Saturday, May 17, 2014

Germany

Received from: Germany
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: April 2014
Distance: 851 km
Time of travelling: 5 days

The coat of arms of Germany displays a black eagle (the Bundesadler "Federal Eagle", formerly Reichsadler "Imperial Eagle") on a yellow shield (Or, an eagle displayed sable). It is a re-introduction of the coat of arms of the Weimar Republic (in use 1919–1935) adopted by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1950. The current official design is due to Tobias Schwab (1887–1967) and was introduced in 1928.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Leipzig

Received from: Germany
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: April 2014
Distance: 828 km
Time of travelling: 5 days

Leipzig is a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. It has around 540,000 inhabitants and is the heart of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Leipzig is located about 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster, Pleisse, and Parthe rivers at the southerly end of the North German Plain.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

An Rhein & Neckar

Received from: Germany
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: April 2014
Distance: 913 km
Time of travelling: 5 days

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Hong Kong

Received from: Hong Kong
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: July 2013
Distance: 8286 km
Time of travelling: 18 days

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

New York

Received from: the USA
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: April 2014
Distance: 6852 km
Time of travelling: 5 days
New York traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a globally recognized symbol of the United States and its democracy.