Palac Debowy

So in this neat postcard we have Palac Debowy. Looking for information online it seems to be a little hotel so here's a part of a review from someone who stayed there:

"This is a small country hotel in an old German hunting lodge, built at the height of the Romantic period. Set in a park of woods, lawns and lakes in a lovely part of Silesia, close to the border with The Czech Republic. The building is straight out of Beauty and The Beast in its complicated gables, towers, gardens, large mirrors, oversized doors and high ceilings."

The whole review can be seen here, it seems like the person who wrote this thinks the charm of this place is the fact there are not many guests.

Well if I ever travel to Poland I'll try to take a look of this place ;)

Dziekuje Sebastian!

Basque country

The home of  some of the world's finest food, beaches in natural settings, avant-garde architecture... 

This area in northern Spain is the ideal place for an all-round visit. If you go to the Basque country you absolutely have to try the famous pintxos : miniature morsels of  haute cuisine which you’ll see displayed in all their glory on the counters of numerous bars. You'll also find several restaurants run by some of the standard-bearers of the new Spanish cuisine. And if you'd like something delicious to drink, why not try any of the wines from the Rioja Alavesa region?

Also worth a special mention are its beautiful coastal destinations with such well-known places as San Sebastián, Zarautz and Getxo, as well as inland cities such as Vitoria and Bilbao. This last location is home to innovative buildings as the Guggenheim Museum, which has received international acclaim, or the spectacular Vizcaya suspension bridge, with the UNESCO World Heritage designation. Culture lovers are well advised not to miss the famous San Sebastián International Film Festival.

And added to all this, the Basque Country has a range of spectacular natural resources (both nature reserves and biosphere reserves) which make this the perfect place for sports, and offer yet another good reason to set out on the popular Way of Saint James pilgrim route which passes through this part of Spain.

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Gracias Natalia!

Bones

This card came from my swap buddy Sebastian I don't know why but I really really like it, maybe because I think it's quite original compared to the typical postcards.

He mentions he loves human anatomy and I thought since we have this card, it would be fun to share some facts about the human body today instead of the usual facts about some place! (: 

So here you have so fun facts about our bodies:

• Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced
• Human thighbones are stronger than concrete
• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing
• The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) per hour.
• Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime
• Babies’ eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old
• Every person has a unique tongue print
• A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph
• Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion
• The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
• One out of 20 people have an extra rib
• People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin
• 85% of the population can curl their tongue into a tube
• It takes food seven seconds to go from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus
• Women hearts beat faster than men
• In one day your heart beats 100,000 times

And if you want some more  here and here you have some more facts I found pretty amusing 

Dziekuje Sebastian! 

Happy postcrossing!

I got this lovely postcard from my swap buddy Julie, I think it's a really cool postcard and it's even cooler that it has the round global stamp! 

Lately there was a debate on the Postcrossing forum about cards that say "Happy Postcrossing" in the front, most people who participated on the debate seem to not like them. Personally I don't mind them saying that as long as they are nicely designed like this one, people reading this: What do you think about them? Do you like them or not? 

Thank you Julie!

Euskal Herriko Festagileak

This card came from my swap buddy Natalia and I like it very very much!

It has the folklore characters from the Basque Country (Spain). The only two I know about are number 22, La Marijaia (I actually  received a postcard with her that you can see here) and number 44, El Olentzero who basically has the job of Santa Claus in the Basque Country (By the way you can click on the image to make it bigger) I've been trying to find out more about the rest but so far I haven't been that successful.

Muchas gracias Natalia!

Marie Antoinette

I really love this card because it's from one of my favorite movies, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.
The movie basically brings up aspects of the life of famous Marie Antoinette with Sofia Coppola's touch, I really love all of her work and I think one of the aspects that make her movies unique is her style and the soundtracks she chooses for her movies.
If you haven't seen this movie I highly recommend it (I think you can even find it in youtube). If you have already seen it let me know what you think about it! :)
I also love the Jane Austen stamp!

Thank you very much Sonya!

Here's the movie trailer: