Map Postcard of Brisbane, Queensland

Brisbane is named after the river on which it sits which, in turn, was named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825.

Urdhva Mukha Vrksasana

This posture, also known as Upward-Facing Tree Pose, has as its primary focus a strenghtening of the cat's wrists.




Another postcard send by Pat.

Thank you.

Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana, the name comes from the Sanskrit words bhujanga (snake, serpent) and asana (pose). Cobra Pose, if practiced regularly, will help develop a healthy spine. A cat's famous reflexes depend on unimpeded tranmission of signals from the brain to the rest of the body throught the nerves in the spinal cord. Cats who practive this posture live up to the cobra name in terms of ther increase speed and reflexes.

Pat was so generous send me several postcard from USA, Singapore, Thailand and Australia, and this yoga cat is one of it. Thank you Pat.

Olsztyn, Poland

Planetarium, Ratusz Starego Miasta, zamek dawnej kapituly warminskiej

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship (and in other units in 1945–75 and 1975–98).

The capital of Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, Olsztyn is the largest city of the region and is inhabited by some 174 000 people. Due to its official function, the city houses all the most important institutions of the area and draws investors from all over the country.

Free State of Saxony (Map Postcard)

I've received a surprise card from Detlef Plaisier.
Thank you.

According to Detlef, this is the map card of Free State if Satony. Dresden is the capital. Leipzig is famous for great composer Bach and the Battle of Nations in 1813.

** The Free State of Saxony is located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population, of Germany's sixteen states. The history of the state of Saxony spans more than a millennium. It has been a medieval duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom and, since 1918, a republic.

Zion National Park

Designated in 1919, Zion is Utah's oldest national park. The park is known for its incredible canyons, including The Narrows, which attract canyoneers from around the world. In Zion National Park, the Virgin River and its tributaries have cut narrow slot canyons. In places, a canyon twenty feet wide may be bordered by rock walls over a thousand feet high.



Thank you to Christine of The Daily Postcard send me this long (size 25cm x 10cm) from her recent trip. This postcard really brighten up my day.

Map Postcard of Brugge, Belgium

This is an old map of a part of the city Brugge. Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The map is so much in details (even trees). The city still looks like this, as according to Valentina. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is egg-shaped

Wake me up when your postcard comes

Lullaby was so kind to send me this cheerful postcard from China.

I'm not too sure who is the artist of this postcard.

But what important is this postcard brighten my day. YES !!!!

Map Postcard of Nordfriesland

A happy mail day for me.

Nordfriesland, is also known as "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia" (in English), is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and the Danish county of South Jutland.

There has always been a strong influence of the sea in the region.

In medieval times storm tides made life in what is now Nordfriesland quite dangerous. Only in modern times the loss of land and lives could be stopped by building solid dikes. Many villages that once existed, are now at the bottom of the sea. The best-known example is the small seaport of Rungholt, which was destroyed by a storm surge in 1362.

These vintage stamps are gorgeous too ...

Azulejos

I received this gorgeous un-even postcard from Libania Neves of Portugal.

Azulejo is a form of Portuguese or Spanish painted, tin-glazed, ceramic tilework. They have become a typical aspect of Portuguese culture, having been produced without interruption for five centuries.

In Portugal, azulejos are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses and even train stations or subway stations. They constitute a major aspect of Portuguese architecture as they are applied on walls, floors and even ceilings. They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control at homes.

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Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Tiberias is the largest freshwater lake in Israel.

Its main source is the Jordan River, which flows through it from north to south. The lake is deep in the Jordan Great Rift Valley, the valley caused by the separation of the African and Arabian Plates. Because of this, the area has earthquakes and, in the past, volcanic activity.
Due to its low-lying position in the rift valley, surrounded by hills, the sea can get sudden violent storms; as in the New Testament story about Jesus calming the storm.

A main feature of the lake seems to be that it is always changing. It is still famous, just as in New Testament times, for having plenty of fish, and in today's restaurants, "St. Peter's Fish" (tilapia) is very popular.

The Bloody Battle, 1950s

HoKay of Hong Kong and I have a swap.

She have a set of old comic book cover's postcard, she send one of it to me.

1950s ....seem so far away for me even my mom.