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Cross of the Plains Church, Seinajoki, Finland, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

This is not a postcard. Instead, it is from a brochure sent to me by my penpal Marja in Seinajoki, home of the famous architect Alvar Aalto. His work is beautiful! I especially love this church building! Marja sent this to me after my request for more information about it! This church is marvelous, inside and out. And although I know that God does not dwell in buildings made with human hands, I still am in awe of the talent He has given to man to create such wonders!

Icon of Christ and Mother, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

This is in the convent of Lintula, in northeastern Finland — from what my penpal tells me, the only Finnish Orthodox Convent.

Healing Yakei, Tokyo, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

Another card from the series: “The night scene of seaside city in Tokyo. Ordinary, well-composed. Its shiny lights excites you.” 🙂

Summer church, Umea, Sweden, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

How cute and quaint! I love to see the various places people gather to worship!

The Beatles, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

Let It Be. Thanks to my sister Maria for this — it’s a real treasure in my collection 🙂 (I used to love the Beatles; bought my first Beatles album, The Red Album, the very night John Lennon was shot.)

Naantalin Kirkosta, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

Sorry for the poor scan; our scanner doesn’t quite know what to do when cards have black borders. Anyway, this is one of the oldest churches in Finland and a former convent. Naantali = vallis gratize = valley of Grace.

Healing Yakei Tokyo, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

My sister brought me a series of eight of these neat cards. The text on the bottom reads: “The beautiful white night sight. It sublimates your spirit. Be more ambitious; You’ll make it!” I love their use of English 🙂

Hong Kong, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

This is Johnston Road, Wanchai. The tram service began in 1904 and continues to be a vital part of Hong Kong’s transportation system. Today’s trams are probably the largest, most inventive collection of moving billboards in the world! Thanks to Ameko for this wonderful card!

Melborne, Australia, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.

Again, this beautiful card goes against what I consider stereotypical Australia — you know, kangaroos, deserts, the great barrier reef and Crocodile Dundee 🙂 This is a beautiful, colorful card!