Russia.

  Another Russian card  arrived today that is three on the same day   amazing.!!. This is a lovely card showing The General map of the Russian Empire , the way it was in 1745.  What an interesting map card!  Thank you so much for sending this card Julia  .I love it and will add to my map collection of cards  .This is a Postcrossing card..love the sramps also.!!. I am pleased that you enjoyed your visit to Australia ..take care there.
Posted 13 July : Arrived Sydney 11 August  : Traveled 14,106 kilometers in 30 Days. 

Russia

 Belgorad : RUSSIA.
 Thank you Svetlana for this lovely card from Lake Baikal.  A loely quiet place that uis the biggest fresh water lake in the world.. Lake Baikal is located in Southern Siberia between Irkutsk Oblast to the north east and The Bunyat Republic to the south east . When I visited Lake Baikal it was on my train journey across Russia and was  in the wintertime and the Lake  was frozen at the time and looked quite different than the card !! must be lovely to visit in smmer though.This is a Postcrossing card  Thank you Svetlana.
Posted Belgograd 23 June : Arrived Sydney : 11 August. Traveld 14,517 kilometers in  48days.

Russia

 Russia.
 Received today  This long Postcard United Postcard from Russia arrived after a journey of 70 days.  The card shows The  Nizhenekamsk Cathedral Mosque  .Where it is I do not know as there is no information on the card. Thanky ou Olga for this card 
Posted Rissia 30 May :  Arrived Sydney 11 August : Traveled 72 days  

Australia

 Success WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

 This is a really lovely colourful card recently realeased as a first day maxi card and is in commemoration of Australia's  Sprting Olympic team  for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. I really like this card and it is proving to be a popular card also..  I think the majority of people love to watch manyevents in the Olympics ..

Finland

 Finland

 A nice lighthouse cad from Finland  There is no information on the card on script on the front of the card . and see its location in the far south of the country  on the map ! Another lighthouse card for my collection. .  This lighthouse is vey large I guess accomodation that is ! Lighthouses can be all so different..Thank you Seija for this nice card. This is a Postcrossing card .

Posted Finland 09 July Arrived Sydney 09 August :Traveled 15,275 kilometers in 30 days  Kitos!!Seuja.

Channel Islands (Sark )

SARK. CHANNEL iSLANDS 

Thank you so much Natalie for this Flags of the World card from Sayk..  love it that is all the Cannel Islad Islands I have now..  I appologise as tis card arrived some time ago and have not posted it on my blog. Thanks also for nice stamps too
Posted Sark : 24 June : Arrived Sydney 22 July : Traveled 28 days.
 

GREETINGS FROM SARK:
 AREA: 5.45 KM2

POPULATION : 492 INHABITANTS.

CAPITAL CITY.   NONE !

LOCATION :  THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

UNIQUE :  The cars are banned from roads. Sark is one of the few countries in the world where cards are banned from roads, and where only tractors and horse drawn vehicles are allowed

FAMOUS  A secret European micro state. The Island has been governed by a "Crown Dependency " since 1565.
 Sark is the smallest Island independent state  in The Brirish Commonwealth.

HISTORY :  The island was probably first mentioned in the Antonine Linerary (3rd to 4th ) Century AD
IN Ancient times : Sark was occupied by the Unelli ,Gaulish tribe of The Contentin Peninsula .These peple were subdued by The Roman Empire  about 56 BC.

Finland

 Helsinki : FINLAND.:

 A lovely wildlife card has just arrived and it is also from Finland , I very seldom get a card from Finland and t now ,two togeather.. !!  This is a Postcrossing card and it shows the wildlife of Finland . I love wildlife cards and cn imagine how prolific the wildlife must be up in those huge lovely forrests. My memories of Finland are of those great forrests..  a lovely country to visit. Thank you (Kitos ) Nellie  for this lovely wildlife cad.
Posted Helsinki :01 July : Arrived Sydney : 01 August : Traveled 15 355 kilometers in 30 days  Kitos Nellie.