Twin Towers, NY, USA

Ron offered me this nice postcard from NY with the World Trade Center (Postcrossing card).

The World Trade Center

Hakone, Japan

Postcard sent by my pen-friend Masae from Tokyo (Japan).

Hakone is a town in Ashigarashimo District in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, less than 100 kilometers from Tokyo. Famous for hot springs, outdoor activities, natural beauty and the view of nearby Mt. Fuji, Hakone is one of the most popular destinations among Japanese and international tourists looking for a break from Tokyo.

Lviv, Ukraine

Card sent by Nastja (swap).

City silhouette

Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. It's located on the edge of the Roztochia Upland, approximately 70 km from the Polish border and 160 km (100 miles) from the eastern Carpathian Mountains. The average altitude of Lviv is 296 m (971.13 ft) above sea level.

Pochacco from Ft. Gibson, USA

Tag by Lona (Postcrossing forum - anime/manga postcards tag).

Pochacco is one of the many fictional characters produced by the Japanese corporation Sanrio. He is drawn as a white dog with black floppy ears, but no visible mouth. He is often dressed in athletic attire, as he has a sporty and playful personality.

Paris Metro map... from China

Official Postcrossing card from Crystal (China).

Plan of Paris Metro

The Paris Métro or Métropolitain (French: Métro de Paris) is the rapid transit metro system in Paris. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km (133 mi) in length. There are 300 stations (384 stops), of which 62 facilitate transfer to another line.

Paris has one of the densest metro networks in the world, with 245 stations within 86.9 km2 (34 sq mi) of the City of Paris. Lines are numbered 1 to 14, with two minor lines, 3bis and 7bis. The minor lines were originally part of lines 3 and 7 but became independent.

Lines are identified on maps by number and colour. Direction of travel is indicated by the destination terminus.

Wichita, KS, USA

Official postcrossing card from Charity.

The lights of downtown Wichita, Kansas glow along the Arkansas River

Wichita is a city in Kansas, United States. The 2008 census estimated population of 366,046 made it the 51st largest city in the country and the most populous city in Kansas. Wichita is located in south central Kansas on the Arkansas River.

Rome, Italy

Anna sent me this 4 nice postcards (Postcrossing - Swap).

Tivoli, Villa d'Este - Fontana Dell'Ovato

UNESCO World Heritage List

Fontana dell’Ovato (Oval Fountain), also called the Fontana di Tivoli, is located in the Villa d’Este, Tivoli, Italy. This fountain empties into the egg-shaped pool and then went into the pool created in rusty nymphaeum. The design was made by Pirro Ligorio. The entire Villa is set as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

A visitor may walk behind the water through the arcade.

Genzano di Roma - L'infiorata via Italo Belardi

In June, a great folkloristic and religious exhibition, the "Infiorata". A whole street (Via Italo Belardi) is covered with allegorical carpets of flowers and a masked parade walk on these, with medieval and traditional clothes realized by town's women. Each year the artists suggestions must conform to a previously agreed upon theme, such as The Colours of Michelangelo, or The Designs of Bernini.

For 3 days you can see this masterpieces. From Saturday to Monday when it is destroyed by many children running on it.

Rome

 

The Tiber with St. Peters - Le Tibre avec Saint-Pierre

Perth, Australia

Swap with Heather from Perth (Postcrossing - Swap).

Rottnest Islands / Mitchell Falls / Hancock Gorge

The Pinnacles / Perth / Salmon Holes, Esperance

Splendid Blue Wren / Broome Sunset / Houtman Abrolhos Islands

Tartu, Estonia

Official card sent by Anne from Finland. She bought this card when she was in Tallinn.

View of the Emjögi River, Luunja Bridge + a map of Tartu County in Estonia

Banciao City, Taiwan

A beautiful card from Ching-Ju (Postcrossing - Swap).

Sunset in Sun Moon Lake

Sun Moon Lake is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Situated in Yuchih, Nantou, the area around the Sun Moon Lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes in Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake surrounds a tiny island called Lalu. The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence the name.

Izmir, Turkey

Card sent by Ezga from Turkey (Postcrossing - Swap).

Konak Square,İzmir at night

Konak Square is a busy square at the southern end of Atatürk Caddesi in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The square is the busiest part of the city, as Konak is the main place of İzmir.

Saint Louis, MO, USA

Tag by Mary Ellen (Postcrossing forum - Festival, happenings etc.).

Fireworks for the 4th of July (American Independance Day)
and Tom Sawyer days

Mark Twain's Characters come alive in Hannibal Missouri. Each year on the 4th of July during the National Tom Sawyer Days, a young boy and girl are chosen to be Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher. As America's official Tom and Becky, they travel throughout the country symbolizing Twain's famous characters.