6 more postcards to share with you!

This last week, we have received 6 more beautiful postcards!!  I hope you will enjoy them as much as we have!

The first is from the Netherlands!

This picture is of a person sailing on the ice!  Jack thought that was pretty cool, seeing as he's only seen boats in the water!  The person who sent it said that in Holland, where she lives, if it's a strong winter, you can see this!!

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The next card is from Canada!

It's a picture of the Royal Canadian Mint at sunset!  That's quite a building!!  It makes all of the coins for Canada, as well as for 50 other countries as well!  (That includes the USA!)  The Olympic Medals were made at the sister plant in Ottawa!

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The next one is from Guatemala!!

This is a picture of the Quetzal, the national bird!  It is so beautiful!  The resplendent quetzal is an aptly named bird that many consider among the world's most beautiful. These vibrantly colored animals live in the mountainous, tropical forests of Central America where they eat fruit, insects, lizards, and other small creatures.

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The next one is from Kazakhstan!!

This card shows the beautiful mountains of Kazakhstan...they are very close to the city!  Zailiysky Alatau is a 4000m+ peak situated in the Tian Shan range running between Almaty and Lake issyk-Kul. This region is paradise for trekkers, with various trails cutting through a region filled with glaciers, rivers, steep valleys, nomadic herders and panoramic views. Zailiysky Alatau is located near Küngey Alatau, another 4000m+ peak of Tian Shan. Alpinists and mountaineers may also be interested in summiting the mountain.

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The next beautiful postcard is from St. Vincent and the Grenadines!

It's from the St. Vincent and Grenadines Carnival!  It looks like it's so much fun!  Check out the official website for the carnival at http://www.carnivalsvg.com/

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Our last one is from Taiwan!

Jack really liked this one, it's a beautiful drawing of a train going over a bridge!  Jack loves his trains, and he thought this one was really neat!

five more!

Over the last couple of days, we have received five more postcards to add to our collection!

The first one comes from Lithuania....

This photo is of Nida...located inNeringa.  The coastline is included in UNESCO....Parnidis Dune is the biggest dune in Lithuania!

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The next postcard is from Wales! 

This is the National Flag of Wales...The woman who sent it thought Jack would really like it since it was a dragon....and she was right!  She suggested that we make a dragon craft, and I think that's a pretty good idea!  We'll have to find something good to make!

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The next one is from Canada...

It's from Edmonton!  The building is the Legislature Building...it's located on top of a hill overlooking a river!   Looks so pretty with the fountains!!

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This one is from China!

This is a picture of Baoshu Pagoda located in Hang Zhou, the city where the young girl who sent it lives!

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The last one is from a woman in Turkey, who moved there from Portugal...the postcard is of Portugal.

I love these boats...the sails are pretty cool!  It's from Oporto City, where the person who sent it used to live!

It was a HUGE postcard week!

If you can believe it, we have received 18 postcards in the last two days!!!!  A few people sent a handful of cards from their countries, that was such a nice surprise!!

The first six are from Cyprus...all from the same woman that sent the picture of the monastery in the previous post!!  She sent a few with cute pictures that Jack would like as well as some scenery from where she lives!

I love all of them!!

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The next one is from Illinois!  Jack and I really liked this one because it has a sock monkey on it...I had one as a small child, and Jack got one from his Grandma for Valentines Day!

Isn't it cute???

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This next one is from Holland...the Netherlands!  I love cows and tulips, so this one is perfect for me!!

Look at those tulips in the background...I am so jealous!!

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The last one from yesterday was from Russia...such a pretty picture!!

They almost look like little blueberries on a pinetree! 

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Today, we got 3 from a woman in Australia...totally cute!  They show some of the wildlife where she lives....she told me that she see kangaroos everyday in her yard!!

How can you not love thoses little koala bears!!????

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The next one is from Italy...it's the Basilica di Monte Berico in the Province of Vicenza.  It was built in 1680-1703!

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Next up....Alaska!  What I thought was neat was that we are making Jacks bedroom look like a lodge, with moose and bears...and what shows up today?? 

Looks like this guy is enjoying some lunch!

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The other postcard that has to do with Jacks new room is this one from Canada!

Now, what's the chance of getting both a bear postcard and a moose postcard??  I think I am going to frame each of them for Jacks room!

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This next postcard is from China...Morning in the countryside in Gui Zhou Province...the houses are built on the mountain side!

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Our last one today came from South Africa!   From the Southern Tip of Africa, the city of George.  George is located right in between the mountains and the sea.  They have a sunny, hot climate with downpours occasionally.  The woman who sent it is a photographer and a grandma to 7!

She included some sentences in her mother tongue:  Afrikaans!

"Dankie vir die lekker gesels" - thanks for the nice chat!

"kom kuier gerus in S.A." - Do come and visit in South Africa!

"ons het pragtige wilde diere en wildspare" - we have beautiful wild life, game and game parks!

"Groete en beste wense aan julle!" - Greetings and best wishes to the two of you!

I liked that she did that!!

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Jackpot!! We received 8 postcards in 2 days!!

Wow!  Between yesterday and today,  Jack and I received 8 postcards in the mail!!

I was very excited to see that there were so many! 

My first one was from New Zealand...

It is a beautiful ship, a replica of the Endeavour, the ship that Captain Cook was on when he first sighted New Zealand in 1769!  The woman who sent it, coincidentally, lived here in Connecticut for a year as an AFS student only about 20 minutes away from where I live!  Her host parents are now visiting New Zealand, getting away from the cold New England weather!!  What a small world!

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We received 3 from one woman in Greece!  She said she couldn't decide what we'd like the best, so she sent all 3!!  How cool is that??

This one says Vue De La Ville D'Athenes...

I love it...it is hand drawn and shows a scene of long ago!

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This one is in Peloponnese...it's the statue of Nikitaras, a famous revolutionary during the Greek revolution against the Turkish People. 

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This is from one of the numerous islands in the Aegean Sea...it's current population is 2,000!  Maybe they wouldn't mind a couple of more people??  It's beautiful!!

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Our next one is from Portugal!

It's from Aveiro, a city in the north of Portugal near the sea.

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The next one was sent to my son Jack who is also collecting postcards!

It's from Belgium!!

How cute is that??  It's from a graphic design student in Aarschot, a small town in Belgium.  She said that it's been very cold and there is a lot of snow!!

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Another card for Jack came in today from Canada!  Well, the man from Canada was on vacation in Seattle, Washington, so he sent it from there!

He is actually from Sudbury, which is north of Toronto, Ontario!

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And our last one from today is also Jacks....

from Switzerland!!

It's Felix the rabbit, who delivers mail all over the world!!  I love this card, it's so cute, and what a perfect subject...delivering mail!!  :)

Jack really enjoyed the giraffe on it, and thought it was pretty funny that a rabbit could ride a bike!

I am addicted!

I decided to check out Postcrossing.com after my cousin posted a link for it on Facebook...the thought of getting postcards from all over the world was pretty exciting to me!  I signed up instantly and also created an account for my son, Jack!  We've only been doing it for a few weeks, but I have already received postcards from Germany, Canada, Finland, and the Netherlands!  How awesome is that! 
The people who send them have told me all about the picture on the front, what their hobbies are, or just say "hello!".

These are the postcards I have received so far!




This one is from The Netherlands!  It's pictures are from a National Park called Veluwe!  I love the animals!

This one is from Canada...Niagara Falls!  I have never been there, but it's not too far away, I should make sure I add this as one of my vacations soon!  It looks beautiful!

This one is from Finland!  Tell me that this isn't the life to live...A nice sauna overlooking a beautiful lake with your own dock!  I am totally jealous! 

This was my first postcard that I received...it's from Germany!  I love all of the different scenes...it looks very peaceful!  My son Jack  loves the sheep!  Check out the field of flowers...just gorgeous!








Well, hopefully I will get some more postcards soon!  I have 3 more to send out today!!