Thors Hammer, as viewed from Sunset Point, appears to be sculpted of gold as it greets the sun and begins a brand new day in Bryce Canyon National Park.
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Excavated by the Virgin River eons ago, Zion Canyon is a deep cavern in the earth, showcasing fantastic rock formations in concert with water in motion. The Subway is a powerful example of this theme.
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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….
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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!
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Another pretty card with scenes of London!
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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.
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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!
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Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.
“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! 🙂
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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 🙂
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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.”
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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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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!
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And here is an aerial view of Zurich — Switzerland, Schweiz, and Suisse, depending upon your language 🙂
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Thanks, Maria!
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A nice colorful card showing what I assume are regions? There is no text on the back to explain. But I still enjoy the card! 🙂
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I usually don’t like multi-view cards, but this one, from Switzerland, the country I most want to visit, is an exception 🙂 It packs a lot of information (and sparks a ton of imagination!) in such a little space. You can see the Matterhorn; a picture from Bern; Mounts Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau; a lovely pier at Lake Lucerne; Zurich from the water–and more 🙂
By the way, Lake Lucerne (Luzern), means “Lake of the four forested cantons.”
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I also love the pretty stamps–especially the heart-shaped stamp!–on the Sendai City card … thus this extra image 🙂 (Blog readers, the card is coming up next … I blogged this in the reverse order from which I wrote it!)
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An official postcrossing card showing Sendai, which the sender explains is very famous for its beautiful green trees. The sender also writes that Sendai is called “The City of the Forest” in Japan.
The card features the night view from the rim of Sendai Castle. Sendai was developed in the 17th century … today it is home to one million people!
I am always amazed to learn of large cities with over a million people … and yet I had never heard of them before! I suppose, though, that there are many cities with over a million people … and the world is a very big place!
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Ah … this brings back memories of my childhood, when my extended family would stay at Wildwood for two weeks each summer. I remember the boardwalk … seeing Jaws in the theater (it was scary!) … listening to Elton John’s “Diamond Girl” … and going out in a boat at Barnegate!
From the card: “Barnegat Light, the second tallest lighthouse in the United States, was commissioned January 1, 1859. The tower light was 165 feet above sea level. It remained a first-class navigational light until August 1927, when the ‘Barnegat Lightship’ was anchored 8 miles off the coast. The tower’s light was reduced over 80 percent, but it was not extinguished until January 1944.”
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About 45 minutes north from Cinnaminson, NJ, where I spent my most formative years, is Princeton, NJ, home of Princeton University. Maybe I would have gone to Princeton had we stayed in Jersey. Then again, maybe not 🙂 But I love college towns, and this is no exception.
I received this card in a private swap.
From the card: “Princeton lies in central New Jersey and is home to Princeton University, the 4th oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington defeated British troops in a battle at Princeton.”
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Another card from my sister Jessie! I really like this card because it points out various features in the park.
On the back it says: “Zion National Park isn’t just a collection of cliffs, canyons and slick rock chasms, but a complex and varied natural ecosystem.”
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What a nice crisp, clear postmark!
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This card appealed to me as 1) a former resident of PA, 2) as a philatelist, and 3) as a collector of both art and architecture cards!
I also scanned the back of the card, which features a very nice Center postmark!
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From Google Translate:
On the front:
It was not, but only in South Bohemia could be…
Magical South Bohemia, Map Carp James (?)
On the back:
Collectors of postcards with carp, James will get in a fabulous office for every 10 cards slosovatelny coupon. On the autumnal fairy tale in Ceske Budejovichich will be drawn on a collector who will receive a mountain bike brand Anlen.
I’m not sure what this all means, but I am sure thankful for Google Translate, which at least gives me a chance to try to understand 🙂 I am guessing that the fish all over this card is a carp named James 🙂
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“The cable car soars above Cape Town on its way to the summit of Table Mountain. Top right — The dassie, or rock hyrax is the closest living relative of the elephant. Bottom left – King Protea, South Africa’s national flower.”
Wow — not only is that a great view over Cape Town, but the dassie?!? I’ve never heard of such a creature! The photoshopping in this photo makes it look elephant-sized, alright! Wiki tells me that these creatures are known as dassies in South Africa, and sometimes rock rabbits. The Swahili names for them are pimbi, pelele and wibari, though the latter two names are nowadays reserved for the tree hyraxes.
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Love this older art card that shows a reproduction of an original watercolor of downtown Asheville as seen from Charlotte Street and College Street by local artist Ann Vasilik. I have some cards that showcase her work already, so was pleased to be able to add this to my collection!
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This looks like it would have been a nice place to unwind and enjoy a meal. I understand that Pastis is closed, now, so this postcard is a piece of Hartford history. I enjoy it because it’s an art card! The signature looks to read O’Maxfield ’98. O’Maxfield is a fine art photography firm, but I’m not sure which O’Maxfield did the lovely art 🙂
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This is another cool multi-view, showing the neat, historical area of Voldendam, in North Holland. When reading about it, I was intrigued to learn that only maybe 50 people today wear the traditional costume of Volendam on the streets–and they are mostly elderly people.
I also found a very cool website that shows the different costumes of the different Dutch regions: www.octulipfestival.com/provinces.htm. You’ll see the costume of Volendam on there, too!
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“The South African national flower, ‘Protea Cynaroides’ commonly known as the King Protea, is one of 2,285 indigenous plant species found on the Table Mountain chain.”
This card is really beautiful, with the white border and the fancy script–not to mention the beautiful flowers! It almost looks like an art card, but the photo comes from the Mark Skinner Image Library.
Printed in Cape Town.
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From Wiki: “The Banaue Rice Terraces (Tagalog: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 4000 square miles) of mountainside. They are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rain forests above the terraces. It is said that if the steps are put end to end it would encircle half the globe.”
Another great find from my box of free cards!
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