tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43100032953177360002023-11-16T07:58:29.378-06:00Through the mailbox Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-1296365989691811242020-08-05T12:06:00.005-05:002021-04-29T14:05:28.063-05:00Through the mailbox 2.0 <h2 style="text-align: left;">Six years later (omg!) I'm back.</h2><div>2020 has been a tough year for everyone around the world but one good thing that it recently brought for me is my postcard hobby.</div><div>I stopped sending and receiving postcards in 2014 when I moved away from home to go to college, with new friends, new experiences and new activities going on, my interest on postcards (and this blog) started fading away. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were a few times when I felt like reconnecting with the hobby but I never did until now that I've been in lockdown since mid March... Just like lots of people around the globe in these last months I've baked, I've done a bunch of jigsaw puzzles, I've watched tons of shows and movies, had a bunch of <i>Zoom</i> calls, I re-decorated my bedroom and I've gone a bit overboard with online shopping. Last week while trying to find something new to do, a wooden box that had been closed a few years caught my attention, it was my postcard box. I went through it rediscovering my cards and remembering the excitement I felt anytime the mailman brought a new one so a few hours later I was signing up to Postcrossing again and as I filled the about me section I remembered the blog! </div><div>Can you believe I couldn't remember the exact name?! When I finally accessed my account I remembered that aside from receiving stuff I also really enjoyed writing entries for each postcard and I felt incredibly surprised to see people have still been visiting the blog all these years! </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">So what's happening?</h3><p style="text-align: left;">My first five Postcrossing postcards are travelling right now and it will be a while until I start receiving cards back so I figured in order to start things running I'll be uploading some cards I received a few years ago and never made it into the blog. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7hJSDNA426GQ9o5PcUZ_8U4UZhCuzJ2SSwZTm3t0hp8i_2MiK6fh7aZwSylG-S-5fa7-BA0IKL7DYJqFXY-rPosb3CXYvG9uX2ZrqPAXpEuRkOsxx1WcdS89-7ayQtXdeOsjem0qeiA/s410/postcardstrav.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7hJSDNA426GQ9o5PcUZ_8U4UZhCuzJ2SSwZTm3t0hp8i_2MiK6fh7aZwSylG-S-5fa7-BA0IKL7DYJqFXY-rPosb3CXYvG9uX2ZrqPAXpEuRkOsxx1WcdS89-7ayQtXdeOsjem0qeiA/s0/postcardstrav.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="2"><i>These cards are currently travelling to the USA, Germany, Norway, Russia and Malaysia!</i></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>A new header! </b></div><div>I always loved my header and felt extremely proud of it since it was made using only an <i>iPod touch </i>camera and <i>Microsoft Paint</i>. I wanted to keep the same vibe showing some of my favorite stamps so it looks pretty similar but with a little upgrade. Sadly Blogger lowers the quality of the image but what can I do. 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I really like this cute map of Israel as well as the stamp, as a fun fact it's a joint issue between Israel and Nepal featuring the highest and lowest points on Earth, Mt. Everest in Nepal and the Dead sea in Israel</div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-19661667096063327422014-04-06T14:48:00.000-05:002014-04-06T15:05:25.830-05:00Animal life - South Africa <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My second postcards from Africa! It displays a very african scene which I really like, as well as the stamps</div>
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I had my first penpal when I was 10 years old however I lost touch with her due to the fact that our teachers were the ones who handled the mailing process so when the school year ended so did our pen-friendship.<br />
In 2011 I officially became a snail-mailer after the discovery of postcrossing and I decided to try penpalling again, since then I've received and sent lots of letters from/to many people, sadly most of them have just come and go and I don't really write with them anymore.<br />
Snail-mail is an essential part of my life and penpalling is super special because I really enjoy the fact that I can share the love for old fashioned mail with someone else who lives across the world and we are able to build a friendship through writing (which is another essential part of my life).<br />
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After loosing some penpals for different reasons I took a few new ones and we are in the process of sending our first letters and getting to know each other so I hope that recently I'll get to talk about them. At the moment I want to share with you two amazing friends.<br />
I wanted to include pics but I didn't want to post their picture without their permission (this post is a surprise) so I decided to draw some portraits...<br />
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She's australian (I have to admit Australia has always caught my attention so I was excited about having an aussie friend when she asked me if I wanted to be penpals) and she happens to have a connection with Mexico, so we immediately got along.<br />
Jackie is a fun, sensitive, adventurous, nature-loving girl and I feel really lucky to be her penpal, she's awesome and I always enjoy reading her long letters, we were very close to meeting in person last year but sadly it didn't happen, however I'm sure we'll make it happen sometime. I can imagine how fun would it be having Jackie the outdoorsy explorer and Niza the concrete loving "city rat" together and now that I think about it, that's one of the things I cherish the most about our friendship, the fact that we live different lives in very different environments but still we are very similar in many ways.<br />
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This went the other way around, I found Sophie on instagram while exploring the penpal hashtag and after looking at her cute gallery I asked her if she wanted to be penpals.<br />
She's welsh (another country that has caught my attention for a long time) and she really is one of the most "kawaii" people I've ever met. <br />
Sophie is a cool, sweet, caring, free-spirited girl and I'm really glad I had the chance to meet her and befriend her. One of the things I really like about her is that she's one of those people that proves that a person should look the way they want to look and be whoever they want to be. Another thing I really enjoy about writing to Sophie is the fact that we started college around the same time so it's great to have someone to share experiences, opinions and anecdotes about our college life, specially since we live in different countries and that way we both gain different perspectives. I always appreciate how cute her letters are and I hope we get to meet in person really soon and hang out while sharing lots of laughs.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;">Munich </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;">is the capital city of Bavaria. Within the city limits, it has a population of more than 1.4 million, making it the third most populous city in Germany.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;">Located at the river Isar in the south of Bavaria, is famous for its beautiful architecture, fine culture, and the annual Oktoberfest beer celebration. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;">Many travelers to Munich are absolutely stunned by the quality of the architecture. Although it was heavily damaged by allied bombing during World War II, many of its historic buildings have been rebuilt and the city center appears mostly as it did in the late 1800s including its largest church, the Frauenkirche, and the famous city hall.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Munich is a major international center of business, engineering, research and medicine exemplified by the presence of two research universities, a multitude of smaller colleges, headquarters of several multinational companies and worldclass technology and science museums like the Deutsches Museum and BMW Museum. It is Germany's most prosperous city and makes it repeatedly into the top 10 of global quality-of-life rankings.</span></span><br />
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-4960763086716327232014-03-31T18:06:00.001-06:002014-03-31T18:06:39.777-06:00Lietuva<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">A pasty is a baked pastry, a traditional variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">westernmost county in England. It is made by placing uncooked filling typically of meat and vegetables on a flat pastry circle and folding it to wrap the filling, crimping the edge to form a seal. After baking, the result is a raised semicircular food item.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The traditional Cornish pasty is filled with beef, sliced or diced potato, swede (referred to in Cornwall as turnip) and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The origins of the pasty are unclear, though there are many references to them throughout historical documents and fiction. The pasty is now popular world-wide due to the spread of Cornish miners, and variations can be found in Australia, the United States, Mexico and elsewhere.</span><br />
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I know I'm a bit late but I wanted to wish everyone who reads this blog a happy new year! If you happen to be a snail-mailer I wish you lots of postcards, letters and parcels for this year! (: Also I want to apologize for leaving the blog behind, I know in my last posts I've said the same but I was really busy and moving from one place to another but now that I'm all settled I hope to update periodically because I still have lots of interesting postcards to show to you!</div>
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There are many interviews from snail-mailers around the globe to come, lots of postcards to write about, some new sections and this year I'll be holding lotteries for all the readers of this blog who would like to win a card from Mexico! So keep tuned! :D </div>
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[For any requests, comments, swaps, questions, etc you can reach me at: lovebisquets@yahoo.com.mx]</div>
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A bit thank you and my best wishes for 2014 to everyone who visits!</div>
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This is my second Gotochi card but the first one sent from Japan! (The other one I have was sent from Hong Kong)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Gotochi cards are from Japan, they portray something that's characteristic from every japanese prefecture, in this case we have gyozas from Tochigi. </span></div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-53877597983995920532014-01-18T23:46:00.001-06:002014-01-18T23:46:41.038-06:00San Marino<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A postcard from a "hard to get" country! Along some of my favorite stamps, they are very colorful and lovely</div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-20440919697140823612014-01-18T23:40:00.000-06:002014-01-18T23:40:34.582-06:00Latvia <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my first and only card from Latvia! It's a very original card showing one of the typical dresses of the country as well as some coats of arms on the stamps.</div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-67412487239300470152014-01-18T23:30:00.003-06:002014-01-18T23:30:43.342-06:00Bandung <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a lovely and colorful illustration of Bandung along a curious stamp of a kangaroo... yes a kangaroo from Indonesia...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is one of Indonesia's megacities (the Bandung conurbation is home to almost eight million people). Bandung attracts workers, intellectuals and students from across the archipelago, and its industries, restaurants and cafes throb with life. Today, grandiose art deco buildings, heaving market stalls, becak and multiplexes jostle for space in the city. For travellers, the city does make a good base for daytrips to the surrounding countryside,</span> high volcanic peaks, hot springs and tea plantations are all within easy reach.</div>
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Terima kasih Jennifer!</span></i></b></div>
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For my first post of 2014 we have chocolate!</div>
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*Macarons<br />
*Religieuse à l'ancienne<br />
*Tigré<br />
*Saobo<br />
*Tartes au chocolat<br />
*Opéra<br />
*Moule à chocolat<br />
*Eclairs<br />
*Forêt noire<br />
*Criolo<br />
*Menthe<br />
*Mini-criolo<br />
*Tigré<br />
*Opéra<br />
*Brownies<br />
*Religieuse<br />
*Décor en chocolat<br />
*Mousse<br />
*Mousse aux trois chocolats<br />
*Chocolats brut<br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Aitäh Jalutaja!</span></i></b></div>
Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-7534042116894624012013-11-26T17:11:00.000-06:002013-11-26T17:15:07.955-06:00Snail-mailers around the globe: Portugal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">More Snail-mailers are sharing their experiences with us! This time we have Rita from Portugal, a super sweet traveller that answered to my call looking for interviewees to participate here, she shares with us some fun stories and facts from different countries, check it out!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In what snail-mailing activities do you take part?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Penpalling and postcard swapping.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b>How did you became a snail-mailer? </b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">I was talking with a friend from Belarus about my postcard collection and he told me about Postcrossing and since then I’ve been an active member in the postcard exchange activity.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For how long have you been doing this? </span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve travelled since I can remember and from each trip I’d bring some postcards with me, but it's been only a year since I started exchanging postcards. I also exchange postcards with my friends, for example, when we go on holidays.</span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /><b>Can you show me 3 of your favorite postcards and make a little explanation on why you like them? </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<!--StartFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This one has a funny story. Also in 2000 I went to Sweden with my
family. My dad arrives to the car, gives me this postcard and says “Hey Rita I
bought this postcard of you.” Being innocent as I was (6 years at that time) I
really thought this was me (impossible!) I resembled so much to the person on
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b>How much does it cost to send a postcard in your country? </b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">For Europe it costs 0.70 euro cents (0.60 for Spain) and for the rest of the world it's 0.80 euro cents (up to 20 grams). </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I collect mostly multiview touristic cards but I also like other topics like postcards related to my favorite films and series for example.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b>If you are into pen-paling, from which countries do you have pen-pals from? </b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">That’s a good question! Well I have many penpals hehe, t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">hey are from: Canada, Macedonia, Sweden, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Belarus, among others.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Have you discovered any destination you'd like to travel to thanks to a postcard? </b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Oh gosh, I've fell in love with so many places!<b> </b>I discovered the beauty of the Middle East, specially Saudi Arabia. I would also like to go to Papua, New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago. Romania and Bulgaria are definitely on my top 10!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Please share a few facts about other countries you've learned thanks to postcards or letters:</span></b></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">hat the Hajj is the
largest regular human gathering worldwide, receiving around 5 million muslims.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Borobudur is the biggest Buddhist temple, it has 1460 relief panels and 504 effigies of Buddha.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Temple Bar is one of the most visited sites in Ireland.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The dutch word for "pancake" changes every year.</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">We are known for our wine and our Mediterranean diet.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">There's a huge arabic influence in our country, most of the words beginning with Al- are from arabic origins, as well as words related to agricuture (Almeida, Almada and laranja).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">In summer we enjoy eating snails. </span></li>
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Holy postcard! *inser bad joke drums here* It was super exciting to find this card in my mailbox because apparently the Pope is not a postcrosser so The Vatican is not a common place to get cards from, also it's such a famous place it was great to receive this!</div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-9669651877938050382013-11-26T15:53:00.000-06:002013-11-26T15:53:04.432-06:00Gullfoss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ant this is my first card from Iceland, I love how the card and the stamp depict two opposite icelandic landscapes! </div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-12677050224411792742013-11-26T15:45:00.001-06:002013-11-26T15:45:12.260-06:00Bratislava<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first card from Slovakia happens to be a super cool multiview with a big artsy stamp!</div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-32613283362716358602013-11-26T15:36:00.001-06:002013-11-26T15:36:41.258-06:00St. Petersburg illustration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On this super lovely card we can see some of Saint Petersburg's important landmarks, I can identify some but I'm not really sure I'm right, so if any russian reader of this blog wants to share with us please write in the comments which landmarks are seen here.</div>
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The stamps match perfectly the card, the one on the left (also seen on the right side of the card) features the church of our Savior on Spilled Blood (quite a name huh?) the other stamp features the Winter Palace, today part of the complex of Hermitage Museum (which we can also see in the card).</div>
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This cute card has made me want to start collecting illustrations! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The festival celebrates and commemorates the victory of the great Goddess Durga, after she slew the demon, Mahishasura, and thereby, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil according to Hindu mythology. Some call her Chamundeshwari. </span></span></div>
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Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189063128116109160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310003295317736000.post-32100768945112233802013-11-10T13:53:00.002-06:002013-11-10T14:57:56.780-06:00Finland meet-up card!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In case you have been reading this blog for a while, you know I love cards from postcrossing meet-ups and I've decided to start a collection with them, I never upload the back of my postcards because I think that's a connection that should remain only between me and the sender (yes even tough I know mailmen and postal workers can read them...) but eventually what makes the meet-up cards special are the signatures behind them so for this ones I'll be sharing the back with you ;) </div>
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Also I've created a new tag to have them all together so you can see the ones I've received so far <a href="http://throughthemailbox.blogspot.mx/search/label/*My%20meet-up%20collection">here</a> </div>
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Now, about the card... I love it!!! A little map with finnish flora and fauna and a bunny stamp that fits perfectly!</div>
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The country, not the USA state... An unexpected card from another "hard to get" country that gets me closer to accomplishing my Europe collection! </div>
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The back of the card reads: Miracle Park, Batumi, Georgia </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Georgia is a country in the Caucasus. It lies at the eastern end of the Black Sea, with Turkey and Armenia to the south, Azerbaijan to the east, and Russia to the north, over the Caucasus Mountains.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Georgia is a land filled with magnificent history and unparalleled natural beauty. Archaeologists found the oldest traces of wine production (8000 BC) in Georgia. For those of us in the West, we unfortunately get precious little exposure to this stretch of land between the Black and Caspian seas.</span></span></div>
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This is a very original card I happen to like very much because it's about history, we can see very interesting people that are connected to Prague in different periods of time, from the Austro-Hunagrian empire, to Czechoslovakia to the Czech Republic. </div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jan Neruda</b> (Czech writer and poet)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>Svatý Václav</b></em></span> (Considered the patron saint of the Czech state)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Karel Čapek</b> (Czech writer) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>T.G. Masaryk</b> (Politician, founder and first president of Czechoslovakia) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Václav Havel</b> (Politician and writer, last president of Czechoslovakia and first of Czech Republic)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Alfons Mucha</b> (Czech painter, one of the most important exponents of Art Noveau) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>O. Kokoschka</b> (Austrian painter, I think his connection comes from the time Prague was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>Princezna </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>Libuše</b> (She's considered the founder of Prague and an ancestor of the </em></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Přemyslid dynasty) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Josef II</b> (Holy Roman Emperor from the Habsburg monarchy, he was king of the czech region of Bohemia) </span></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>R.M. Rilke</b> (Czech Poet) </span></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Franz Kafka</b> (Czech writer) </span></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Janáček</b> (Czech composer)</span></em></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Smetana</b> (Czech composer)</span></em></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Dvořák</b> (Czech composer)</span></em></em></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Martinů</b> (Czech composer)</span></em></em></em></em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>Tycho Brahe </b>(Danish astronomer, he went to Prague as Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II's royal mathematician and eventually died there) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>J. Kepler</b> (German astronomer, he worked with Tycho Brahe and became royal mathematician for Rudolf II after him) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>Jan Hus</b> (Czech priest and philosopher) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>Švejk</b> (He's the main character of a famous novel written by Czech author </em></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jaroslav Hašek)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>Karel IV</b> (First king of Bohemia to become Holy Roman Emperor, during his reign Prague became the capital of the Holy Roman Empire) </em></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>Rudolf II</b> (As I mentioned before, he was a Holy Roman Emperor)</em></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>Golema Rabi Low</b> (The Golem from jewish folklore) </em></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;"><b>W.A. Mozart</b> (One of the most famous composers we all know) </em></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Dekuju Zuzana!</span></i></b></span></div>
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Lovely postcard along lovely stamps, including one to commemorate the birth of Prince George, Cocos Islands and platypus! (remember you can click on the images to make them bigger)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">New South Wales is Australia's most populous state. The Harbour City of Sydney is Australia's largest city. The coast of New South Wales is lined with beach side communities, each one offering experiences for the traveller. A little inland are the mountain ranges of the Blue Mountains and Snowy Mountains, as well as the purpose built capital city of Canberra, excised from New South Wales. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">From the red deserts surrounding Uluru and Alice Springs up to the tropics of Darwin and Kakadu National Park, the Northern Territory is stunningly beautiful, and easier to access than you might think.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Famous for its sunny warm weather, Queensland offers coastal exploration from the vibe of the Gold Coast to the tropics of the Great Barrier Reef to the bustling city of Brisbane. It is also home to tropical rainforests of the Daintree National Park, and the island resorts of the Whitsundays.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Renowned for the fine wines of the Barossa Valley, the beauty of the Flinders Ranges and the outback, the wildlife and nature on Kangaroo Island and the beaches and events and culture of the <i>City of Churches</i>, Adelaide.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Separated from the mainland by Bass Strait, Tasmania has rugged beauty of Cradle Mountain and the west, the beaches of the east, and the complete wilderness of the south. Hobart was the site of the second European settlement in Australia, and many historic sites are well preserved. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Small, vibrant and with something for everyone, Victoria has dramatic surf beaches along the southwest and central coast, green rolling farmland and photogenic national parks. The diversity of rural Victoria is very easy to access due in part to its size and well maintained roads. Australia and Victoria's sporting, shopping, fashion and food capital is Melbourne.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;">A vast state. The south-west contains the state capital and major city of Perth closely surrounded by the wildflower, wine growing and scenic destinations of Margaret River and Albany. In the far north are the tropics and the beach side destination of Broome. Small townships, roadhouses, mining communities and national parks scattered around the long distances between.</span></span></div>
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