12 top favourite postcard of the year 2010

I've make some review for the postcards I received for this year.
So hard to choose as most published in this blog was my favorite postcards.

(1) Hologram Postcard

(2) Nice pressed map postcard


(3) from an old poster

(4) Vintage Map Poster

(5) Beautiful day

(6) My dream

(7) Gorgeous Map Card

(8) Uneven in shape (I love it !!)

(9) Long card



(10) Very romantic , love the color


(11) Map Postcard again

(12) Nice interior card

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Coast begins at Caloundra, just one hour's drive north of Brisbane and extends to Cooloola, the gateway to World Heritage Listed Fraser Island. The Sunshine Coast Weather is picture perfect throughout all seasons. With an average of 300 days of sunshine per year and average temperatures ranging from 21 t o 29 degrees Celsius – the Sunshine Coast is an enticing destination with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the sunshine.




Thank you Raylee for send me the postcard.


WISHING ALL MY READER A HAPPY YEAR 2011
WISHING YOU THE BEST FOR THE COMING NEW YEAR

Turku Catherdral, Finland

Thank you to Tuomo Tuiskula send me this postcard.
She mentioned in the postcard that " The oldest parts of the church date back to the 13th century. Nowadays it's a Lutheran church but originally (before reformation in the 16th century) it was catholic. It's dedicated to Virgin Mary and St Henrik. the missionary martyr bishop (12th century). "



* Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814), courtier and diplomat.

Costa Brava, Spain

The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Girona. Costa is the Catalan and Spanish word for 'coast', and Brava means 'rugged' or 'wild'. The Costa Brava stretches from Blanes, 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Barcelona, to the French border.

Thank you to Thea for this nice card send from Nederland.

Modern Christmas Postcard

This postcard was designed by Vanessa Teodoro

Vanessa Teodoro, freelance illustrator with experience in the fields of graphic design, illustration and advertising. She finds inspiration in her african roots (born in Cape Town, South Africa), comic books, tattoos and urban art.




Thank you to Jose Mrdquita of Portugal send me this cool Christmas Postcard.

To all my readers, wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Wishing all the best for the coming new year !

Flower Carpet

Officially, the first Floral Carpet as its present-day form was created in 1971 on the Grand-Place by the landscape architect E. Stautemans, but, in fact, it was the culmination of a whole series created in various towns in Flanders.

Caroline Cove, Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island located in the Southern Ocean, approximately half way between Australia and Antarctica.

Macquarie Island, or “Macca” as it is generally referred to, is a Tasmanian State Reserve managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. Australia operates a research station at the northern end of the island from which a wide range of research is carried out.


Thank you Tristia of Australia.

Baba Nyonya 3 : Porcelain

Peranakan porcelain was exported from China as a result of a specialized market in South East Asia, mainly in Malaysia and Singapore.

Such porcelain were made in China in the late 19th and early 20th century specifically for the Straits Chinese or Peranakan communities on both sides of the Straits of Malacca. In Malaya during the colonial era, the Peranakan were principally found in Malacca, Penang and Singapore.

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Baba Nyonya 2 : House for the Ancestral Altar

More about Baba Nyonya
The Language spoken by the Baba- Nyonya is a mixture of Malay and Hokkien. The Baba friend I met was not speak Mandarin.

The craftsmen were specially brought in from China to produce this elegant architecture.


The ancestral altar hall is a profusion of intricate wood carvings bathed in gold leaf.

The rumah abu or house of ashes is a small square like box cupboard on top of the table. It was the home of the ashes of the ancestors and ancestral tablets.

Baba Nyonya 1 : Bridal Chamber

I love everything about Malacca/Melaka, the culture, food, building, people, scenery and etc.
I went to The Baba Nyonya Heritage (private house converted to a small museum) in my last trip, a very remarkable experience. During the visit, we were not allowed to take any pictures. However, I managed to bought some postcards.

The Baba Nyonya Heritage
48/50, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
75200 Malacca.
Malaysia

Introduction about the Baba Nyonya
The Babas and Nyonyas are descendants of the Chinese who intermarried with the local women.

The men are known as the 'Babas' and the women 'Nyonyas'.

The Babas and Nyonyas are said to be very Chinese in spirit and tradition but Malay in form. Also known as the 'Straits-Born' Chinese or 'Peranakans', they speak the Malay patois which is Malay mixed with Chinese phrases.

A traditional Baba Nyonya Wedding or Peranakan Wedding is loaded with complex rites preparations and numerous ceremonies which lasts up to 12 days! It’s a very tedious process (both in preparations, time and money) that most of the younger generation prefers to skip some of the ceremonies.

Similar like their Chinese counterpart, the Peranakan put a great emphasis on choosing auspicious dates and times. However, their taboos are much more and strictly observed than the Chinese.

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Taipei Story House

Taipei Story House was built in 1913 by Dadaocheng tea merchant Mr. Chen Chaojun. Originally a guest house for rich merchants and local influentials, the Story House now hosts tea or Taipei history-related exhibitions.

Edward Gorey

Drawing by Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was an author and illustrator of many unique books that often have the appearance of children's stories, but are usually much
more ominous, even sinister, and yet oddly humorous. He is probably best known for his drawings used for the animated opening to the public
television show "Mystery!". He has also done illustrations for hundreds of books by other authors.

The relic of the Holy Blood

The Basilica of the Holy Blood (Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed) in Bruges houses a venerated relic of Christ: his very blood, collected by Joseph of Arimathea.

Myth and Mystery
Legend has it that after the Crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea wiped blood from the body of Christ and preserved the cloth. The relic remained in the Holy Land until the Second Crusade, when the King of Jerusalem Baldwin III gave it to his brother-in-law, Count of Flanders Diederik van de Elzas. The count arrived with it in Bruges on April 7, 1150 and placed it in a chapel he had built on Burg Square.

Names: Basilica of the Holy Blood; Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed
Type of site: Catholic shrine
Date: 12th century
Address: Burg 10, Bruges, Belgium
Phone:
050/33-67-92
Hours: Apr-Sept daily 9:30am-noon and 2-6pm; Oct-Mar daily 10am-noon and 2-4pm (closed Wed afternoon)
Cost: Basilica free; museum 1€ adults, .50€ children

Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima

Miyajima (also known as Itsukushima), measuring 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) in length and 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in width, is an island in Hiroshima Bay. With Itsukushima Shrine standing in an inlet backed by the surrounding mountains soaring steeply from the coast, the island is known as one of the three most scenic places in Japan along with Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture and Ama-no-hashidate in Kyoto Prefecture. Since ancient times, the island of Miyajima itself has been worshipped as a god, and living there was prohibited. Even today, Miyajima is considered to be sacred and some of the ancient rules such as no cultivation or burials on the island still remain.