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Saturday, June 3, 2017

Fez

Received from: Morocco
Category: from a friend
Date: April 2017

Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, with a population of 1.1 million (2014). Fez was the capital city of modern Morocco until 1925 and is now the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. The city has two old medina quarters, the larger of which is Fes el Bali. It is listed as a World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest urban pedestrian zones (car-free areas). University of Al Quaraouiyine, founded in 859, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the West" and the "Athens of Africa".

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Neuss

Received from: Germany
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date:  November 2015
Distance: 1153 km
Time of travelling: 4 days

Neuss is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposing Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is primarily known for its historic Roman sites, as well as the annual Neusser Bürger-Schützenfest. In 1984 Neuss celebrated 2000 years since its foundation. It therefore holds the title of "Germany's oldest city" alongside the city of Trier.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Netherlands

Received from: the Netherlands
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: October 2014
Distance: 1095 km
Time of travelling: 5 days

and the card arrived in the hand-made envelope of the map :)

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Friday, September 9, 2011

Lisbon

Received from: Portugal
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: September 2011
Distance: 2829 km
Time of travelling: 8 days

Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal, with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of 84.8 km2 (33 sq mi). The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on a area of 958 km2 (370 sq mi), it is the 9th most populous urban area in the European Union. About 2,831,000 people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the population of the country). Lisbon is the westernmost large city located in Europe, as well as its westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. It lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the Tagus River.