Australia

South Australia. AUSTRALIA.:
A great shot of this lighthouse at "Corny Point in South Australia. Standing as a lifesaving sentinel and guarding the northwestern tip of at the foot of Yorke peninsular and adjacent to Spencer gulf.this lighthouse is a grand sight. I particularly like visiting lighthouses as they are always in a magnificent setting and the views are always amazing..this is no exception..

Hong Kong

Hong Kong :

A Postcrossing card received from Hong Kong Showing the modern skyline around Victor Harbour in Hong Kong .Thank you Jade for this card. Xie Xie.
 Posted Hong Kong : 29 August : Arrived Sydney 06 September:Traveled 7,830 kilometers in 8 days

Slovakia

Bratislava. : SLOVAKIA.:

What a lovely card showing this intricate handcrafted embroidery ..This is the detailed pattern of a Slovakian ceremonial scarf surroundings of Prievidza circ. 1850..These are traditional folk patterns that are proving to be very popular in fashion today.
Thank you so much Andrea for this lovely card.
Posted Bratislava.: 21 August : Arrived Sydney 04 September : Traveled 14 days.

Australia

Sydney : AUSTRALIA.:

This is a card that I picked up and liked it ...it is of course of a face known the world over.. This is a lovely card of one of my favourites and beautifully embossed  card of Marilyn Monroe..one of the best I have seen..
...so I decided to add it to my postcard blog...I love it !!

United States of America

Pearl Harbour  Honolulu..HAWAII. USA.
 I really meant to post this card on here yesterday which was the 72nd anniversary of this huge historical event . The signing of the surrender agreement of The Japanese Forces on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay Japan..card shows General MacArthur accepting this surrender from the Japanese Government on The 2nd day of September 1945.also the terms of agreement and all allied forces.. Thank you Arnold for this swap card..a great military card for the collection.
 Posted 20 August : Arrived Sydney 01 September.: Traveled 12 days..

The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that enabled the Surrender of Japan ending World War II, and was signed by representatives from The Empire of Japan , The United States of America, The Republic of China , The United Kingdom ,The Union of The Soviet Socialists Republic , The Commonwealth of Australia, The Dominion of Canada , The Provisional Government of the French Republic , The Kingdom of The Netherlands and the Dominion of New Zealand on the deck of The USS Missouri ..September 2nd 1945..I have a photo of this very spot on board the USS Missouri which is now retired and a naval Museum in Pearl Harbour Hawaii.(see my photos )

SURRENDER PLAQUE ON BOARD  " USS MISSOURI" BB63.

ON BOARD "USS MISSOURI" BB 63..PEARL HARBOUR.

Slovakia

Bratislava.: SLOVAKIA.:
A nice surprise swapcard from one of my favourite places, Bratislava in Slovakia. " The land of castles". Thank you so much Andrea for this swap to add to my "Flags of the World" collection.
Posted Bratislava 19 August : Arrived Sydney 01 September : Traveled 13 days.

Greetings from SLOVAKIA.:  Pozdrav zo Slovenska.
SLOVAKIA covers some 49, 035 KM2
POPULATION of Slovakia is 5,426,252 inhabitants.
LOCATION : Eastern Europe.
CAPITAL CITY is Bratislava.
 UNIQUE to Slovakia is that it contains The highest number of Castles and Chateaux  per capita in the world at 180 Castles and 425 Chateaux.
CAVES : Slovakia has more than 6,000 caves many are natural wonders such as Ochtinska Aragonite Cave ,The only one in Europe.
FAMOUS : The Cicmany Village is the first registration of "Folk Architecture" in the world with more than 130 houses.
MINES : The Slovak Opal mines more expensive than gold and the largest opal mines in the world.
HISTORY.:The Venus of Moravany a small prehistoric female figurine made of mammoth tusk ivory dated to 22,800 BC.
INDEPENDENCE.: 1st January 1993 . Establishment Day for the Slovak Republic.

United States of America

Franklin Tennessee: USA

Thank you Mel & Boyd for this great card showing the history of The Battle for Stone's River in Tennessee..I love these historical cards especially military history.A great looking card ..
Thanks again.for the eclipse Postmark and also the eclipse stamps...really neat..
 Posted Tennessee 22 August : Arrived Sydney 01 September : Traveled 9 days.

 More than 81,000 Soldiers fought in the Battle of Stones River and 23,000 were killed, wounded or captured.After this ferocious battle was fought on December 31st 1862 to January 1863 the Union Army controlled middle Tennessee and prepared to advance to Chatanooga . The Chicago firm of Kurz and Allison published this print of The Battle of Stones River in 1891.