United States of America

SOUVENIR CARD OF MY VISIT  ON MY "AROUND THE WORLD BY TRAIN" JOURNEY ( USA )

POSTED  HOME FROM HONOLULU 21 JUNE 2013.

 PEARL HARBOUR   HONOLULU  HAWAII  NAVAL MEMORIALS.

PLACE OF SURRENDER FOR THE JAPANESE FORCES. WW II.

    WELCOME ABOARD " USS MISSOURI."  BB63  USN.

F'W'D OF THE BRIDGE SHOWING SIZE OF THIS HUGE BATTLESHIP

HONOLULU.: HAWAII.:   Today I have come especially here to Pearl harbour once again this time to visit the Battleship  "USS MISSOURI " BB63 one of four Iowa Class Battleships built in WWII. These four Battleships  The USS Iowa, Wisconsin , New Jersey and the Missouri are the biggest battleships still around today... They are all now decomissioned by The US. Navy and are all National Museums in various locations in the country and I will endeavour to see them all.
 The USS. Wisconsin is in Norfolk VA. , The USS New Jersey is in Camden N.J. The USS. Iowa is in Los Angeles CA. and The USS Missouri is here in the Naval yard in Pearl Harbour HI. The major significance with the USS Missouris's notoriety as it was aboard this vessel that the Surrender of all Japanese Forces took Place .with the signing by all the Allied countries and the Japanese  on 02 September 1945. A large brass plaque on the deck of the USS.MISSOURI now marks the spot where this took place This is a huge battleship and used right up until as late as "Desert Storm" and recent middle eastern conflicts..This ship has many proud battle Stars and I had previously visited this ship when it was in Sydney Harbour . This was one of the many places I visited in Hawaii during my stay on my way to USA mainland to begin my "Around the World ( USA ) by train journeys. June 2103.

Australia.

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Sapphire .: QLD.

Rachel busy looking for Sapphires  and finding them..

Termite mounds ..Central Queensalnd.

Road distance sign  northern New South Wales.

This is a souvenir card from my Road trip to Far Northern Queensland..F.N.Q....and this was from my stop in Sapphire a small town with lots to offer. We decided to stop here as it is one of the gemstone towns located in this part of Queensland..the others being Rubyvale and Emerald..After obtaining our mining licence we set about looking for sapphires and other precious stones..and after a quite of few hours we had found between us 16 sapphires and one other., a zircon...These were taken to be assayed and it was found that their were found amongst "our finds" , four sapphires of very good condition that could be cut and polished and one Zircon...these then after the process, were mounted into a nice ring and it was given to my eldest daughter for her 21 st birthday....and what a nice gift.. as she can keep that forever and give it to her children..We had a great time here in the Gem fields of central north Queensland and our stop here was a highlight on this long 9.000 kilometer road trip through western and eastern New South Wales and far north Queensland.

Poland

Warsaw.: POLAND.:
"Greetings from Poland " This is another of my favourite" Greetings from " cards This one looks at the statistics of Poland.. A country in Eastern Europe covering an area of 312, 685 KLM2 with a population of 38 ,415,284 people. Forrests cover around 30% of Poland's territory along with 9.300 lakes..Also an interesting note, There are 1,225 European  Bison living in Poland and They largest mammals in Europe.The highest mountain is Rysy and it is 2,499 meters high.The National game is Volleyball and has one of the strongest teams in the world. Amber..known as Baltic gold..comes in more than 300 varieties here and Gdansk registered its first Amber Artisans Guild in  1477.
Thank you so much Daniela for this card  I like it..
 Posted 19 October 2014.: Arrived Sydney 28 October 2014.: Traveled 9 days.. Danke Daniela.

Thailand.

Bangkok.: THAILAND.:                         " Locals love them"


 Street vendors are such an abundance and so many different sellers have such a variety of different "Street Food". I particularly liked the street food although many people worry about it..I found it be clean and enjoyable..The fresh fruit is the best I found..

This is a card  (above ) I chose for a souvenir on a trip here as I really loved the "Tuk Tuk" in the picture..So versatile and used for so many different applications.. here we see the large and heavy loads that they are capable of performing. Also my picture of a load of girls... I love these and always use these when in Thailand and used them all over the country..although they do vary a bit they are a very inexpensive form of transport for the locals and visitors alike.This was from my first "Around the World by Train" journey visit to Thailand.

United States Of America..

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.:
            CONFEDERATE GENERALS OF THE CIVIL WAR ( 1861 - 1865 )
  General Robert E Lee's army was always , outnumbered, outgunned and more often than not in a poor position to attack or defend. Yet, General lee was a very practical strategist with an engineers sense and was always willing to take risks tyo out manoeuvre his apponents. The support of his excellent Commanders contributed to repeated victories against the Union army again and again.
  But, eventually the Unions industrial base , replenishment abilities  and Grants persistent and often brutal tactics prevailed. Three million fought six hundred thousand died and it was the only war fought on American soil by Americans and for that reason there has always been a big facination with the Civil war.  Thank you Amy for this great card as I love military history..Thank you.
  Posted 14 November 2014.:Arrived 19.November 2014.: Traveled 5 days..

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,

Spain.

Barcelona.: SPAIN.:

 A lovely Multi- view of Night time Barcelona..some really great views of the cities vistas.. Thank you Terry and Barbara for remembering me on your visit to Barcelona..I agree a great city with so much. Posted Barcelona 08 February 2012. thanks again..