cartoon cards

Through "request a language" tag, I received this card from Japan. It is called "Dandelions and wind". I got a nice writing in Japanese on the back which I can't really read. :) I did request Japanese, I know...


This card arrived from Finland as a Thank you for an official card I sent. I wonder if it is common to send the thank-you card?? It sounds wonderful but I am not sure I want to do that every time. I am sending the official card to someone else as well, right?

Another one came via a "Hello Kitty vs something else" tag. Of course, all those cute cartoon cards are loved by my girls, especially my 5-year old. This card arrived from Roxxy in Netherlands.

Long delay and a new card

I apologize for the long delay in posting new scans. Over the last week and a half I received a lot of new cards that mostly came through the Round Robins I joined online. They all are fun cards and I am having great time researching the places they came from. Unfortunately, Blogspot and my desktop don't cooperate for some reason. I finally figured out how to post from my laptop.

SO, here goes:

A nice card from Porto, Portugal. "The city is located in the estuary of the Douro River in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region. The city, which had an estimated population of about 220,000 (est.2008), lies at the centre of the political Metro area, with a population of slightly more than 1.7 million. One of Portugal's most internationally famous products, Port wine, is named after this city because it is produced in, and shipped from the area."
The card shows Dom Luis I bridge that was built in 1881-1886 by the Eiffel's students, and an old city center which was recently recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Minori, Italia - Amalfi Coast

What I really love about the postcards, it is how much new information you can learn! I guess, I am always on the look for new places to visit and things to see. I am sure you all can relate to this. :) But it is quite wonderful to be able to "visit" so many places you have never hear about otherwise.

This is a beautiful little place in Italy. I would love to go there one of these days... I don't know if it is possible to visit every place on a postcard, but one can dream, right?

Minori is a town on the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It was founded in the 7th century B.C. by the Etruscans and was later occupied by the Roman Patricians. In the days of the Repubblica di Amalfi it was a place where many trade ships docked and sold their good off to intermediate sellers. In the year 987 it became a diocesan town. The river Reghinna Minor flows through the center of this town. Many paper makers and millers settled along the banks of this river. It was here that the first prototypes of a dish were developed that we can’t even dream of living without these days – pasta. Back then the fresh pasta was dried in the sun in the town squares and along the “Lungomare” promenade.

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Thank you, Enzo, for a beautiful and dreamy card! My second official postcard from postcrossing.com.

Hurray! Hurray!

I received not one, not two, but FOUR! official postcards in the last week! I was surprised how fast they got here and they all are wonderful. For the proper labeling, I will go one at a time.

This one is from Detter of Bitterfeld, Germany. He writes, "It is a smaller city and well known for chemical industry. " From Wikipedia: Bitterfeld-Wolfen is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in south-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, west of the river Mulde, in an area that is dominated by heavy industry and lignite mining.Bitterfeld has approximately 15,000 inhabitants (2006). It was first mentioned in 1224. Part of the Electorate of Saxony, it came to the Prussian Province of Saxony in 1815.

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Національна опера України імені Тараса Шевченка

The Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv

Thanks to the same Round Robin, I received this beautiful card from Helen O. It shows the amazing old building of the Opera House in Kiev. Helen also wrote that there is a twin-brother of this Opera House in another Ukrainian City of Odessa. I have been to Kiev once a long time ago, but I do remember the beauty of this city!

"Our theatre is one of the most beautiful Neo-Renaissance constructions in Kiev. It belongs to the architectural styles of many epochs and centuries - from the golden-domed temples of Kiev Rus' up to the refined rhythm of modern buildings of the beginning of the 20th century." From their web page, I learned that this building was built on the verge of the 20th century in place of the old one which caught on fire. They opened it up in ~1898 as the national largest stage. Even though during the Soviet times, the plans were made to simplify it to fit the Soviet style, thankfully it was never done. What a beautiful place to listen to classical music!!

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Another card from Germany

A very nice multiview card from Berlin, Germany, from Julia via a Round Robin. She says that Berliner Dom, the beautiful church in the middle, is her favorite.

"Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area, comprising 5 million people from over 190 nations."

a new card from Germany

And here is a card from Germany. I decided to put it separately, so I could label my post. :) It came from a small town of Bad Gandersheim in the North of Germany from Isabel.

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