Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Poland



Warsaw: POLAND.:
Thanks for this card Chis ..a great shot of the Main National Stadium in Warsaw..  A good aerial view of this magnificent Stadium ..Thank you also for the lovely stamp block that you have attatched also.
Posted Warsaw 26 January 2016: Arrived Sydney 03 February 2016 : Traveled 8 days.. Thanks Chris.



United States of America.



Seattle : WASHINGTON:
 A nice card from Seattle showing a great skyline pic as the sun hits it and really accentuated by the clouds Thank you for this card Arnold...and Yes!! it rained a lot when I was there also !!! but great City....
Posted 19 January 2106 : Arrived Sydney 03 February 2016: Traveled 15 days,, Thanks again Arnold.


Monday, 1 February 2016

Kazakhstan

KAZAKHSTAN

Almaty : KAZAKHSTAN.:

I am very luck lately with my chase for these "Greetings From " cards posted from country of origin..  Thank you Lisa for this one from Kazakhstan... I love it.!! I always enjoy receiveing the GF cards as I have collected them for some time now...and love all their" facts and figures
Posted Almaty Kazakhstan:22 January 2016: Arrived Sydney 03 February: Traveled 12 days,, Thanks Lissa.

"GREETINGS From " KAZAKHSTAN.:
 KAZAKHSTAN : Covers and area of 2,724,900KM2.  and is located in Central Asia.
CAPITAL CITY: The Capital city of Kazakhstan is Almaty.
POPULATION : of Kazakhstan is 17,563, 300 inhabitants.
SPACE : The first artificial space satellite  , Sputnik 1 and also the first man launched into space " Yuri Gagarin" have been launched into space from  Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome.
FOOD:  "ALMATY" All sorts of Apples in the world are derived from Almaty. Almaty means " A place full of Apples "or Apple City. Almaty is also home of the biggest apples called "Aport"
LAKE : The Lake Balkhashin  Kazakhstan is one of the largest lakes in the world.One part of the lake contains fresh water and the other is made up of Salt water !!
FAMOUS KAZAKHISTANIS : include ,Al-Farabi , Gennady Golovkin , Marat Bisengaliyev , Marat Zhylanbayev.
DRINK : Kazakhstan's traditional drink has been referred to as "milk champagne" and is made from fermented mares milk.
HIGHEST:  KHAN TENGRI  is the highest point in Kazakhstan, it is aslo the worlds most Northern 7000 metre mark.
 POSTCROSSING : There are over 500  Postcrossers in Kazakhstan.

Czech Republic.

LOWLAND TAPIR  (Tapirus Terresteris )

Prague:  CZECH  REPUBLIC:

What a lovely card this is for a swap from a fellow swapper in The Czech Republic...Great card and shows a baby Lowland Tapir. Born at the \prague Zoological park May 19th 2015.  Toby boast  a father hailing all the way from the USA.which makes him genetically very valuable. Like all "Tapirs" this little guy came into the world sporting "striped pyjamas" a colouration he will eventually trade for the brown fur of adults..
Thank you so much Eliska I love wild life cards and this one is really nice...Thank you..
 Posted Prague :20 January : Arrived Sydney 03 February : Traveled 14 days...thanks again Eliska..

Malaysia.


MALAYSIA.:

Thank you for this card and matching stamp release Anny... The card shows the large Zahir Mosque in Alor Setar. Kendah , Malaysia.This reputed to be the biggest and oldest Mosque in all of Malaysia.built in 1912. The Architecture of this Mosque resembles that of the mosque in Longkat Sumatra.
 Posted Tennom: 20 January 2016: Arrived Sydney 02 February : Traveled 13 days.Thank you Anny..


Argentina.



Buenos Aires.:  ARGENTINA :

 A really different card from a friend in Argentina,,  This card shows "Un Classico" in The Glacier  National Park.of Santa Cruz..Argentina.. showing the Classic Glacier of San Moreno.. Thank you so much for this  really lovely card Luli
Posted  Vincente Lopez : 14 January 2016: Arrived Sydney 03 February.Traveled 20 days..Muchas Gracias Luli.



Friday, 29 January 2016

Vietnam

VIETNAM

Saigon : VIETNAM.:

All of a sudden I am receiving a lot of these great Greetings from cards from my friends..!! so good as have waited a long time for some.. I collect these cards and really like them with all their relevant information or "cheat sheets " as they are called..The are all posted from their countries of origin..makes them special..
Posted Saigon :17 January 2016: arrived 28 January: 2016 Traveled 11 days.Thank you Trang for this.Cam on.!! ALSO  the new Chinese Lunar New Year " Year of the Monkey" stamp release..

GREETINGS FROM: Vietnam.:
VIETNAM : Covers an area of 332,698 KM2 and is located in South East Asia.:
POPULATION of Vietnam is 90, 630,000
TRANSPORT : Motorcycles make up to 90 % of vehicles on the road in Vietnam.
CAVE: The So Doong cave in Vietnam is the largest cave in the world and inside is a large fast flowing subterranean river.
FAMOUS VIETNAMESE : include  Ho Chi Min , Bao Dai , Nguyen Du , Ngo Bao Chai.
FOOD : Vietnamese cuisine traditionally comes in five fundamental taste elements .including Spicy (metal ), Sour (wood ),  Bitter ( fire ), Salty ( water ) sweet (earth ).
EXPORTS : Vietnam is the largest exporter of Cashew nuts and black pepper in the world with one third of the global  production. The country is also the second largest exporter of rice after Thailand.
SPORT :TAKRAN is the traditional sport of Vietnam  and si similar to Volleyball
and is played with the feet instead of the hands
HIGHEST :Fansipan Mountain in Vietnam at 3143 Metres and is the highest mountain in Indo china.
POSTCROSSING.: There are over 100 Postcrossers in Vietnam.


Australia

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