Minsk

Received from: Belarus
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: January 2012
Distance: 474 km
Time of travelling: 10 days

Independence Square is in the centre of Minsk.
In front of House of Government there is a statue of Vladimir Lenin.

Holland

Received from: the Netherlands
Category: Thank You Card
Date: January 2012

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A very cute postcard received as Thank You Card for this one :).
Additionally the card was sent with special Dutch stamp of Postcrossing :)

Germany

Received from: Germany
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: January 2012
Distance: 981 km
Time of travelling: 10 days

Canada

Received from: Canada
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: January 2012
Distance: 5103 km
Time of travelling: 26 days

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9.9 million square kilometres, Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.

St Petersburg

Received from: Russia
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: January 2012
Distance: 2649 km
Time of travelling: 22 days

The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg, built between 1712 and 1733 on Zayachy Island along the Neva River. Both the cathedral and the fortress were originally built under Peter the Great and designed by Domenico Trezzini. The cathedral's bell tower is the world's tallest Orthodox bell tower. Since the belfry is not standalone, but an integral part of the main building, the cathedral is sometimes considered the highest Orthodox Church in the world.

Latvia

Received from: Latvia
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: January 2012
Distance: 561 km
Time of travelling: 12 days

Riga Castle is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330. This structure was thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Upon the castle's seizure by the Swedes, they constructed spacious annexes in 1641. The fortress was continually augmented and reconstructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. Sometime in the 1930s, some renovation work was done by architect Eižens Laube. The Latvian government declared the castle its residence in 1938. Today it is the official residence of the President of Latvia as well as home to several museums.

Cuba

Received from: Cuba
Category: from a friend
Date: December 2011

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Completely amazing surprise from my Panamanian friend who went for holidays to Cuba. She knows that I love postcard so she thought it would look nice in my collection, and it definitely is so :))

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"Cocotaxis" in Havana.
A popular form of transport for tourist sightseers. Due to the rapid growth of tourism in Cuba, taxi drivers can earn more than lawyers and doctors.

/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Cuba /

Finland

Received from: Finland
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: December 2011
Distance: 1012 km
Time of travelling: 7 days

Wrocław

From: Poland
Category: My collection
Date: November 2011

Taiwan

Received from: Taiwan
Category: ??? - I got this card without any ID...
Date: December 2011

The Spirit of China - When Taiwan was back in the arms of the Republic of China in the 35th year of China, the government printed the book The Spirit of China, with a spectacular cover of national flag, in order to enhance ordinary people's understanding of China.

Kyoto

Received from: Japan
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: December 2011
Distance: 8291 km
Time of travelling: 11 days

Nijō Castle is a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square meters, of which 8000 square meters is occupied by buildings.

Poznań

From: Poland
Category: My collection
Date: November 2011
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be the first capital of the kingdom of Poland. Poznań is now Poland's fifth largest city. It is the historical capital of the Wielkopolska ("Greater Poland") region, and is currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship.

North Carolina

Received from: the USA
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: December 2011
Distance: 7563 km
Time of travelling: 39 days

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 10th most populous of the 50 United States. North Carolina comprises 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte. In the past five decades, North Carolina's economy has undergone a transition from heavy reliance upon tobacco and furniture making to a more diversified economy with engineering, biotechnology, and finance sectors.

Belgium

From: Belgium
Category: My collection
Date: November 2011

Leuven

From: Belgium
Category: My collection
Date: November 2011
Leuven (Dutch; French: Louvain, often used in English, German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre.