The Imperial Palace, Vienna

Postcard ID: AT-257048
Country: Austria

I visited Vienna in October, 2010. The city impressed me, so beautiful, soold and so modern at the same time. All these amazing Palaces, parks and so on. Everyone falls in love with Vienna when visits it :)

Hofburg Palace is the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna. Part of the palace forms the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria. Built in the 13th century and expanded in the centuries since, the palace has housed some of the most powerful people in European and Austrian history, including monarchs of the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was the principal imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was their summer residence.

Numerous architects have executed work at the Hofburg as it expanded, notably the Italian architect-engineer Filiberto Luchese (the Leopoldischiner Trakt), Lodovico Burnacini and Martino and Domenico Carlone, the Baroque architects Lukas von Hildebrandt and Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach (the Reichschancelry Wing and the Winter Riding School), Johann Fischer von Erlach (the library), and the architects of the grandiose Neue Burg built between 1881 and 1913.

Also the postcard contains nice stamp with macaron dessert, however I haven't found the info about the issue name and a year:

Prism Ultraviolet

Postcard ID: DE-4898617
Country: Germany

To be honest I am not a bog fan of postcards with patterns, it is more for designers, however I like violet colour :)

Also I received a new German from series 'Numeral stamp':

and one more stamp that I have not found in classification:

A bouquet of colours

Postcard ID: NL-3294807
Country: Netherlands

Everyone can present a bouquet of flowers, but a bouquet of colours is someting a bit unusual! Especially for the person like me who learns drawing, its colours and materials :)

The friendship and the fun

Postcard ID: NL-3292475
Country: Netherlands

I think it's really important to save great relationships with the friends during your life. To find new friends. To have special moments of happiness. To find a time for your hobbies and so on. 

The ladies on the card is a great example how to be happy regardless your age :)

Bank bridge, St. Petersburg. 3D card

Postcard ID: RU-4360908
Country: Russia

It's too hard to scan 3D card, so it's the best result that I received :)

Actually this is my first 3D card and I'm absolutely in love with it! :)

Bank Bridge is a 25-m-long pedestrian bridge crossing the Griboedov Canal near the former Assignation Bank in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Like other bridges across the canal, the existing structure dates from 1826. The bridge engineer was Wilhelm von Traitteur, who conceived of a pedestrian separation structure suspended by cables. He was an engineer who also built other bridges over the Griboyedov Canal, Fontanka and Moika. The general management of the bridge construction was carried out by colonel E. A. Adam.

The special popularity of the bridge was gained through angular sculptures of four winged lions crowning the abutments. They were designed by sculptor Pavel Sokolov (1764-1835), who also contributed lions for Bridge of Lions and sphinxes for Egyptian Bridge. The bridge is in front of the former Assignation Bank building (now housing the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance).

There is a legend still propagated among the citizens that if you rub a lion’s paw, you will inevitably make a fortune.

A girl in Sunday dress from Ruokolahti. Magnus von Wright

Postcard ID: FI-2607371
Country: Finland

It's the first card received by me this year. So it's a bit special for me :)

Actually it's so nice to return to active postcrossing life. Cards like this one realy inspire to continue :)

Magnus von Wright was a Swedish-Finnish painter and ornithologist. In addition to his bird illustrations, he also did landscapes.

Also the card has a great stamp with Apocalyptica band. I'm not their fan, but know that it's famouc and cool band. Stamp issued in 2015 year in series 'Rock Bands':

Azalea

Postcard ID: HK-378850
Country: Hong Kong

Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks. 

The Ma On Shan Azalea Festival is held in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, where six native species (Rhododendron championae, Rhododendron farrerae, Rhododendron hongkongense, Rhododendron moulmainense, Rhododendron simiarum and Rhododendron simsii) are found in the area. The festival has been held since 2004; it includes activities such as exhibitions, photo contests and carnivals.

The card also has great stamp from series 'Astronomical Phenomena' issued in 2015:

Russian Village by Anna Sosenskaya

Postcard ID: RU-4117103
Country: Russia

Here is a beautiful watercolour painting, the artist is Anna Sosenskaya. Watercolour is my favourite material for paitings. I like all these transparent colours :)

The card has 2 amazing stamp. One is from series 'Cartoons' issued in 2012 and the second one is from series 'The 150th Anniversary of the County Mail ' issued in 2015:

A cat likes to travel

Postcard ID: TW-1698270
Country: Taiwan

I'm not a cat but I like travelling as well :)

Also the card looks quite simple, as a sketch that can be painted :)

Sheeps

Postcard ID: US-3659418
Country: USA

This card has so amazing backside so I'm going to show it instead of describing it with words :)

As you see the card has 2 stamps one is from series Harry Potter issued in 2013 and another one is from series Star Wars issued in 2007.

Seascape

Postcard ID: DE-4499716
Country: Germany

It is so nice to see sea and a beach on the card when you see everything in white and with snow outdoors :)

A bicycle

Postcard ID: DE-4501361
Country: Germany

Unfortunately the card was damaged during its travelling to me :(

But anyway I see that this is a good photo, a bit retro. I like it :)

Whatever the question is, the answer is always chocolate

Postcard ID: FI-2530819
Country: Finland

There is nice text on the card (see translation in the post title), I'm totally agree with it :)

Also the card has cool stamp from series 'Bridges and Waters' issued in 2014:

South Putuo Temple, China

Postcard ID: CN-1728081
Country: China

South Putuo or Nanputuo is a famous Buddhist temple founded in the Tang Dynasty in the Chinese city of Xiamen. It is so named because it is south of the Buddhist holy site Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province.

During the remaining years of the Tang dynasty, the monks who inhabited the place had established it into a Buddhist sacred land. It used to have different names. In 1684, around the beginning of the Qing dynasty, general Shi Liang provided funds to rebuild the temple, where the Bodhisattva Guanyin was mainly worshipped. The general named it after the Buddhist holy site Mount Putuo of Zhejiang Province, which is considered the abode of Guanyin. In 1924, Hui Quan was appointed the first abbot of the South Putuo Temple and other masters like Hong Yi and Yin Shun taught here. The temple underwent further renovation in the 1980s.

Also the card a couple of nice stamps. The first one is from series 'Environmental Protection' issued in 2002, it's my 3rd stamp from 6:

The next stamp is from series Birds issued in 2006: