Monday, March 31, 2014

Netherlands


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A friendly little dog.  This brought a smile to myself after a long day when I saw it in the mail.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Turkey


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Technically not a postcard, but an awesome card I received from Turkey.  

Saturday, March 29, 2014

France


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A version of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1883 by George Seurat.

Oddly, this card says it's of the painting in Chicago, but came to me via Grenoble, France.  

Friday, March 28, 2014

China


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As the card tells us on the front, The Forbidden City, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

USA - Ohio


Keller Hall, home of the University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio

Incidentally, the University of Dayton is playing basketball in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament tonight against the Stanford Cardinal.  

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Laos


My friend Sarah sent me this card when she was traveling around Asia a few years ago.  It is the only card I've gotten from Laos, at least so far.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Venezuela


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(And, at 50 days, currently the record for longest time a postcard has taken to get to me)

Saturday, March 22, 2014

USA - Iowa


Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa

I wish more areas had something like this: Part art gallery/part art studio.  There were classes of children taking art classes while I was wandering around and an exhibit of (mostly) local art which was being auctioned off. 

Friday, March 21, 2014

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Denmark


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Aalborg, Denmark (complete with a shiny silver star sticker.) 

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Ukraine - The Cards from Lviv


       Normally, you may receive one or two cards at a time with Postcrossing.  My first day receiving cards I received two, for instance.  However, usually you just get a card every few days unless maybe a friend is sending you a card, or you're doing direct swaps with people.

       February 12, 2014 I received not two, nor three, but four cards all of which were "official cards" from Postcrossing.  That in and of itself should have been a red-letter day, but two of those cards came from the same country, Ukraine.  And, both of these cards came from the exact same city: Lviv, Ukraine.  Located in western Ukraine (Lviv was previously called Lvov and a Polish city.) , the two cards which arrived on the same date took 41 and 12 days to travel from Ukraine to the US.


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       The second of these cards is one of my all-time favorites.  I both love the image but also find the message on the back haunting, especially considering that only a few days after receiving the card, the Kiev Euromaidan protests and Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 would light up television sets across the world and I would be reading stories of snipers in Kiev, an privatized presidential mansion complete with zoo, and the protesters in Lviv taking over the government in that city.

       With a blue and yellowcolored pencil background on the back of the card (the Ukrainian flag's colors), the writer said:

       Greetings from Lviv (Ukraine).  Today in Ukraine is very difficult time - we fight for our future, for our freedom...
       When I cannot listen to the news, I write letter or postcard....
       On a picture you can see our Book Market.  There are many interesting books you can buy there.         Best Wishes.  Nastya.


Monday, March 17, 2014

Ireland


Clearly this card is from Ireland.  I however have no idea where I got it from since I've never been to Ireland and do not recall anyone I know sending me a postcard from there ever!  Running through my stack of postcards as I scanned them I was utterly amazed that I had this card and at a total loss as to how I received it, especially since it was not postmarked, stamped, and remains still blank on the reverse side.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Belarus


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Polotsk.  On the riverside of the West Dvina

Vintage card dating back to c. 1972

Saturday, March 15, 2014

USA - Wisconsin


Direct Swap from Virgnia / Daydreamsunlight13

The Burning Giraffe - Salvador Dali apparently held in the Kunstmuseum Basle

Friday, March 14, 2014

Thailand


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Larn Island, Pattaya, Thailand

It's almost summer yet, right?  

Thursday, March 13, 2014