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dinsdag 8 mei 2012
maandag 7 mei 2012
Postcard no. 27 received!
On March 7 I received postcard no. 27 from Indiana, USA.
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Postcard no. 26 received!
On March 3 I received postcard no. 26 from Malaysia, Kuching. The travel time was only 8 days (10.849 km)!
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zondag 6 mei 2012
Postcard no. 25 received!
On March 1 I received postcard no. 25 from Finland.
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Postcard no 24 received
On 25 February I received the 24th postcard from Poland, the town of Lodz.
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Postcard no. 22 received
On 23 February I received my 22ns postcard from the USA, Sacramento, California.
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Postcard no. 21 received.
On February 23 I received my 21st postcard. It came from Belarus.
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maandag 12 maart 2012
Postcard no. 20 received!
On February 17 I received the 20th postcard. it came from Germany, Bad Hersfeld.
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld is the district seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel.
Bad Hersfeld is known countrywide above all for the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele (festival), which have taken place each year since 1951 at the monastery ruins. These themselves are said to be Europe’s biggest Romanesque church ruin.
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld is the district seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel.
Bad Hersfeld is known countrywide above all for the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele (festival), which have taken place each year since 1951 at the monastery ruins. These themselves are said to be Europe’s biggest Romanesque church ruin.
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Postcard no. 19 received!
On February 16 I received postcard no. 19 from Taiwan. It shows a weather map of Taiwan in 1960. Every summer lots of typhoons hit Taiwan, it was the first one in 1960.
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Postcard no. 18 received!
On February 15 I received a card from Napoli, Italy! With very nice stamps from the sixties on the back.
Naples (Italian: Napoli, Neapolitan: Napule) is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. Naples is known internationally for its history, art, architecture, music, and gastronomy, and has played an important political and cultural role both within and beyond the Italian peninsula throughout its 2,800-year existence.
Naples (Italian: Napoli, Neapolitan: Napule) is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. Naples is known internationally for its history, art, architecture, music, and gastronomy, and has played an important political and cultural role both within and beyond the Italian peninsula throughout its 2,800-year existence.
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It shows Castel S. Elmo
Stamps used on the card, also stamps from "Poste Vaticane", dating from the sixties!
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Postcard no. 17 received!
Also on February 14 I received a card from China. It shows the area of Mount Huangshan in Anhui Province China.
Huangshan (simplified Chinese: 黄山; traditional Chinese: 黃山; pinyin: Huángshān; literally "Yellow Mountain"), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The range composed of material that was uplifted from an ancient sea during the Mesozoic era, 100 million years ago. The mountains themselves were carved by glaciers during the Quaternary. Vegetation on the range is thickest below 1,100 meters (3,600 ft), with trees growing up to the treeline at 1,800 meters (5,900 ft).
The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. Huangshan is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as well as modern photography. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of China's major tourist destinations.
Huangshan (simplified Chinese: 黄山; traditional Chinese: 黃山; pinyin: Huángshān; literally "Yellow Mountain"), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The range composed of material that was uplifted from an ancient sea during the Mesozoic era, 100 million years ago. The mountains themselves were carved by glaciers during the Quaternary. Vegetation on the range is thickest below 1,100 meters (3,600 ft), with trees growing up to the treeline at 1,800 meters (5,900 ft).
The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. Huangshan is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as well as modern photography. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of China's major tourist destinations.
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The well-known Ying Ke Pine, or Welcome Pine
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A Qing-era Chinese ink painting depicting Huangshan
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Postcard no. 16 received!
On February 14, I received the 16th postcard, from Belarus (in Dutch = Wit-Rusland).
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Postcard no. 15 received!
On February 8 postcard no. 15 arrived. It came from Germany, Greifswald.
Greifswald, officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (in German Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald) is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed by a small river, the Ryck. It is also located near Germany's two largest islands, Rügen and Usedom as well as near three of the country's 14 national parks. A former district-free town, it is the capital of the new district of Vorpommern-Greifswald since the September 2011 district reforms.
The population is about 55,000, including 12,500 students and 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald. Greifswald is internationally known due to the university and the Nord Stream gas pipeline project.
Greifswald, officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (in German Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald) is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed by a small river, the Ryck. It is also located near Germany's two largest islands, Rügen and Usedom as well as near three of the country's 14 national parks. A former district-free town, it is the capital of the new district of Vorpommern-Greifswald since the September 2011 district reforms.
The population is about 55,000, including 12,500 students and 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald. Greifswald is internationally known due to the university and the Nord Stream gas pipeline project.
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Postcard no. 14 received!
On February 7 I received the 14th postcard from Russia, Moscow. The card was sent in an envelope with very nice stamps on it!
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Moscow - Russia / View of Moscow from the Upper Kremlin Garden, 1816
Moscow - Russia / View of Moscow from the Upper Kremlin Garden, 1816
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Postcard no. 13 received!
On February 6, I received a card from Finland. From the town of Oulu. Oulu is a city and municipality of 143,988 inhabitants (31 January 2012) in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world.
The card shows ice on the Bothnia Sea near Finland.
The card shows ice on the Bothnia Sea near Finland.
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dinsdag 28 februari 2012
Postcard no. 12 received!
On February 3rd I received the 12th postcard. It came from Germany, the town of Lemgo. The travel time was 7 days.
Lemgo is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of c. 42,000.
It was founded in the 12th century by Bernhard II at the crossroad of two merchant routes. Lemgo was a member of the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading association of free cities in several northern European countries such as The Netherlands, Germany and Poland. In Lemgo the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University is situated.
Lemgo is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of c. 42,000.
It was founded in the 12th century by Bernhard II at the crossroad of two merchant routes. Lemgo was a member of the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading association of free cities in several northern European countries such as The Netherlands, Germany and Poland. In Lemgo the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University is situated.
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Postcard no. 11 received!
The 11th postcard is received on February 2nd. It came from Taiwan! It took 11 days to get to me. It shows a landscape in the Fushan Botanical Garden.
Taiwan (Chinese: 臺灣 or 台灣; pinyin: Táiwān, also known, especially in the past, as Formosa (from Portuguese: Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Island"), is an island or island group in the western Pacific Ocean located off the southeast coast of mainland China. The main island has constituted over 99% of the territory controlled by the Republic of China (ROC) after its defeat during the Chinese Civil War in 1950, and the country is now commonly known as "Taiwan".
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Taiwan (Chinese: 臺灣 or 台灣; pinyin: Táiwān, also known, especially in the past, as Formosa (from Portuguese: Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Island"), is an island or island group in the western Pacific Ocean located off the southeast coast of mainland China. The main island has constituted over 99% of the territory controlled by the Republic of China (ROC) after its defeat during the Chinese Civil War in 1950, and the country is now commonly known as "Taiwan".
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Postcard no. 10 received!
On February 2nd I received the 10th postcard. It shows the Petropavlovskaja Krepost (fortress), in St.Petersburg, Russia. The card was send in an envelope from the Ukraine.
Ukraine Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina, [ukrɑˈjinɑ]; Russian: Украи́на; Crimean Tatar: Ukraina) is a country in Central and Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after the Russian Federation.
Ukraine Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina, [ukrɑˈjinɑ]; Russian: Украи́на; Crimean Tatar: Ukraina) is a country in Central and Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after the Russian Federation.
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