Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
2008-09-06 06:32:00
A map of Noord-Brabant (or North Brabant) in the Netherlands
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Noord-Brabant is a Dutch province located in the south of the country bordered by Belgium in the south, the Maas River in the north Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
Noord Brabant is currently divided into 68 municipalities. Traditionally, almost every town was a separate municipality, but their number was reduced greatl
California, USA (04)
2008-09-06 06:27:00
I like it how colourful and vibrant this map is...reminds me of a warm summer....which is actually appropriate since this card is supposed to show some of the major touristic attractions in California
...and that Pacific Ocean on the left simply makes me crave to go and have a nice long swim....i miss that a lot....
I may not know all the places on the card but some of them ring a bell, being rea
Prague, Czech Republic (03).
2008-09-05 07:40:00
I dont have a tendency to include more than one card per post, but since i received these from the same person and they show the same bridges, thats why i decided to include them into one...
these cards are sent from Lucie from the Czech
Republic
...the card above was requested for a swap, but the one below is sent as a RAS coz she had seen it in my wish list and she thought i may need some chee
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, Prague
Malta
2008-09-05 07:39:00
I received this card as a total surprise from 'whocares' from the Netherlands who went to Malta for the holidays...I applied for receiving a card, but I had no idea i was actually chosen to get one until it arrived today...i was more than pleasantly surprised...esp. since this is my first card from Malta addressed to me... I already have another one, but it was given to me, it aint mine...
The
Serbia
2008-09-05 07:34:00
A lovely card from Serbia
, showing some really beautiful nature....
The top left picture shows the Shar-Planina mountain...well, the special thing about it is that apart from being a mountain in Serbia, it is as well a mountain in Macedonia, so we share it...it is in the northern part of Macedonia, and southern part of Serbia.
It used to be a very popular winter resort but due to number of reas
Seoul, South Korea
2008-09-05 07:26:00
Today i received another new country...South
Korea
...so now we have a round number of 80 countries in the collection...100 seems so far away....
Ch'angdokkung was constructed in 1405 as an auxiliary palace to Kyongbokkung Palace. However, it became the main palace for the 15th king of the Choson Dynasty. In 1997, the Ch'angdokkung palace was added to UNESCO's prestigi
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, South Korea
Saona Island, Dominican Republic
2008-09-03 07:19:00
And, my first card showing a place in the Dominican
Republic
...so it makes it country number 79....The Saona Island
(Isla Saona) is a tropical island located a short distance from the mainland on the south-east tip of the Dominican Republic. It is a government protected nature reserve and a popular destination for tourists from all over the Dominican Republic.The Island is famous for the natural b
P.P.Rubens, Belgium
2008-09-03 07:17:00
One of those nice, interesting, educational cards..Ill type the English part of the text for you...I know that it is a bit annoying to stare at the card in order to try to read what it saysPeter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is rightly called the Prince of the Flemish art of painting. As a court-painter of the archdukes Albrecht and Isabella, in Southern Netherlands, and moreover as a diplomat he often
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Athens, Greece (02)
2008-09-03 07:16:00
I got this card when i went to Athens for New Year's Eve.....I think it was '98/'99.....a small voice inside me says that it might as well have been '97/'98...but the greater percentage goes to the former..The card here shows the Parthenon in Athens...and ive actually been at this place...yup...i have walked here and had a close encounter with it :DThe Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess At
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Krynica, Poland
2008-09-03 07:14:00
Ive found out, that just as in Macedonia, those traditional map cards cant be found in Poland
either. I really wonder why some countries have plenty of different map cards...while some have none...Well, this may not be a regular map card, but it IS a map card of some kind and i like it indeed...it is in the shape of Poland...good that i received this card in an envelope, otherwise i doubt it would
South Africa
2008-09-02 06:54:00
Well, this is my new country for today...number...hmmm..78 if i am counting correctly...
I received 3 cards from South
Aftica, and here is one of them....it was a tough decision indeed which one to show first and after some negotioations with myself and changing my decision several times, eventually i went for the flag card....hehehehehe....yay, i flag card!!!!
I was actually asked if i may
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, South Africa
Cape Cod, USA (02)
2008-09-02 06:52:00
A lottery card.....again.....i still wonder if there really is something reciprocal between having luck in these kind of things, and the real life in general...ive already mentioned this somewhere, im not sure at which card exactly..
This is actually a great card....both lighthouses and a map implemented into one :D
Lighthouses of Cape Cod
, Massachusetts
Until the Cape Cod Canal opened in 191
Mumbai, India
2008-09-02 06:50:00
Mumbai city's famous landmark....
One of the grand and magnificent landmarks of Mumbai, the Gateway of India
was built to commemorate the visit of the British Monarch, King George V and Queen Mary. It is one of the hot spots of Mumbai city.
The Gateway of India is a massive archway on the Apollo Bunder. For most of the tourists and travelers, the Gateway of
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Bohinj, Slovenia
2008-09-01 06:19:00
I definitely think that Bohinj is one of the most beautiful and a must-visit spots in Slovenia
Bohinj is an alpine valley and a municipality in north-west of Slovenia, in the Julian Alps.It is recognizable by the lake Bohinj which is the largest permanent lake in Slovenia. It is 4.2 km long and 1 km at its maximum width. It is a glacial lake dammed by a moraine.The nature is just beautiful....along
Utah, USA
2008-09-01 06:17:00
Im slowly, but certainly making a nice progress in getting map cards...at least from the US states...apart from the already published...i still have...hmmm, 2 or 3 more ;-))Lets see what Utah has to say....State Capitol: Salt Lake CitySettled by: Mormon PioneersEntered the Union as: 45th state, Jan. 4 1896Area in Square Miles: 84.916Population: approx. 1,200,000Nickname: The Beehive StateYou've pr
Bali, Indonesia (02)
2008-09-01 06:15:00
What exactly those black spots and lines represent, im not sure...thats how the card arrived in my mailbox..at first i thought it may be dirt...but when i did a closer inspection on both sides, i might think as well its from the stamp marks...and the card which was over this one, its cancellation somewhat left traces on my card as well...since the cancellation on my own is as well somewhat smeared
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Mahé, Seychelles
2008-09-01 06:13:00
And here is the new country for today.....77!!!! Ha! I think im gonna manage to get to 100 soon....or my aims are too high?And this a written and stamped card from the Seychelles
themselves!!In particular, here you can see Mahé, which is the largest island of the Seychelles (155 km²) lying in the north east of the nation.Mahé was first visited by the British in 1609 and not visited by Europeans
Ihuru, Maldives
2008-08-30 07:44:00
Country number....76 if i am right...i somewhat got lost lately, coz i got a few new countries...i just havent displayed them all.....i dont want showing two new countries on a same day...its nicer when each day i show off one new country...and this time, i have the great delight to show off a card from the Maldives
.....just a look at this card makes me wanna be RIGHT THERE at THIS MOMENT!!Ihuru i
Lake Ontario
2008-08-30 07:43:00
A card I won in a lottery....The back of the card says: Lake Ontario
sunsets, often acclaimed as some of the world's most beautiful sunsets, are a source of great pride among area residents.It is one of the five Great Lakes in North America. The lake is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontario's Niagara Peninsula and by New York state, US.Since its somew
Taipei, Taiwan
2008-08-30 07:42:00
I abso- abso- absolutely love this card! The colours are just soooooooo perfect!!! The view is just lovely!! Its a card ticked off my wishlist thanks to Shu-i!It shows the Taiwan
Democracy Memorial Hall, which has just changed its name from C.K.S Memorial Hall not so long ago.You can also see two pretty Chinese style buildings. The left one is the national theatre, and the right one is the nationa
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Vilnius, Lithuania (02)
2008-09-24 18:33:00
Well, i just had a class postponed, so i have like an hour free and ive decided to make an update here...well, if i was informed about this earlier, the update would have already been done by now, but oh well..at least i can do it...honestly, if i could, i wouldnt be going to work at all tonight coz its raining cats and dogs outside...i already got soaked twice (last night and this morning) and im
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Mt. Rushmore, USA
2008-09-24 18:31:00
Very very cool card!
The Mount Rushmore
National Memorial is a monumental granite sculpture locate within the US Presidential Memorial, that represents the first 150 years of the history of the USA.
It consists of the sculptures of the heads of former US presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosvelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
Sintra, Portugal (03)
2008-09-24 18:30:00
A very shiny card showing Sintra...well, it is shiny and happy to me...just transmits some positive energy :)
You know, when i look at the castle from this aspect, for some reason it reminds me of the Sleeping Beauty.
I dont know, from where it is situated and how the windows seem small and closed and is time had stood still and they hide some story behind their walls....plus, its overall appeara
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Hong Kong (02)
2008-09-24 18:29:00
Here is card of Hong Kong
...one of 7 in total which are waiting to be shown...but as you already know by now, i avoid showing same countries at a time...i even wait for some time to pass before i show a card from a country ive already shown (with the exception of USA) first, coz there are a lot of US cards pending, second, US has 50 states, so they can count as 50 different places...
I actually ha
Coffee (02)
2008-09-23 17:46:00
Here is a nice cup of coffee for a good morning....if you are reading this in the morning, that is..
Im having a nice huge glass of nes-cafe at the moment...with cinnamon on top...its supposed to get me going and improve my mood but this morning nothing does...so apologies in advance if you find today's update boring, poor, rushed-out or with a tone of melancholy...i just feel really sad in genera
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Europe
2008-09-23 17:44:00
A very interesting card...well, its a map, it cant be bad :)
Its a map of Europe
, and is supposed to show which European countries are a part of the European Union....they are the ones in pink colour...the green ones are like, pending, i guess...and the brown ones probably just signify countries which are not a part of the Union, neither are into it...well, this is more from general knowledge, c
Barcelona, Spain (03)
2008-09-23 17:40:00
A friend of mine brought this one to me from her honeymoon...
Its a friend I can say ive practically known for my entire life..we went to kindergarden together...we went to primary school together, in the same class...got separated during high-school, and without any intentional purpose, we ended up together at university...and i was something like a bridesmaid at her wedding! :)
Well, i sometime
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, Spain
Rotorua, New Zealand
2008-09-23 17:38:00
Such a great and cool and unusual card!
"This is a volcanic country and bubbling pools of mud are a feature around Rotorua, the area with the most geothermal activity"
If i had this in front of me, i think i can spend an entire day by making all kind of different shapes and figures in it...with just one small stick...by moving it across the mud in whatever direction you want, you can come up wi
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, Zealand
Philippines (05)
2008-09-22 20:45:00
And here is an update for today...i promised you yesterday im gonna try my best to make it today..and here it is :) Though i should be working actually, but at this point i feel really tired and i thought to relax myself with this first and then ill proceed to what needs to be done....i cant get away from it either way
This card from the Philippines
came as a total surprise since i didnt e
Kaghan, Pakistan
2008-09-22 20:43:00
Mmmm....Pakistan
....my first card from Pakistan...country no. 83....
The card shows Kaghan, a valley in the Mansehra District of the North-West frontier Province in Pakistan.
It has a reputation as a place of great natural beauty.
he Kaghan valley is named for the town of Kaghan rather than for the Kunhar River which flows through the length of the valley. The Valley extends for 155 km rising fr
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