Regensburg an der Donau

There is not much information can be found in either google or yahoo search about this Stone Bridge.

The text on the back of the postcard saids,
" Die Steinerne brucke ist ein meisterwerk mittelalterlicher Bruckenbaukunst ; uber eine Lange von 310m markierte diese einst die Grenze zwischen Bayern und der Freistadt Regensburg. Den wohl eindrucksvollsten Ausblick auf die Stadt hat man von hier aus. Die Steinbogenbrucke wurde Vorbild fur viele Brucken ihrer Zeit, so z.B. di'e Elbbrucke in Dresden und die Moldaubrucke in Prag."


And with the help of Google Translation

The Stone Bridge is a masterpiece of medieval architecture, Bruck, about a length of 310m, this once marked the border between Bavaria and the free city of Regensburg. Probably the most impressive views of the city one gets out of here. The stone arch bridge was modeled for many bridges of their time, such as The Elbbrucke in Dresden and the Vltava River Bridge in Prague.

I learned some Germany language today :)

Map Postcard of Bamberg

This postcard send from Daniel. He's from Taiwan but studying at Technical University of Munich.

He wrote on the postcard, " Bamberg has the ore UNESCO world heritage sites than any other city in Germany, because it wasn't destroyed by the two world wars.

Beautiful Scenes of Mt Fuji

Shall I say more ...

The Cathedral of St Basil the Blassed

This is a view of the Cathedral of St Basil. It stands on the Road Square in Moscow.

How Merry Christmas is said around the world

Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees

Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees

African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic: Milad Majid
Argentine: Feliz Navidad
Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal
Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
Bosnian: (BOSANSKI) Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina
Brazilian: Feliz Natal
Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile: Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese) Seng Tan Fivelor
Chinese: (Mandarin) Sheng Dan Kuai Ler
Choctaw: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Columbia: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Corsian: Pace e salute
Crazanian: Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian: Sretan Bozic
Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish: Glædelig Jul
Duri: Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
English: Merry Christmas
Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian: Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi
Ethiopian: (Amharic) Melkin Yelidet Beaal
Faeroese: Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish: Hyvaa joulua
Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French: Joyeux Noel
Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Galician: Bo Nada
Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!
German: Fröhliche Weihnachten
Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
Haiti: (Creole) Jwaye Nowel or to Jesus Edo Bri'cho o Rish D'Shato Brichto
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi: Shub Naya Baras (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Hungarian: Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Iroquois: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Jiberish: Mithag Crithagsigathmithags
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Lao: souksan van Christmas
Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian: Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lausitzian:Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Lettish: Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu
Low Saxon: Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar
Luxembourgish: Schèine Chreschtdaag an e gudde Rutsch
Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik
Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb
Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori: Meri Kirihimete
Marathi: Shub Naya Varsh (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Navajo: Merry Keshmish
Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul
Occitan: Pulit nadal e bona annado
Papiamento: Bon Pasco
Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Pennsylvania German: En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Peru: Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
Philippines: Maligayang Pasko!
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Portuguese:Feliz Natal
Pushto: Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
Rapa-Nui (Easter Island): Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Rhetian: Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Romanche: (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Rumanian: Sarbatori vesele or Craciun fericit
Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Sardinian: Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Scots Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil huibh
Serbian: Hristos se rodi.
Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene: Vesele Bozicne Praznike Srecno Novo Leto or Vesel Bozic in srecno Novo leto
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Tagalog: Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tamil: (Tamizh) Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Trukeese: (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai or souksan wan Christmas
Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: Srozhdestvom Kristovym or Z RIZDVOM HRYSTOVYM
Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho (good New Year not Merry Christmas)
Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
Yoruba: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!


* Source here. I have make amendment on the pronunciation of Chinese & Chinese (Cantonese) here.

Christmas Postcard from Germany

Janina from Germany so kind to send me a Christmas postcard.

She is Malaysian-Chinese living in Germany. How cool was that !

Thank you !

Wish all of you a Merry Christmas !

Christmas Postcard from Slovenia

Petra send the Christmas postcard from Ljubljana, capital city of Slovenia.

Christmas Postcard

(Always impress with China's beautiful stamps )

I've received from YangFan, Beijing for this Christmas postcard.

Ho ho ho ...

My colleagues organise a Christmas Exchange Party in office today.
Can't wait for the fun.

Novodevichy Convent, Russia

Assja from Moscow send me this postcard and wrote ,
"The Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524 by Tsar Vasily III. This was not only a religious institution but also a fortress. "

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Post from Christkind

Last month, I was sending postcard to Petra Krista (via postcrossing),Engelskirchen of Germany. In her profile , she wrote that

" In our hometown Engelskirchen (church of angels), we have one of the special christmas offices in Germany, in x-mas time you can write your christmas wishes to our x-mas-Child (looks like an angel):

* Christkind, DE-51777 Engelskirchen

and your letter and wishes will be answered. Last year we had round about 100.000 letters from children and adults from all over the world.

Perhaps you like to try it ? "

YES. I tried to send one. And about 1 month later, I've received the reply from Angel.



The German post office on the occasion of the Christmas angel city based on 5 December 2009.

I've received the postcard (WHoaa, not 1 but 4 in one row).

(love them all)

(In German lore, the Christkind, or Christmas Angel leaves presents under the tree on Christmas Eve.)

and letter

Oops... The letter was in Germany language. (Can someone help ?)

(Edited : Thank you to Christine H. from The Daily Postcard help me in translate this sweet letter. Thank you thank you. )

Dear earth child,

It’s almost that time again: the sky is getting dark and everywhere around the world glittering dust clouds decorate the sky for a brief moment. Do you know what I mean? Yes, exactly, Christmas Eve. Followed by my angels I hover about and bring gifts to all dear children.
Before that I always have much to do in my office in Engelkirchen. Actually, I live there the whole year with my busy little angels in the heavenly workshop. But at Christmastime, we come down to earth in order to answer all of your beautifully designed letters that the nice postman brings me every day.
Wish lists from all over the world arrive this way. There are so many that I require the assistance of many little angels and postal workers to make sure I can answer them before Christmas Eve.
Surrounded by the fragrance of freshly baked Christmas cookies and beautifully decorated Christmas trees, we sit down and read the letters. Every now and then we nibble on delicious Cinnamon stars and bite into red candied apples. Finally, in soft candlelight we affix the stamps and mark them with our signature cancellation.
Maybe you have noticed the lucky magic cloud that escaped from this letter. I enclosed it just for you. It will protect you and up above it will help make your wishes come true.
Dear earth child, I wish you and your family a happy and magical Christmas with lots of presents and especially tasty treats. I’m already looking forward to your letter next year.

Yours,

Christchild

Happy PFF !

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The Cathedrals of St Petersburg

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of the Izmailovsky Life-Guards of Regiment 1828-1835

Built in 1828-1835, upon a decree of Emperor Nicholas I, patron of the Izmailovsky Life-Guards Regiment, to Vasily Starov's design.

In 1938 the cathedral was closed. In 1990, it has been returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Minsk, Belarus

1. National airport "Minsk-2".
2. The Svisloch, Minsk
3. Panorama of the Troetskoe suburb and the upper town, Minsk
4. The Palace of sports. The hotel "Belarus"
5. Panorama of Minsk

Inelle wrote it in the back of the postcard, "Minsk is a old town , nearly 1000 years old. Now it's not very cold here (15/11/09) - near 10 degree. But usually in this time, we have frost and snow."

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Warszawa / Warsaw

Warsaw - Castle Square by night

Warsaw, a city with a population of nearly 2 million, is the country's largest university and research centre with an enormous and highly skilled workforce.
In Warsaw, influences of Western and Eastern Europe culture cross. Here historic buildings, palaces, churches and architectural complexes, destroyed during the War, have been reconstructed with great care.

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Zadar, Croatia

Located in central Dalmatia , in the county of Zadarska, Zadar is one of the Adriatic's most historically interesting towns with a wealth of sightseeing and exciting nightlife. Travelling to Zadar is like peeling back layers of time.

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Modern Portugal

Love this modern postcard of Portugal !!

Paris Et Ses Merveilles

I been once to Paris but seems that the 5 days (3 days in Disneyland) really not enough for me.
Wish I can go back to the place again :)

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Charleston, South Carolina

The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16, 2005, and is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas. The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston.

Tags: Charleston | South Carolina | Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge | Cooper River

Elk Grove, California

Elk Grove is one of the fastest growing cities in California.
It blends a small town feeling with all the amenities of an urban area.

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Las Vegas

Fabulous Las Vegas, colourful city of entertainment of Nevada !!

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Midnight Sun at Northern Finland

There is 1 table tabulated behind the postcard

Kesayon aurinko - Mitternachtsonne
(A Midsummer Night Sun / Midnight Sun)

Midsummer - the summer solstice is the time when daytime is at its longest. In the Northern countries the sun doesn't go down but for a few short hours. And even then it doesn't get very dark but it is more of a twilight. In northern parts of Finland the sun doesn't fully disappear at all. It only makes a dip into the horizon and then starts to rise again.

The summers, at Nordkapp (North Cape), Norway, the most northern point of Europe, has light for the entire 24 hours a day.

The three most-northern counties in Norway, from mid-May to the end of July, has sun light for the entire 24 hour time span.

The further north you go, the more prominent is the Midnight Sun.

The naturally illuminated nights enables you to do things you can’t do anywhere else in the world, such as play a round of golf at midnight or sit outside and read your newspaper.

Midnight Sun at North Cape (English)
Mitternachtssonne (German)
Midnattsol pa Nordkapp (Norwegian)

source: norway-hei

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Hong Kong's Trams

Postcard image credit to ©Keith Macgregor.

For nearly 100 years electric trams have provided reliable public transport along the north of Hong Kong Island. At night they trundle through a blaze of electric signage.

 

Postcard image credit to ©Keith Macgregor.


Hong Kong's oldest form of mechanical transport, the Peak Tram opened in 1888.
Originally run by steam it converted to electricity in 1926 and then to microprocessor control in 1989. The upper teminus is 397 metres (1302 ft) above sea level and the single journey takes 8 minutes from the lower terminus in St John's Building.

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The Windy City - Chicago

The Shedd Aquarium is located along Lake Michigan and is visible from Sears Tower.

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