Another card from Maria, who picked it up during one of her journeys through (or stays in!) this lovely area. You can see the Golden Gate bridge and city in the background, and the rocky coastline in the foreground. Gorgeous!
Love this big, beautiful map card (thanks, Maria!), which show Great Britian, comprising Scotland, England and Wales. I’d love to visit Wales — Rick Steves’ awesome video tour through the area makes Wales seem like a fantastic place with many old castles and quaint towns!
Ah! This card is from my sister Maria … she picked it up on one of her passes through London! My mother and other two sisters actually got to shop at Harrods during their trip to London … I’d like to visit someday myself 🙂
I got this card from a private swap, thinking it very cool to see the Master Architect’s Master Bedroom! Wouldn’t you know that I tore the very thin card when I opened the envelope, but I glued it up so that it’s not too terribly noticeable.
The cards says, “A vaulted ceiling expands into what Wright considered the useless space of the attic, giving a spacious feeling to the small room. The mural, along with a companion on the south wall, was painted by Orlando Giannini in 1895. During restoration of the home and studio in 1979, ten coats of paint were removed from the murals, which afterward were carefully restored. The home and studio is a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.” It was built in 1889 in Oak Park, Illinois.
Wow! Love this official postcrossing card! The sender writes, “On the front you’ll see a painting from Blond Amsterdam — they make cute and lovely works. On the background you’ll see typical Dutch plates.”
The card certainly is lovely! And I’m glad the sender told me who made the painting, because there is no indication on the card otherwise! So of course I had to look up Blond Amsterdam to see what it was all about: is it a person, a place, a thing, or what? Turns out that “Blond Amsterdam was created in 2001 by Janneke and Femque, a blond duo who set to work designing earthenware. Now Blond Amsterdam’s collection consists of dishes, bed linens, clothing, stationary, bathroom accessories, and greeting cards. Blond is sold in many department stores here in the Netherlands, including V&D and De Bijenkorf. However, it is also sold in many small boutique gift shops throughout the rest of the country, and at the flagship store on Gerard Doustraat in De Pijp!” (Thanks to Heather from the Life Abroad blog: hpals.blogspot.com/2009/04/blond-amsterdam.html for this information!)
I also found the cute Blond Amsterdam site, which deserves a little more looking thru: hpals.blogspot.com/2009/04/blond-amsterdam.html.
Another great postcrossing find!
I’m not a beach person. But I could surely vacation at a place that looks like this. I imagine that there’s no one or nothing else around. It’s totally quiet, but for the lapping of the waves against the sand and the occasional gull. There is a steady breeze to keep the sun from feeling too hot, and the water is bathtub warm. Ahhh! A quintessential Caribbean island scene 🙂
By the way, my sister tells me that the locals pronounce this island as “Curacel.” Cure -a – cell.
The ocean waves created Aruba’s most renowned landmark, the Natural Bridge. It is the most popular tourist site to visit!
“Aruba’s coast is lined with wide white sandy beaches, many luxurious resorts and tropical swaying palm trees.” This is a gorgeous view!
Nice, artistic map card showing the isle of Grenada
