Verla, Finland

Verla at Jaala, Kouvola, Finland, is a well preserved 19th century mill village and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

The historical paper mill turned museum of board mill technology. The historical machines were preserved in their places (except for several pieces brought from other buildings), so a guided tour to the mill follows the technological process from timber cutting and pulp production to board drying, sorting, and packing.

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Grenoble, France

Grenoble is a city in south-eastern France situated at the foot of the French Alps. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère.Grenoble is surrounded by mountains. The proximity of the mountains make the city named "Capital of Alps".

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If you like cat ...

A very nice illustration postcard from Taiwan.

Intergrated Resort

The bottom left is the new attraction of Singapore for the coming years, Year 2012.

Singapore Integrated Resort
An Integrated Resort (IR) is a Singaporean euphemism for a casino-based vacation resort. To date, licenses have been awarded to The Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World at Sentosa. These are planned to be completed by 2012 and will be the first casinos in the country.

Marina Bay Casino and Resort
"Las Vegas Sands Corp. is honored to be selected by the Singapore government to build and operate the Marina Bay Integrated Resort," Las Vegas Sands Corp. president and chief operating officer William Weidner said.

Sentosa Casino and Resort
"We are extremely delighted to have been chosen and are very excited and honored to be entrusted with the great task of taking Singapore's tourism sector to the next level. It will change the face of tourism in the region. We are confident that by 2010, Resorts World at Sentosa will attract 15 million visitors." Mr Lim Kok Thay, chairman of Genting International and Star Cruises, said in a statement.

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More art & adv cards

Llanwrst, near Betws-y-coed

Llanrwst is a small town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

What a beautiful countryside, that it's a 'green' house there :)

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Singapore (more)

Clarke Quay, Boat Quay, The Marina - Where you will find lively F&B Outlets and enjoy a Bumboat Ride.

Singapore's most famous symbol - part fish, part lion , The Merlion.

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Izmir, Turkey

Izmir is the third biggest city and second largest port of Turkey.

On the card, the historical elevator, the governor's office and the largest avenue of the city "Republic Square".

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The Narrows Bridges

Amanda send me this postcard from Tacoma, WA, USA.

She wrote that the bridge just right by her house. The second bridge just added. Before, there was problems because the structure of the bridge was faulty and when it got windy, the bridge would swing side to side. It pretty crazy. Cars fell off and there was a dog left in an abandon car, stuck. But its fixed now and beautiful.

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The Nightmare before Christmas

Walt Disney Pictures by Tim Burton.
I admire at his artworks so much.

So much enjoy browsing his gallery here.

Tim Burton had his first project art works publication which The Art of Tim Burton is the definitive compilation of forty years of Tim Burton's artistry, including film concepts and hundreds of illustrations from his personal archives, edited under the creative guidance of Burton himself.

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