Bled Castle, Slovenia

I visited the Bled Lake early this month but didn't send any postcards...as I have quite a few in my collection already, also this one is the shape of a postal stamp which I've posted the 1st time around, in 2007. As it happens we accidentaly witnessed a wedding, and I can totally understand that someone would choose such a picturesque place for such an occasion :)

This time we've tried the traditional slovenian cream cake, really delicious!! There was a cheesecake too ;)

UNESCO - Ancient Building Complex In The Wudang Mountains, China

 

New blog entry at last! And once again inspired by Viridian's stamps blog :) This week's theme is pets, and I have recently received this wonderful Unesco postcard with very cute cat stamps on the back :)) They are from a set of four issued in 2013.

The postcard shows the Purple Cloud Temple or Purple Heaven Palace, Zixiao Palace, or...I have found a few names..! In any case looks like a wonderful place to visit. As any Chinese Unesco site. Or any Unesco site. Or any place in China...what, I want to see everything! Thank you Elsa for this great piece of mail :))

Winter Olympic Games In Sochi

I havent really planned to post this...but when I saw the theme for Sunday Stamps I remember receiving a postcard with a wonderful mini-sheet dedicated to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, and was sure it has been scanned and waiting in one of the many postcrossing folders...searched everything top to bottom twice, and no sign of it! grr. But as it happens, I have stumbled upon another Sochi stamp (on a vintage-reprint postcard), and two of the three animal mascots, so here they are :)

Looooots of great Winter Olympics stamps on the other blogs!

Happy New Year 2014 - Remember To Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life!

Wishing you all happiness, health and smiles in the new year, may it be much better than the last one :)))

And of course loooooots of great mail from all the corners of this wonderful earth!

(ok i wish the initial image of the video wasn't so gloomy..!)

Postcrossing Hiatus

Another text-only entry, as I feel the need to explain myself...I have been back home for some weeks now, and am eagerly waiting for the Cuban postcards to arrive - the very first one I have sent is travelling for more than 5 weeks now, and I am getting a bit impatient..! At the same time, I have become a bit tired of postcrossing, one of the reasons being that I keep receiving stuff that I haven't bargained for...I guess its just one of those periods, when you need to have a break, and with time the old passion will re-emerge :) Therefore, please bear with me :)

On My Way - Cuba

1. Just a little bit of text before I kind of disappear for a bit ;) As sime of you may know, I will be going to Cuba soon. It is not the rarest country in postcrossing but surely not an easy one to get either...I myself have only one postcard from there. If anyone is interested in receiving a postcard from there and can help me with my missing countries please contact me! Or alternatively an UNESCO card from harder-to-get countries (written & stamped from country of origin). I already have an extensive list of people to send postcards to so I hope you understand I have to be so specific with my requests ;) You can find both my e-mail and missing lists on this page. Not to be neglected, Cuba Post is not 100% reliable, so I would send first..! All in all, I hope I can find some nice postcards and stamps to share, and will keep all my fingers crossed that they reach everyone :)) Hasta luego!

UNESCO - Mont-Saint-Michel And Its Bay, France

(I have been wanting a Mont St. Michel card for a loooong time - its a picture-perfect island with fortifications and a monastery in Normandy, where tidal waves ensure drastic scenery. I would love to have more different views on postcards :))

And I have in the meantime received that different view, an aerial close-up which makes the blue roofs and steep sides so much more visible. Thank you both Ulla and Deborah!

UNESCO - Selimiye Mosque And Its Social Complex, Turkey

 

The most famous Ottoman architect of the 16th century Sinan considered this complex his best work. It consists of the square mosque with single dome and four slender minarets, as well as madrasas, a covered market, clockhouse, outer courtyard and library.

Many thanks to Nihan :)