Friday, October 28, 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Vernazza

Received from: Italy
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: September 2016
Distance: 1768 km
Time of travelling: 19 days

Vernazza (Latin: Vulnetia) is a town and comune located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. It is one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region. Vernazza is the fourth town heading north, has no car traffic, and remains one of the truest "fishing villages" on the Italian Riviera.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Vaxholm

From: Sweden
Category: collection
Date:  August 2016
Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this name on the inlet to Stockholm, for defense purposes, by King Gustav Vasa.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Kaunas

Received from: Lithuania
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: September 2016
Distance: 605 km
Time of travelling: 4 days

Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the centre of a county in Trakai Municipality of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. In the Russian Empire it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It became the only temporary capital city in Europe during the interwar period. Now it is the capital of Kaunas County, the seat of the Kaunas city municipality and the Kaunas District Municipality. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas. Kaunas is located at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, the largest body of water entirely in Lithuania.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

California

Received from: the USA
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: September 2016
Distance: 8391 km
Time of travelling: 16 days

Monday, September 12, 2016

Muszyna

Received from: Poland
Category: from family
Date: August 2016

Muszyna is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. Population: 4,989 (2006). It is a railroad junction, located near border with Slovakia, with trains going into three directions - towards Nowy Sącz, Krynica-Zdrój and southwards, to Slovakia. The distance to the border is 5 kilometres (3 miles).

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Moscow

Received from: Russia
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: March 2016
Distance: 1227 km
Time of travelling: 18 days

Friday, September 9, 2016

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Bardejov

Received from: Slovakia
Category: from family
Date: September 2016

Bardejov is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely intact medieval town center. The town is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and currently maintains a population of about 30,000 inhabitants.

Phuket

Received from: Thailand
Category: from a coworker
Date: August 2016

Phuket is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. It lies off the west coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga Province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Krynica-Zdrój

Received from: Poland
Category: from family
Date: August 2016


Budapest

Received from: Hungary
Category: from family
Date: August 2016

The Saint Stephen Basilica has played an active role in the musical community since its consecration in 1905. The head organists of the church have always been very highly regarded musicians. In the past century the Basilica has been home to choral music, classical music as well as contemporary musical performances. The Basilica choir performs often in different parts of Europe as well as at home. In the summer months they perform every Sunday. During these months you can see performances from many distinguished Hungarian and foreign organ players alike.

Monday, September 5, 2016

Uppsala

From: Sweden
Category: collection
Date:  June 2016

Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest city of Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. It had 140,454 inhabitants in 2010. Located 71 km  north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Uppsala is home to Scandinavia's largest cathedral - Uppsala Cathedral. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia.

Lantau South Country Park

Received from: Hong Kong
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: March 2016
Distance: 8225 km
Time of travelling: 13 days
Lantau South Country Park is one of two rural country parks on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, the other one being Lantau North Country Park and its extension. Lantau South Country Park is located on the south side of the island. It was designated in 1978. At 56.4 square kilometres, it is the largest country park in Hong Kong.

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Malmö Pride

Received from: Sweden
Category: anonymous?
Date: August 2016