tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20504088621459332772024-03-13T02:07:02.356-06:00A Collection of PostcardsJanellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460780906528502160noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050408862145933277.post-69704287295154328602011-09-16T14:25:00.004-06:002011-09-17T19:03:03.105-06:00Taipei, Taiwan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80AuT1Zn-tVSazupaYLvNIK-zqSGctjJ25u8uKwSp7QNlghDaffdCHxQScT8px7lx1jy1o6pXy2U3okBKq6i6hgMtcXEEDRmODuFwtTCp29AIgT-oxjlRLScr4hSilCwfQizKClEreLA/s1600/Scan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80AuT1Zn-tVSazupaYLvNIK-zqSGctjJ25u8uKwSp7QNlghDaffdCHxQScT8px7lx1jy1o6pXy2U3okBKq6i6hgMtcXEEDRmODuFwtTCp29AIgT-oxjlRLScr4hSilCwfQizKClEreLA/s640/Scan.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taipei City, Taiwan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tower in the photo is Taipei 101, and 101-story skyscraper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back of the card. I don't usually include the entire back, but in this case I had to share. This handwriting is lovely, and almost looks like a font instead of handwriting. I love the Chinese writing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Canadian coat-of-arms, as well as the coat-of-arms for each individual province, are all along the bottom of the postcard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card comes from Ebersberg, Germany. It is located in the southeastern portion of the country, near Munich.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Campanula. I don't know if this is a popular flower in Germany, but it seems I've received several postcards with this flower on the stamp from Germany, Netherlands, etc. </div>Janellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460780906528502160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050408862145933277.post-43949964428276331322011-09-13T11:49:00.021-06:002011-09-15T13:08:35.369-06:00Carcassonne, France<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNzddOdbotj1DV0dTiV3F8AUauy96D6JcqCrLWsWLFHW7yioSuVqAnhsvDefBTnXIuI8MNZLn1tKuTmPDP7SA0B9S0nyfRJb1w7F6fnwbJF87r5ndd-ETbU2TD37eHcdavn_UMJCcux4/s1600/Scan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNzddOdbotj1DV0dTiV3F8AUauy96D6JcqCrLWsWLFHW7yioSuVqAnhsvDefBTnXIuI8MNZLn1tKuTmPDP7SA0B9S0nyfRJb1w7F6fnwbJF87r5ndd-ETbU2TD37eHcdavn_UMJCcux4/s640/Scan.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carcassone is a fortified town in France and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I received this postcard from a postcrosser who had visited Carcassonne this past summer and loved it.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The stamp features Willem van Oranje, Prince of Orange. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dog in the upper right-hand corner is a Stabyhoun, a rare Frysian breed. "Staby" means "stand by me" in Dutch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabyhoun">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabyhoun</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sender says he hopes I enjoy this moody postcard he chose for me. It's from a Cafe in Hong Kong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Queen Elizabeth II traveling in Queen Victoria's 1842 ivory-mounted phaeton drawn by two Windsor Grey horses. The driver, or postillion, is dressed in full state postillion livery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This photo shows the Belfry on the right (built 1689-1690) and Prokhorov Chapel in the foreground (built 1911). </div><br />
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When I started writing this post, I thought the name Novodevichy Convent was quite familiar. Then I realized I had received another postcard of this convent, and discovered it was more than a year ago. My previous card was a winter scene. Here is the link to my previous post on that card:<br />
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Here is what I wrote about this Convent:<br />
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The location itself has quite an interesting history. The Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524, and originally built as a fortress. In the years following, it has served as a fortress, a convent and monastery, a shelter for royal Russian ladies (those that had to "take the veil"), a military hospital, orphanage, museum and apartments. There is also a cemetery on the grounds. In 1812, Napoleon's army tried to destroy it, and Tolstoy used it as a setting for scenes in both 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These stamps were issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a beautiful locale! The sender is from Finland, but had recently visited Antibes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Janellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460780906528502160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050408862145933277.post-4521198342600150162011-06-08T15:44:00.001-06:002011-06-13T16:18:12.763-06:00Priory Palace, Gatchina, Russia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5A1bW0Cj07oT4zdY0TjEfPrwYPdp1WwKdtzfN8nrOfI5TYPDKU1iCswMFS1iM58nAG7zBgTY8KQWVpByUB95sNYUQDCyBdT_nVOe8zU5oaQdCMQE8YAcfySHKqu6e_viLIo8r3KVrwI/s1600/d9769b50dd15ea6b6812bae6d962d75c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5A1bW0Cj07oT4zdY0TjEfPrwYPdp1WwKdtzfN8nrOfI5TYPDKU1iCswMFS1iM58nAG7zBgTY8KQWVpByUB95sNYUQDCyBdT_nVOe8zU5oaQdCMQE8YAcfySHKqu6e_viLIo8r3KVrwI/s640/d9769b50dd15ea6b6812bae6d962d75c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I received this postcard via a direct swap with another Postcrossing member. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason, the picture did not scan well, and is very grainy. The postcard itself is very crisp and vivid. I'll try again, and change it if I get a better scan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is Khotyn Fortress in southwest Ukraine, overlooking the Dneister River. Construction on this fortress began in 1325! Here are some websites to read more about the fortress and the city of Khotyn: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This card was a direct swap with another postcrossing member. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stamp on the back. </div><br />
</div>Janellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460780906528502160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050408862145933277.post-25822452171496432672011-05-24T18:09:00.002-06:002011-05-27T05:44:37.129-06:00Hong Kong...but not what you'd expect from such an exotic locale!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, this is from Hong Kong! The sender says one of her favorite books is "The Little Prince".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This stamp is pretty cool - a red-whiskered bulbul ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Janellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460780906528502160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050408862145933277.post-67823156365295487462011-05-22T06:53:00.001-06:002011-05-27T05:45:02.939-06:00Brabant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncYTzAdniBM5K7RGUAU7U9hy6kPMkY5GAZXb1a6qo5o2YWu_2s_B7tMOnrR1dyHvQVtkjDyC6Z6Qze-MdEKjRqWhIvGrI5OWwnPW1BLzJnxA98O_mmP6IOrr34uLjDiUhI7pY4cU84Zs/s1600/Scan+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncYTzAdniBM5K7RGUAU7U9hy6kPMkY5GAZXb1a6qo5o2YWu_2s_B7tMOnrR1dyHvQVtkjDyC6Z6Qze-MdEKjRqWhIvGrI5OWwnPW1BLzJnxA98O_mmP6IOrr34uLjDiUhI7pY4cU84Zs/s640/Scan+3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brabant is a province in the southern part of the Netherlands. It looks pretty and pleasant, as so much of the Netherlands does. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Janellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460780906528502160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050408862145933277.post-53112160224267316302011-05-21T22:43:00.003-06:002011-05-22T06:54:16.559-06:00Another card from Germany...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xx0PLbBzgdKJ-uxPdd-PBSKuHObdE7W651EJFHU_r1hLUWR2OvTHDHxsQTOjMBBGuM4PJUOrnVgsWnBZ86GRCaStlnrVaxF0DHy1o-xDHOIQwqiJH_ism0b7hlsoLAAzSvH9juO2yzE/s1600/Scan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xx0PLbBzgdKJ-uxPdd-PBSKuHObdE7W651EJFHU_r1hLUWR2OvTHDHxsQTOjMBBGuM4PJUOrnVgsWnBZ86GRCaStlnrVaxF0DHy1o-xDHOIQwqiJH_ism0b7hlsoLAAzSvH9juO2yzE/s640/Scan.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know anything about this building or area, except that my sender, a nurse, says she works here. This is from the back of the card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flower is a campanula (ballonblume in German) - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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