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The bell-tower of Bogojalenski (Theopany) Cathedral, Kazan, Russia
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
USA - Illinois
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, at Navy Pier
I cannot highly enough recomend visiting the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. I went yesterday to see the new presentation of Henry V there yesterday!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
The 100th Card Received!: USA - Vermont, USA - Ohio
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On Thursday April 23, 2014, my 100th and 101st official Postcrossing cards that I received arrived in my mailbox. The two cards both came from the United States. The top card (US-2753843) was sent from the Vermont/New Hampshire border, while the lower card (US-2752902) was sent from Ohio. The one card shows a Vermont "Sugar House" while the second postcard depicts what appears to be an old photograph of a women in a long dress walking a street with a child. Unfortunately the second card doesn't give any further context to the image.
The card from Vermont traveled 1,249 km (776 miles) in 3 days (which is also the quickest a card has ever taken to get to me. The cad from Ohio traveled 411 km (255 miles) in 4 days.
For the first 101 sent cards, I've so far received cards from 30 different countries: Germany (14), Russia (10), Netherlands (11), USA (8) Ukraine (8), China (5), Czech Republic (4), Taiwan (4), Finland (4), Belgium (3), Turkey (3), United Kingdom (3), Belarus (3), Brazil (2), Lithuania (2), France (2), Hong Kong (2), Australia (1), Denmark (1), Estonia (1), India (1), Norway (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland, (1), Thailand (1), Venezuela (1), Italy (1), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), and Poland (1).
Monday, May 5, 2014
USA - Indiana
A rather old car of Purdue University which was mailed on May 5, 1920: 96 years ago today! I believe this would be currently looking towards the Hello Walk with your back to the Stewart Center.
The stone pillars are still there. The metal gates are long gone. The building on the right side of the card appears to be a building where currently is located either the Math Building or Class of 1950 Lecture Hall. This may have been Purdue Hall. The card also mentions that it is hand tinted.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Poland
Ok...it is a slight cheat saying this is from Poland. I bought this card at the Art Institute of Chicago on my very first ever visit there. However, it is of an anonymous painting from Krakow featured in the art exhibit about Polish art and the winged hussars (ie: winged horsemen visible in the painting).
The painting's title: Entry of the Wedding Procession of Constance of Austria and Sigismund III into Cracow [Krakow]: The King's Hussar Regiment.
However, today is also Polish Constitution Day, commemorating the May 3, 1791 constitution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. .It is often considered the oldest written constitution in Europe and the second oldest in the world behind that of the United States.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Italy
Matera, Italy
Thanks to Elisa for sending this to me from her native Italy!
Extra cool bonus about this card? When addressing it she actually spelled out United States of America in Italian. :)
Thursday, May 1, 2014
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