Khan
MOUNTAINS:Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.and rises to an elevation of 8,598 Mtrs.
THE TAJ MAHAL:   Indias Wonder of the World is located in the city of Agra .an amazing site to see..
POST CROSSING: India has over 7,200 Postcrossing members.

Thursday, 3 December 2015

India


Mumbai INDIA.:

 A long awaited card finally arrives  after 31 days traveling.. Thank you Sanjay for this card. The card shows men and a cart full of Old wall clocks in the "Chor Bazaaar.  Thieves market in Mumbai..great card..
 Posted:  Kalyan 04 November 2105: Arrived : Sydney 04 December : traveled 31 days..

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