Experience with postcrossing
On October 14th I received a postcard from Russia.It was a homemade photo postcard and shows a winter landscape in a small town. It is probably the city in which she lives.She didn’t write much except for a few greetings and that she also has a cat.On the postcard is a beautiful postage stamp from… Read more Postcard of a small town in Winter from Russia no 162
On October 9th, I received a postcard from Taiwan.This shows a picture of Alisan in Chiayi County.According to research, Alisan is a popular destination in Taiwan.A very nice postcard showing a path in a forest.Since I like to hike myself, I feel like hiking that way. Very strong green, you can almost smell the forest… Read more Alisan in Chiayi County postcard from Taiwan no 161
Today I received my delivery of postage stamps from the Deutsche Post series Museum Treasures.I think these stamps are just beautiful and I am curious whether the postcrossing recipients will also feel that way.I have already been able to see some of the art treasures shown live in the museum, such as Nofrete. It is… Read more Museum Treasures Deutsche Post postage stamps
A postcard arrived from France on September 29, 2021.The postcard shows a coast in Brittany, the La Côte de Granite Rose. Costaérès Castle is also shown on the postcard. It was built in 1892. A very nice postcard.According to the postcard, the pictures are from Benoît Stichelbaut.French accents are a challenge for my German keyboard,… Read more La Côte de Granite Rose postcard from France no 160
On September 24th, a postcard came from China.This shows the primatic crab as food.She wrote some nice lines. She is very fond of painting and breeding fish.The prismatic crab is one of her favorite foods.There are 3 wonderful Chinese postage stamps on the postcard. These have Chinese history as their motif. At least they are… Read more Postcard with postage stamps motif of Chinese history from China no 159
Another postcard arrived from Ukraine on September 24, 2021.It’s a postcard that I like very much. It shows the Museum of Folk Architecture and Custom of Ukraine called “Pyrohiv“.There are women and girls in folk clothes and a panorama of windmills.She wrote very little. She lives with her husband near Kyiv.Kyiv is the largest city… Read more Postcard of Kyiv Museum of Folk Pyrohiv from Ukraine no 158
A postcard arrived from Ukraine on September 13, 2021.The postcard is an imaginative drawing by Nataliia Pavliuk. It shows a sun and in the distance a boy or girl on a kind of moon, which looks towards the sun.He wrote some nice lines. He goes to a music school and is also learning German, among… Read more Fantasy postcard from Ukraine no 157
A look at a wonderful English blog from Nao (here Nao’s older entries before 2022) a fellow Postcrossing member from Japan. In the movie “Forrest Gump” the famous quote is: “Life is like a box of chocolates“Today I would like to change it to: “Postcrossing is like a box of chocolates”. It started at the… Read more Nao’s blog – a Postcrossing Connection
A postcard came from the USA on September 10, 2021.The postcard shows a picture of Seaside Heights, New Jersey.The Seaside Heights community does not have many residents. The population is estimated to be around 3,000.It has a beach and a small amusement park. If you want to find out more, here is the link to… Read more Seaside Heights New Jersey postcard from USA no 156
The August stamp of the month came from Finland.It is dedicated to the popular writer Kalle Päätalo.He lived from 1919 to 2000 and was a novelist. His autobiographical work included 26 novels. The longest ever written.He brought out a total of 39 novels.The stamp shows a Finnish landscape and a wooden wall can be seen… Read more Postage stamp of the month August 2021 is a Finnish landscape for the writer Kalle Päätalo