Coimbra, Portugal

Postcard ID: PT-381854
Country: Portugal

Yeah, here is more card from beautiful Portugal. I don't know why, but I love this country more and more and would like to visit it in the next couple of years :)

This card is shows Coimbra, a city and a municipality in Portugal.

The third-largest urban centre in Portugal (after the much larger cities of Lisbon and Porto), it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra, the Centro region and the Baixo Mondego subregion. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area 4,336 square kilometres (1,674 sq mi). Although it served as the nation's capital in the High Middle Ages, it is better known for the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world.

The historical University buildings were classified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2013: "Coimbra offers an outstanding example of an integrated university city with a specific urban typology as well as its own ceremonial and cultural traditions that have been kept alive through the ages."

Post about Coimbra university is here.

In conclusion, here is a Portuguese stamp:

Happy colours of Ukraine

Postcard ID: UA-1168745
Country: Ukraine

Here is a traditional greetings card from Ukraine. It seems that after looking on it I should go to Ukraine as soon as possible :) but actually I want to visit Belarus's neighbour.

I like this country, its colours and patterns.

Also I see here a new Ukrainian stamp! It's quite big, beautiful and interesting:

Mount Rushmore, USA

Postcard ID: US-2200967
Country: USA

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 18 m sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The entire memorial covers 5.17 km2 and is 1,745 m above sea level.

South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the Needles; however, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site because of the poor quality of the granite and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on the Mount Rushmore location, which also has the advantage of facing southeast for maximum sun exposure. Robinson wanted it to feature western heroes like Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud, and Buffalo Bill Cody, but Borglum decided the sculpture should have a more national focus and chose the four presidents whose likenesses would be carved into the mountain. After securing federal funding through the enthusiastic sponsorship of "Mount Rushmore's great political patron", U.S. Senator Peter Norbeck, construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Upon Gutzon Borglum's death in March 1941, his son Lincoln Borglum took over construction. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941.

Mount Rushmore has become an iconic symbol of presidential greatness and has appeared in works of fiction, and has been discussed or depicted in other popular works. It attracts over two million people annually.

Here are the postcard stamps:

Life is beautiful

Postcard ID: UA-590303
Country: Ukraine

 I like reading. And the sender also likes reading. So she sent me this wonderful card!

If you’re quite attentive person you can see that the author of the books on postcard is Cecelia Ahern. To be honest I’ve not read any book of this author, however I have at least 3 books in my wishlist for reading :)

 Life is beautiful!

"Eagle" sculpture on mountain in Pyatigorsk, Russia

Postcard ID: RU-1722923
Country: Russia

Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai located on the Podkumok River, about 20 kilometers from the town of Mineralnye Vody where there is an international airport and about 45 kilometers from Kislovodsk. Since January 19, 2010, it has been the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. Population: 142,511.

This card is a good panoramic view of Pyatigorsk. On the left side you see the Eagle monument, in the centre is “Goryachaya” (Hot) mountain.

Russian architecture at 19th century

Postcard ID: RU-1542090
Country: Russia

I like Russian architecture. It's so traditional, special and something we have here, in Belarus. All churches, palaces.. amazing!

The Russian Revival style is the generic term for a number of different movements within Russian architecture that arose in second quarter of the 19th century and was an eclectic melding of pre-Peterine Russian architecture and elements of Byzantine architecture.

The Russian Revival style arose within the framework the renewed interest in the national architecture, which evolved in Europe in the 19th century, and it is an interpretation and stylization of the Russian architectural heritage. Sometimes Russian Revival style is often erroneously called Russian or Old-Russian architecture, although the majority of Revival architects did not directly reproduce the old architectural tradition. Being instead a skillful stylization, the Russian Revival style was consecutively combined with other, international styles - from the architectural romanticism of first half of the 19th century to the modern style.

A letter is always better than a phone call

Postcard ID: RU-3065172
Country: Russia

Yes, here is a postcard from Russia with U.S. Mail printed :) How do you think who is s receiver of the mail from this nice girl? Some beautiful man, hopefully :)

I think that it's better to put here the quote that the sender wrote on the backside:

“A letter is always better than a phone call. People write things in letters they would never say in person. They permit themselves to write down feelings and observations using emotional syntax far more intimate and powerful than speech will allow.”

(c) Alice Steinbach

Here is one more Olympic stamp:

Texas map, USA

Postcard ID: US-3002231
Country: USA

This is one from the most interesting US maps I ever received. If you can see on names of other states on this map, you should smile at minimum! great, great card :)

Texas is the second most populous (after California) and the second largest of the 50 U.S. states (after Alaska) in the United States of America, and the largest state in the 48 contiguous United States. Geographically located in the south central part of the country, Texas shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and borders the U.S. states of New Mexico to the west, Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas to the northeast, and Louisiana to the east.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest United States metropolitan areas, respectively. Other major cities include El Paso and Austin—the state capital. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify Texas as a former independent republic and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal today. The origin of the state name, Texas, is from the word, "Tejas", which means 'friends' in the Caddo language.

Here is the page with US maps that I have - List of United States

Key lime pie recipe

Postcard ID: US-2906375
Country: USA

This is a wonder that I received this postcard. Thanks a lot to the sender Laura for sending the card for the 2nd time. It also was so nice to read greetings in Belarusian. I appreciated it!

Actually, here is a recipe:

Aaand this postcard have many amazing stamps! With butterflies and Love! My postcard of happiness :)

Butterfly on the hand

Postcard ID: UA-1133732
Country: Ukraine

Here is a great postcard where I see sense of the future. The butterfly sits on the robot's hand. It's like peaceful coexistence of nature, humanity with technique, robots.

By the way, butterfly has great colours! ;)

It's time for coffee

Postcard ID: ES-310622
Country: Spain

Here is an amazing coffee postcard! It's so black like true black coffee :) I even can image like it smells... Mmmm.. yammy!

Also the sender recommend new Spanish author for me - MatildeAsensi. Thanks a lot for it again!

On the stamp you see Paco de Lucía - was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer. A leading proponent of the New Flamenco style, he helped legitimize flamenco among the establishment in Spain, and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to have successfully crossed over into other genres of music such as classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists."

Handmade dolls from Germany

Postcard ID: DE-3550798
Country: Germany

This postcard shows dolls that a sender makes with her own hands! Great job :)

Description from the sender's profile:

My dolls, made from all natural materials like wool, cotton and mohair, inspired by German Waldorf tradition, are my job and my passion.

I like your dolls, TaDo :)

And most of all I was impressed when I saw the stamp... It's great, amazing, brilliant!

Aquarel, by Jaap Veenendaal

Postcard ID: NL-1811877
Country: Netherlands

Here is one more card to my favourite painted cards :) I especially like painted cities.
I want to go through this street!

I'm trying to find some information about the author in English, however unsuccessfully :(

But I still  have what to show. Stamps!

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Postcard ID: US-2188196
Country: USA

After reading the description of thi city, I;m ready to go there right now :)

Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia, with an estimated 2013 population of 447,841. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5,522,942 people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.

Atlanta was established in 1837 at the intersection of two railroad lines, and the city rose from the ashes of the Civil War to become a national center of commerce. In the decades following the Civil Rights Movement, during which the city earned a reputation as "too busy to hate" for the progressive views of its citizens and leaders, Atlanta attained international prominence. Atlanta is the primary transportation hub of the Southeastern United States, via highway, railroad, and air, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being the world's busiest airport since 1998.

Atlanta is considered an "alpha-" or "world city", ranking 15th among world cities and sixth in the nation with a gross domestic product of $270 billion. Although Atlanta's economy is considered diverse, dominant sectors include logistics, professional and business services, media operations, and information technology. Topographically, Atlanta is marked by rolling hills and dense tree coverage. Revitalization of Atlanta's neighborhoods, initially spurred by the 1996 Olympics, has intensified in the 21st century, altering the city's demographics, politics, and culture.

Information Technology by Brian Delf

Postcard ID: NZ-107504
Country: New Zealand

This postcard took 93 days to arrive in my mailbox. It seems that it has a long difficult way and was firstly delivered to a wrong receiver. But finally it's in my home! And I like it for some things:

• it's really nice and show evolution of writing, that is interesting
• it's from New Zealand! I receive postcards from this country not really often
• it has amazing stamps. A dog is my love:

Here are some words about illustrator of tis card:

Brian Delf began his career working in a London art studio producing artwork for advertising and commercial publications. Since 1972, he has worked as a freelance illustrator on a variety of subjects including natural history, architecture and technical cutaways. His illustrations have been published in over 30 countries. Brian lives and works in Oxfordshire.

Dying Swan. Anastasia Volochkova

Today I'd like to show an amazing thank you postcard sent to me by postcrossing member Zhuzha. She saw this card in my favourites and asked me if it's ok to send it to me. I was incredible happy when found this beauty in my mailbox!

Anastasia Volochkova is a Russian ballerina, dancer and social activist. She is Honored Artist of Russia (2002), People's Artist of Karachay-Cherkessia,  and People's Artist of North Ossetia-Alania. She is also the Winner of International Competition of Serge Lifar, winner of the prize «Benois de la Danse» (2002) and "Golden Lion" (2009).

Here are the stamps from the postcard:

Nice greetings from Karlsruhe, Germany

Postcard ID: DE-3412289
Country: Germany

When you see this postcard don't hurry to say "oh, don't like multi view cards". The castle from the card is really gorgeous and this postcard give a chance to see it in different time of the day :)

Karlsruhe is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in southwest Germany, near the Franco-German border. It has a population of 296,033. Karlsruhe Palace was built in 1715 and the city is now the seat of two of the highest courts in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Court of Justice.

It has been speculated that Karlsruhe was a model for Washington, D.C. as both cities have a centre from which the streets radiate outward.

The Karlsruhe Palace (Schloss) is an interesting piece of architecture; the adjacent Schlossgarten includes the Botanical Garden with a palm, cactus and orchid house, and walking paths through the woods to the north.