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 Oklahoma : USA

 Thank you once again dear Ann  for the cards that you have sent to gaether in this envelope. This card shows another great scene from the shatuck Windmill Museum.  This is a replica of the George Shultz General Mercandise storebuilt o main street in 1904,..great card Thank you my dear so kind.

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 Enid Oklahoma  USA

 Thank you so much dear Ann for all these lovely cards and your kind wishes . This card showsShattuck Windmills Museum and Parks in Shattuck  Oklahoma.  These beatiful array of red and white windmills  date from 1887 to 1922  and come from various ststes  for restoration. Thank you again my dear I would like to visit this museum one day.

Posted December 04 , Arrived Sysney 20 December : Travelled  16 days

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 Norfolk VA   USA

 What a great card !!   I  love this class of Battleships !  .This is the USS  Iowa   BB61  The first in this class of four huge Battleships  built and delivered ready fo action in WW II.. The USS Iowa was  Commissioned in 1943 and was de Commissioned  in 1990.  This is one of four Battleships of this calas all with amazing battle stories and honours, The most rominent ship in the class was the USS Missouri  BB63 thatis now at Pearl Harbour . This ship saw the Japenese surrender in Tokyo Bay inAugust  1945..   Thanky ou so much Mel for this  snesational card for my collection/  

Aussie Blog .

                        The 4201 looking splendid in its New South Wales livery of Green and Gold.!

This week afterr just so many days of rain my daughter Kristy organised a family day out to theNew South Wales Government Railways Train Museum..and as luck had it  it turned out to be a wonderful sunny day..The Children were so excited as they had never ridden a steam ttrain before .  We had booked tickets for the "Midday Flyer" and everyone was eagerly a wiating for the arrival of our steam engine !! The sound of train whsitles and steam clouds created excitement among the children there , the kids were loving it !!  and I must admit that I was also...The train arrived on time with many visitors on the platform and was plenty of room for all.  The old carriages with such lovely wooden interiors bought back many memories to te trains when I was a lot younger than I am  today.the train tavels out into the local areas for about 40 kilometers before the engine is removed and then does a swithback and the front then becomes the back for ur return journey... such fun !
 
   

I had not been ti the museum for some years and it was so good to get another dose of the nostalgia of all the fine engines of all types and a vast array of rolling stock there that was accessible to all visitors.I have added some of the many photos that I took o the day.. I hope that you enjoy this as much as I did..

 The grandkids cant get there quick enough!

This is The Lounge car  carriage of "The Southern Aurora" the \express that used to tavel between Sydney and Melbourne.. I loved the name.!

 

France

 Premery : BURGUNDY : FRANCE : 
  This lovely locomotive train card has just arrive from France and is a Postcard United card. Thank you Chris for this really nice card showing The  "North Eastern Railway Locomotive # 1621. That is now preserved in The National Train Museum in York UK.Thank you Chris. I have visited this most wonderful Train Museum and have seen this particular locomotive.  This is the greatest train Museum one can visit !

Posted 18 May : Arived Sydney 08 June : Traveled 20 days.

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 Sacramento . : California  " USA.

 I have been lucky lately with so many train cards lately .A theme that I really love and this is another just arrived from Sacramento in California.  Thank you so much for this postcard showing  this Locomaotive Engine # 3  of the "Virginia and Trukee" Railroad . in the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento . California. Thank you for this card..
Posted Sacramento 10 May :Arrived Sydney :02 June.: Traveled 11947 Kilometers in 23 days.

Italy

 Torino  ITALY : 
 I have just received this Postcrossing card from Torino in Italy and is a nice train card to add to my collection ..Thank you Silvano for this train Myseum card . The card shows various locomotives at the Train Museum in Piomontese. Garzie !!
Posted Torino 03 May : Arrived Sydney 06 June  : Traveled 16679 kilometers in 34 days.

Germany

 Wurzburg : GERMANY.:

 A most welcomed Postcrossing card from Germany showing this lovely UNESCO World Heritage site . The Eurzberger Rezidence" This impressive Palace today witholds several Museums and is Part of this UNESCO W.H.S..  The sender of thais card is attending this now University that contains many lecture halls ..  Thank you so much Johanna for this Unesco card and is a great addition to my Unesco w.h.s. collection.  Vieirlen Danke Johanna.
Posted 03 May : Arrived Sydney 19 May. Traveled 16,404 kilometers in 16 days..

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 Greenvulle SOUTH CAROLINA   USA :

 Once again Thank you dear Mel  thank you for always thinking of me on your travels with a great post card . This card is from The "Shoeless John Jackson" Baseball museum and Library in Greenville South Carolina,,  Thanks for remembering  that I love baseball and this is a great card.
He was known as such a great hitter of the baseball.... Thank you Mel ..hugs !
posted 07 January : Arrived Sydney 04 February : Traveled 27 days.

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 Providence  RI  USA.
  This is an image that we all have come to know  !!  This is another of the many cards that John has sent that are all great cards  . This card shows  The National September 11 National Memorial and Museum located at the World Trade Centre  Site  in New York City ., that will remember and Honour the nearly three thousand  victims that were killed in the terrorists attacks on September the 11th  2001 and February 26th 1993 document the events of the 9th of the 11th and educate for a bteer future !
Posted Providence RI November 27 :Arrived Sydney 19 December :Traveled 23 days..Thanks John!

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 Prividence RI..USA

 Another truly great card from a good friend whom has sent a wonderful lot of various cards from Many USA destinations  and thank you so much  John.. 
  This card shows the Battleship USS Massachusettes  BB59. in Battleship Cove  at  Fall River Mass. The USS Massachusettes BB59 was afectionately known as "The Big  Mamie " she took part in 35 battles in  both  the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in WWII,.logging over 225,000 nautical miles . The main deck measures 680 feet that is two times the length of a football field.Today this mighty Battleship is moored in Fall River Massachusettes.

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 Nashville Tennesee USA.
 What a great card !! I Would really love to visit this Museum being a car enthusiast. Thanks again Mel and  Boyd for always sending me great cards on your trips around the country..This card is a s shows The National Corvette Museum In Bowling Green Kentucky.. This is a Museum that I myself would love to visit  always liked The Chevrolet Corvette. thanks again Mel and am sure your recent trip was a blast . 
Posted Nashville TN.September 06 : Arrived Sydney October 10  :Traveled 34 days   

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 San Antonio TEXAS .:USA.

Hey thanks Staff!  nice to hear you are having a good time down there in San Antonio.. Boy ..long time since I was there..A great pic of "The Alamo"  and a place that Im sure we all know of.. Many thanks also for the Hard Rock Cafe pin from there as when I was there I did not get one ..another one in the collection.. thanks mate for taking the time out really appreciate it  take care and enjoy youtr trip.!
 
 "THE ALAMO"  Originally known as The Mission de San Antonio de Valero formerly a Roman Catholic Mission  and fortress compound . Now a Museum in San Antonio,

Posted San Antonio :22 July : Arrived Sydney 21 August : Traveled 30 days.! Thanks mate.!

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 Hawaii USA.

Thank you Arnold have been waiting on this card..  A great card and a great Battleship..!!  The USS Missouri BB63. Thank you mate for this great swap card. This is now a Museum Shipand  can be found in the Naval Yard at Pearl Harbour  Hawaii and us well worth the visit..I visited This ship when it was in Sydney for the Naval celebrations and again in Pearl Harbour..

  The USS Missouri BB63 is one of four Ioawa class Battleships built during World War II.  This is famous in the respect apart from its amazing service during the conflict but This ship took the Surrender of The Japanese Empire  in Tokyo Bay on September 2nd. 1945. The reason that this  ship known lovingly as " The Mighty MO" was that the then President of The USA  President Truman was from the state of Missouri and when asked by General Mc Arthur who was to take the surrender . "Sir "!"What ship will we use for the surrender "??  and of Course the President  Truman answered The USS Missouri of course..after all his wife Margaret Truman sponsered The "Mighty Mo "
The USS  Missouri BB63 s is one of four huge IOWA Class Battleships . They are  USS New Jersey BB62,  USS Iowa BB61, and the USS Wisconsin.BB64  All four of these huge ships are now retired from service with The US Navy and are all Museum ships  that can be vited today. The USS Missouri  BB63 is to be seen at Pearl Harbour. The USS Wisconsin BB64  can be seen in The National Maritme Centre  Norfolk Virginia  . The USS New Jersey BB62 can be seen In Camden New Jersey, and The USS Iowa BB61 can be seen in retirement dock #87 in The Port of Los Angeles  California..

  The BIG GUNS of The Mighty MO.

Looking forward to the Pearl Harbour Memorial

Surrender Plaque on the deck of The USS. Missouri

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 Las Vegas NEV.  USA.

 What a great card !!  Thanks agin Mell always your cards are so good  and thanks for thinking of me  on your visit to "Lost Wages "  This is a Hard Rock  and also a Museum  and Mel knows I love the  Hard Rock Cafes..   The Museum is The Neon Museum  Thnka Mel for this great card.. Posted Las Vegas NV.04 May : Arrived Sydney 28 May : Traveled 24 days.

England

 England :

 A nice surprise card fom a mate in England..  Thank you Jemma for this card from the National Transport Museum at Bealieau..showing this relica of a 1912 London General Omnibus Company B type   open top Omnibus and the monorail that passes through the Museum ..  Great card  Thank you Emma..  also for your kind wishes. nice transport stamps too !
Posted April 25 : Arrived Sydney  18 May : Travelled:23 days.

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 Boston. MAS  USA.

 This is a card that I recently came across amongst some souvenir cards that I had gotten during my vist to the The Boston National Historical Park   with a great mate who tok me there on a day out  to originally see the USS Constitution..  also this is a wonderful Naval and Nautical Museum at this same location.  This particular  ship is the USS Cassin Young ( DD 793 ).a World War II Destroyer and a survivor of many fierce battles in the western Pacific.. She is typical of the modern warships built at The  Charleston Navy Yard .. Thank you again Vinnie for this great day out . This was also a great visit to also go aboard The USS Constitution The Oldest fighting vessel in The US Navy.
   These are some pics of my visit to The USS Constitution  Naval Museum.

Netherlands

 Netherlands :

  A surprise card from a  Postcrossing swapmeet held in The Netherlnds at the Glomdals Museum on the July 25th 2020.. Thank you to all who signed the card for me.. The wooden building looks wonderful !!