Estonia. Pärnu

Lighthouse RR #56

Sender: Lissel (card sent from Germany)

Estonia. Pärnu. Mole

Pärnu - is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga. (Wikipedia)

I LOVE Estonian cards! They are so peaceful and just lovely :)

Russia. Nizhniy Novgorod

Just viewcards RR #80

Sender: Gerbera

Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment, Elias Mountain and Kremlin.

Nizhny Novgorod is a fifth most populous city in Russia. Located in the heart of the East European Plain at the confluence of rivers Oka and Volga . Oka divides the city into two parts - the upper to the lower Diatlovy (Woodpeckers) mountains and on her left low-lying coast. In the period from 1932 to 1990, the city was known as Gorky after the writer Maxim Gorky who was born there.

The stone Kremlin of XVI cent.on the historic center of N.Novgorod is two kilometers red-brick fortress with 13 watchtowers. There were many churches in the Kremlin, but till today, only Archangel Michael Cathedral, built no later than the middle of the XVI cent. and rebuilt in 1628-1631, is the oldest surviving building. The historical center of N.Novgorod, located on the mountainous part of the city, despite significant restructuring has kept a significant number of historic civil structures XVIII - early XX centuries, including the numerous monuments of wooden architecture. (Wikipedia)

Japan. Okinava

10x10 RR #9

Sender: X2-Monkey (sent from China)

Okinawa street view

Estonia. Tallinn

10x10 RR #9

Sender: elgee

Tallinn

Tallinn  is the capital and largest city of Estonia. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 2011 Tallinn is a European Capital of Culture!

I've been to Tallinn about 8 years ago. And liked this not so big, but very nice city. Especially, its tiny streets of Old Town.

USA. Michigan

Churches RR #147

Sender: ekintheusa

Old Indian Mission, Old Mission, Michigan. 

This old, old original Indian school is said to be the oldest Indian Mission in the entire Region. 

Taiwan

NDC RR #118 

Sender: melolo

This card shows Yu-Tzu's campus.

Russia. Lake Baikal

10x10 RR #9

Sender: siguanea

Baikal. Olkhon - heart of Baikal.

Olkhon is the third-largest lake-bound island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 square kilometres.

For me it was a great surprise to know that there are islands in Baikal!!! 

Holland. Windmills

Just viewcrads RR #80

Sender: Amapola11

My favorite windmills! I loved these constructions always, but only after joining Postcrossing I became a great their fan :) Al well as for lighthouses :)

This card has a story: it is from a Spanish user, showing Holland and sent from Cologne (Germany)!

 

USA. Washington and Ohio

Just viewcrads RR #80

Sender: Gabigabs

Seattle, Washington.

Space Needle is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and a symbol of Seattle. Located at the Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World's Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators, with over 2.3 million visitors in all for the World Fair. The Space Needle is 184 m high at its highest point and 42 m wide at its widest point. When it was completed it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River.

10x10 RR #9

Sender: emotis

Ohio wildlife

Raccons, along cats, are ones of my favorite animals. They are cute, although very nasty and provides many troubles. But yet these bandit faces make my heart melt :)

  

Spain. Barcelona

10x10 RR #9

Sender: Amapola11 

Partial view of placa de Sant Felip Neri de Barcelona.

Russia. Putorana Plateau

10x10 RR #9 

Sender: airatson79

Putorana Plateau 

Putorana Plateau is a high-lying basalt plateau, a mountainous area at the northwestern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau, to the south from Taymyr Peninsula. The plateau is composed of Siberian Traps. The geographical center of Russia, Lake Vivi, is situated on Putorana Plateau.

In July 2010, the Putorana Reserve was inscribed on the World Heritage List as "a complete set of subarctic and arctic ecosystems in an isolated mountain range, including pristine taiga, forest tundra, tundra and arctic desert systems, as well as untouched cold-water lake and river systems". 

 

10x10 RR #6

Sender: larvasa

"The kitten named Woof" is a series of cartoons by Lion Atamanov, based on tales by Grigory Oster.  Series describe adventures of a kitten with the unusual name Woof and his friend's dog Sharik. 

This cartoon character was one of my favorites. My elder son Nikita likes it a lot as well :) 

USA. Michigan and Pennsylvania

Lighthouse RR #56

Sender: sunnyme

South Haven’s South Pier Lighthouse marks the harbor entrance of this resort community along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Just viewcards RR #80

Sender: mangofreee

Butler County Courthouse as viewed from Diamond Park, Butler.

The current structure is the third courthouse to have been built for the county. James P. Bailey, who was responsible for the construction of Old Main at Geneva College became the architect of the new courthouse after the second one was destroyed by a fire in 1883. Bailey's courthouse still stands today, and is currently the tallest structure in downtown Butler.
The Butler County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
 

Norway. Grense

10x10 RR #9 

Sender: finerst

Kong Oskars kapell ved Grense Jakobselv

King Oscar II's chapel is located in Grense in South-Varanger, Finnmark. The chapel was erected as a border protection against Russia, after the Russians had not respected the Norwegian border after border upturn in 1826. It is a long stone church with 72 seats. It was consecrated on 26 September 1869 by Bishop Frederick Waldemar Hvoslef, and restored in 1992. The architect for the chapel was Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. 

The card was sent from Finland.

Brazil. Campinas

Churches RR #147

Sender: xiru

Campinas, SP. Vista externa da Igreja Matriz “Nossa Senhora da Conceição”

Church of Our Lady of Conception (also known as the Basilica of Caramel) was originally the parish church and the city which grew around lately formed  Campinas. The original building was opened on July 14, 1774, with the first Mass. It was a temporary construction, covered with thatch and located where today stands the monument to Carlos Gomes. In 1920s the building was demolished, with the exception of the altar and towers, and new church, that exist today, was built in Gothic style.

Belarus. Minsk

10x10 RR #9

Sender: coralfish

Yakub Kolas Square. Sculptural composition at Yakub Kolas Square.

Yakub Kolas was a Belarusian writer, People's Poet. In his works, he was known for his sympathy towards the ordinary Belarusian peasantry.

It is strange to receive a card with no word (except address, of course) on it :(

Taiwan

10x10 RR #9

Sender: vickietsai

Sun Moon Lake

Sun Moon Lake - is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Situated in Yuchi, Nantou, it is located 748 m above sea level.  

 

Just viewcards RR #80 

Sender: winnietsai

The Hualien and Taitung areas of eastern Taiwan.

Dragon Bridge 

Portugal. Algarve

Lighthouse RR #56 (sent from Belgium)

Sender: Ferro

Algarve. Cape of St.Vicente

The Algarve meaning "the west" is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal. And the Cape is the southwesternmost point in Portugal.

Malaysia. Putrajaya.

10x10 RR #6

Sender: Lufra

The Prime Minister’s Office and The Putra Mosque.

Putrajaya is a planned city, located south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia.  

The Perdana Putra (1997-1999) is a building which houses the office complex of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, built in 1997-1999.

The Putra Mosque (1997-1999), or Masjid Putra in Malay language, is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia.  In front of the mosque is a large square with flagpoles flying Malaysian states' flags. 

China. Zhenzhen

10x10 RR #6

Sender: cloudkfc

Zhenzhen. Qinhai-Tiber railway and Yangtze River 

Qinhai-Tiber railway - is a high-altitude railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. The total length of Qingzang railway is 1956 km.

Yangtze River -  is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for 6,418 kilometres (3,988 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  

Malaysia

Just viewcards RR #67

Sender: ypostcrossing

Langkawi. Sunset at Cenang beach

Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah, is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. Pantai Cenang, one of the most popular places, is a picturesque beach with seemingly unending stretches of fine white sand.