Postcrossing: January 25, 2016

BY-1814742

An owl from Belarus! For a short moment I thought about cutting the green horizontal stripe after scanning it, but then I decided to leave it just because it would compromise the real card. Never mind. I think it's funny to get owl cards when live in a region that's officially abbreviated O.W.L....

Postcrossing: January 21, 2016

DE-4904174

Greetings from Düsseldorf. Honestly: My memory of this probably really nice city is a different one than the picture on the card. In 2003, I had to take a part of my bar exam there, to be precise: A five-hour oral exam. the whole thing to place at the ministry of justice, and when I came out there, my brain was - completely empty. A vacuum. I knew I had passed, and I knew that I had to stop at red traffic lights and go at green. But when I wanted to call my parents, I couldn't remember their phone number! Since then, I haven't set a foot into Düsseldorf... except for the airport!

BE-418296

"Noah's Ark" by Malcah Zeldis, painted in 1978. Around that time, I probably came to know Noah's story, and since then I've been wondering: "What the **** made him rescue the mosquitoes as well?"

Postcrossing: January 18, 2016

RU-4299558

 Snow bunnies from Russia!

DE-4895120

Views from Thuringia - on a self-created card!

FI-2599764

Roses and forget-me-nots from Finland!

Postcrossing: January 14, 2016

RU-4248682

Spices from Russia! Did I mention I have a penchant for cumin these days?

DE-4889442

Our northernmost state here in Germany. I went there two days ago and had to call AAA because my car let me down... remind me to tell you the story!

DE-4877945

 I want to see the Halloren museum! Halloren are among my favourite sweets ever!

FI.2598056

 Written in Finland at -30 Celsius. I'm pretty sure spring will come soon, nevertheless!

GB-733214

 Thank you very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very much!

PT.450737

 Handmade from Portugal!

CH-272808

Not from Tibet, but from Switzerland!

Postcrossing: January 7, 2016

DE-4860611

"Take some time just for yourself. Leaving the daily routine behind, forgetting the hectic and listening to the sound of silence. Calming down and simply not doing or thinking about anything." 

A very good resolution for the (still pretty new) year!

DE-4860752

 A white lupine from Landshut, Germany. Lupines are beautiful, don't you think?

BY-1773318

Sent in November from Belarus - it took a while to reach me, but finally, it did!

Postcrossing: January 4, 2016

I think I've never had so many postcards in one day! Well, maybe the holidays played a substantial role in this... 

HK-390027

 They really have Bruce Lee statues in Hong Kong! How cool is that?!

TW-1803033

Stairs in Jiufen, Taipei. And I'm glad I don't have to climb them...!

CN-1815390

 We didn't have laptops in elementary school...!

DE-4839608

The Wartburg - where Martin Luther translated the Bible from Latin into German. Wow, he made history here!

TW-1796939

 Dragon Fruits! I'm just wondering if I ever had one...! I'm really not sure.

MD-45242

If I need some quiet time, maybe this would be worth a thought...

FR-622535

France really seems to be lovely in the wintertime!

FR-624668

Water lilies - really soothing!

RU-4283816

 Thinking of a new way to store your bike?

RU-3938760

I think I'll get some coffee now. See you! 

Postcrossing: December 29, 2015

So here's the final Postcrossing post for this year!

A self-designed card of the Luxemburg city hall (LU-30877) 

From the Ruhr area, Germany (DE-4824173) 

City views from Remscheid, Germany (DE-4825944)

Postcrossing: December 17, 2015

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ (RU-4209624)

How can you tell we're getting closer to Christmas? 

German Christmas Songs! (DE-4794010)

How many candles do you count? (DE-4807025)

Postcrossing: December 14, 2015

Too bad we don't have snow here.... yet! (SI121611)

Greetings from a small town near Rottedam (NL3252850)

I've honesty never before seen kissing snails sitting on cherries...! (RU-4235989)

Christmas wishes from Taiwan! (TW-1793212)

Postcrossing: December 10, 2015

I just adore those tiny English cottages! (GB-720161) 

I've never had a shape like this! (CZ-765681) 

Weihnachtsgrüße aus dem Harz! (DE-4783278) 

Can you go further south than Patagonia, Chile? (CL-13759)

Postcrossing: December 7, 2015

"Sportsmen" by Kazimir Malevich (RU-4220137) 

"The true gifts in life aren't fulfilled wishes but surprises." (DE-4767755)

I should really, really visit Scotland, not only for the Whisky! (GB-723663)

Postcrossing: December 3, 2015

The Houses of Parliament (GB-719998) - oh, I miss London! 

Girl by the Sea (FI-2569856) - suddenly I wish it was summer! 

Cape Town - between the ocean and Table Mountain (ZA-85233) 

Postcrossing: November 26, 2015

from Blumenau, Brazil (BR-372748)

From Atzenau, Germany (DE-4734532) 

from England - where else? (GB-719907) 

from Nizhniy Tagil, Russia (RU-4177160) 

from Lille, France - vive la vie! (FR-605102)