This is from an old penpal in Rio de Janeiro. I have not heard from her in a long time and just recently sent a “hello” letter. I hope it reaches her 🙂 And I must say, the cathedral back there looks amazing … so much so that I had to look it up! It is awesome — see for yourself BY CLICKING HERE! If anyone has a card of this cathedral alone, please let me know! 🙂
From another long-ago penpal in England
At the top is Copacabana beach. In the middle is the Sugar Loaf cable car. At bottom, you see Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon. Rio looks so lovely — would be a great place to visit someday!
Very lovely view of Taxco, Mexico
have so few cards from Mexico, which is surprising considering it is so close to the U.S. I should have lots of cards from Mexico! 🙂 This lovely card shows the “panoramic view from the cathedral within the dome of Guadalupita church and the tercera orden parish.” It is written all in CAPS so I cannot tell what should be capitalized or not 🙂
I know, I know … this is not a postcard. These stamps came on an envelope from a one-time swap with someone in Mexico–and I loved the stamps so much that I kept the envelope as well as the cards, and then scanned them to share them with you, as well 🙂 Very colorful and unique!
Chimney Rock is on the “backside” of the mountain on which we live. My daughter went there recently with a friend and brought me back a few lovely cards. I’ve never been up to the park myself, although I’ve driven around the area “below” several times. The park entry fee is kind of expensive for a family of five 🙂 But I do hear that the views from above are as lovely as they look!
We saw Irene at the Folk Art Center recently; I fell in love with her work and actually purchased a set of very colorful polymer clay magnets! Gorgeous stuff — check her out online! 🙂
When you visit Chimney Rock, you have the option to take a 1.0+ mile hike out to see this waterfall. A recent visitor told us how disappointed they were because it was HOT out and the falls were barely a trickle 🙂 From the card: “Spectacular Hickory Nut Falls has a vertical drop of 404 feet, making it one of the highest waterfalls east of the Mississippi River.” (When it’s flowing, I guess! Also teaches you not to always believe the flowery adjectives on the backs of postcards–I know at least two people who would disagree with the word “spectacular” as applied to this falls!) 🙂
Another from my daughter’s visit
