Archive for September, 2010
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
Vancouver, British Columbia
I love this awesome aerial view of Vancouver–an official Postcrossing find! We’d like to take the kids to Vancouver, and have been talking about someday flying out to Portland or Seattle for an “urban adventure,” and then taking Amtrak up to Vancouver, where we’d stay for a few days.
The trick is to conjure congruence between having the time for such a trip and finding affordable airfare for five to get us out to the Pacific Northwest. Maybe one of these days….
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
Zurich Rennweg
I absolutely adore this color street scene card, showing a view of Rennweg, a pedestrian/tourist street in the old town of Zürich. According to Wiki, Rennweg was the main street of Zürich in the Middle ages.
Thanks to my sister Maria for this fantastic view of a place I would very much like to visit someday–soon! She picked up this and the batch of cards that follow during her recent trips to the States and to Europe!
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
Zurich Limmatquai
Another lovely Zurich card showing yet another popular shopping street: Limmatquai. Look at those mountains in the background!!! Thank you, Maria … I really want to travel here!
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
London Houses of Parliament
My mom and three sisters have all been to London. I would like to visit as well 🙂 This gorgeous night view shows Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the River Thames.
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
London, England
Another pretty card with scenes of London!
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
San Francisco, CA
Yet another card from Maria (thank you!) showing the pretty San Francisco with one of its S-T-E-E-P streets and a trolley that, I guess, runs along Van Ness Ave., California and Market Streets 🙂
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay
“Once a Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island is now part of the National Park system and can be visited by tour boats that leave Pier 41 at Fisherman’s Wharf.”
Another neat card from Maria — thanks! 🙂
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
The crookedest street in the world!
This is another really neat card my sister Maria picked up when she was in San Fran. What a neat street! 🙂
“Colorful hydrangeas line Lombard Street, ‘The crookedest street in the world.’ This street, paved with red brick, makes eight turns in one block.”
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
Switzerland map card
Love this map! One of my recent magazines included a map of Switzerland, so I had already been mentally plotting my trip when this card from Maria arrived 🙂 I want to visit Zurich, of course, as well as Lucerne, Lugano, and St. Moritz. Mostly though, I want to hear the languages and explore the streets and visit the churches–and experience the wonders of the Swiss Alps!
Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Renae
My favorite Paris postcard!
Surprisingly, out of all the tourist cards I have from Paris, this is my favorite because it reflects a little slice of what life would be like were I to visit the city. I imagine myself waking up to the sounds of cars and trucks and people on the street below … peeking out my window down to the street, seeing the sunshine and getting a rush of excitement about exploring the city! First thing–find a cafe where I could indulge in strong coffee and fresh bread while watching and hearing the lyrical French world go by!
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