New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND.:

I love any wildlife cards and especially birds.Here is a lovely card a multi-view of local New Zealand birds..Thank you so much Donna for thinking of me with this lovely card ...from top left to right.1.The Tui ,The Bellbird . The Wood Pigeon , The Kia , The Kiwi , and the The red crown parakeet Posted July ?  Arrived Sydney 13 July : Traveled !!! thank you Donna.also for the Chinese New Year stamp..

Germany

Konigsee : GERMANY:
 Today I received a Postcrossing card ., my first for such a long time...what a nice card it is,a multi view and very colourful card of Taboganing...what a great sport...Thank you so much Anna for this lovely card

Ireland

IRELAND :
Greetings from Ireland.. so many "Flags of the World" cards arriving  for my collection.. I like this series of cards and the information they relay..
Posted 16 June : Arrived Sydney 11 July : Traveled 26 days . Thank you Riek for this swap..

Greetings from Ireland ..Beannachtai e Eirinn.  Eire  Irish
IRELAND covers an area of some 70,273 KM2.
POPULATION of Ireland is 4,757,976 inhabitants..
CAPITAL CITY of Ireland is Dublin.
LOCATION Western Europe.
UNIQUE to Ireland is The Hook Lighthouse and is thought to be the oldest working lighthouse in Europeor possibly in the world.The present structure was completed either in 1172  or in 1245.
BOAT : The Boyne Coracle is the oldest surviving boat of its kind in Europe and is still built in the same way as it was in the Neolithic or even the Meslothic times.
FAMOUS.: The three famous symbols of Ireland are the green shamrock, the harp and the celtic cross.
PUBS.Dublin boasts 1 pub for every 100 people
HALLOWEEN  traces its origins back to the Gaelic Festival of Samhain
NAMES.: family names starting with "Mac" mean son of and " O' "mean grandson of .
HISTORY : Neolithic site of Newgrange dated 3200 BC passage grave in Europe.The monuments central room was designed to be aligned with the rising sun on the winter solstice which makes it the oldest "Solar Observatory " in the world.
REPUBLIC: The Proclamation of the Irish Republic April 24th 1916 ( from The United Kingdom ).

Australia

Katoombqa : N.S.W.  AUSTRALIA.

 A lovely card showing the Katoomba escarpment and the Megalong Valley in the setting sun.These ancient sandstone cliffs glow red and gold in the sunset over the Meglong valley...such an enormous National Park.  Thank you Heather for this lovely card from your recent visit...

Iceland

Reykjavik : ICELAND.
Greetings from Iceland  flag card arrives as well ..Thank you so much Rosmarie for this card...and also taking the trouble to send.. I have reciprocated for you ...so watch your mailbox.!! This is another in the "Flags of the World " card series..
Posted Reykjavik: 30 May : Arrived Sydney 10 July.: Traveled 41 days...the long way round !!!

Greetings from ICELAND :   Kvedja fra Islandi.
ICELAND : covers an area of some 102,775 KM2.
POPULATION of Iceland is 332,529 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY is Reykjavik.
UNIQUE :  The most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index.
POWER : Iceland is the worlds largest producer of electricity per capita due to the utilization of the abundant hydroelectric and geothermal power.
FAMOUS : "Geysir" in Haukadalur Valley is the oldest known geyser in the world.
PRESIDENT : Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1980 - 1996 ) was the worlds first directly female head of state.
VOLCANOES: Iceland has hundreds of Volcanoes and thirty are active systems.
HISTORY : ca. 874 Iceland was still uninhabited long after the rest of western Europe had been settled .Recorded settlement has conventially been dated back to 874.
ca.: 1000 Leif Erikson is the first known European to have discovered the North America (excluding Greenland ) five centuries before Christopher Columbus

Bulgaria

Sofia.: BULGARIA.

Another surprise in the mailbox this time from a good friend visiting Sofia in Bulgaria.I remember vividly my train ride to Sofia from Thessalonika during the mass migration...... Thank you so much for the card Birgit and for thinking of me on your travels...The card shows the many attractions in the city of Sofia..
Posted 23 June : Arrived Sydney : 11 July ..Traveled 19 days..Thanks again Birgit..

United States of America,

Washington DC.

Thanks Mel for this nice surprise.lovely colourful card from Washington DC showing the colour guard and the Capitol building in the background...trust your trip there was enjoyable...lovely card..Thanks.
Posted DC,27 June : Arrived Sydney : 10 July : Traveled 14 days.