Belarus - Minsk

The centre of Mińsk, the most beautiful place there :)



Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск) is the capital in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Nemiga rivers.

The earliest references to Minsk date to the 11th century (1067), when it was a provincial city within the principality of Polotsk.

In 1242, Minsk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and it received its town privileges in 1499.

From 1569, it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

It was annexed by Russia in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919–1991, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Sankt-Peterburg Russia 2

Funny and happy postcard from Natalia from Russia. :)
In Polish "Have a nice day" we say: "Udanego dnia", so very similar to Russian :)



Saint Petersburg is a federal city of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

In 1914 the name of city was changed to Petrograd, in 1924 to Leningrad and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg.


Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia on 16 May 1703.
From 1713 through 1728 and from 1732 it was the capital of the country until 1918 when the central government moved from Petrograd to Moscow.


Saint Petersburg is often described as the most Western city of Russia.

The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint Petersburg is also home to The Hermitage, the largest art museum in the entire world.

A large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and other businesses are located in Saint Petersburg.

Muiderberg - Netherland

Woman, who sent it to me said, that She used to swim in the canals in the summer, and in wintertime they went ice skating.

A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades.Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important application was to pump water. Windmills used for generating electricity are commonly known as wind turbines.

China

Amazing stamps :)



With nearly 4,000 years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations

It has also one of the world's oldest written language systems.

The word "China" is derived from Cin, a Persian name for China popularized in Europe by Marco Polo.

From Mamie - Taiwan

When I look on this postcard, I see one of the book written by Jostein Gaarden - The Orange Girl (Appelsinpiken).
The main character is the young boy Georg who one day finds a long letter from his deceased father. The letter tells, among other things, about the father's youthful love for the mysterious "orange girl", and leaves a mystery for Georg to solve.

Sastamala - Finland

Lansing - USA

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by aeolian processes. Dunes occur in different forms and sizes, formed by interaction with the wind.
Large dune fields are known as ergs.

In most cases the dunes are important in protecting the land against potential ravages by storm waves from the sea.

Aeolian dune shape :
Crescentic
Linear
Star
Dome
Parabolic
Longitudinal (Seif) dunes
Reversing dunes

Kuopio - Suomi - Finland

Rotterdam - Wereldstad - Netherlands

Czech Republic - Lednice

Belarus - Minsk

New Orlean - USA

Belgium - Gent

France - Paris

Kyiv Ukraine

Finland Espoo

Lille France

Vancouver - USA

Houston - USA

Slovenia - Ljubjlana

Tver - Russia

Berlin - Germany

China - Bejing

Moskva Russia

India - New Delhi

Belarus - Minsk

Helsinki - Finland

Groeten - Netherlands

Frankfurt am Main - Germany

Finland - Nastola

Tulsa, Oklahoma - USA

Kyiv Ukraine

Rotterdam Netherlands

Bonn - Germany

Gorinhem Netherlands

Moskva Russia

Kaunas - Lithuania

Kansas City USA

San Jose USA

Sankt-Peterburg Russia

Saint Petersburg is a federal city of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

In 1914 the name of city was changed to Petrograd, in 1924 to Leningrad and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg.


Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia on 16 May 1703.
From 1713 through 1728 and from 1732 it was the capital of the country until 1918 when the central government moved from Petrograd to Moscow.


Saint Petersburg is often described as the most Western city of Russia.

The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint Petersburg is also home to The Hermitage, the largest art museum in the entire world.

A large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and other businesses are located in Saint Petersburg.

Salamanca Spain

Tucson USA

Cesis - Latvia

Sapporo Japan

This postcard I got from girl from Tallin in Estonia :)

USA - Montana

Czech Republic - Podebrady

Egipt

It's from Finland, but as You can see there is Barrier Reef :)
Riikka was in Sharm el Sheikh on holiday there :)