UNESCO - Aquileia, Italy

Aquileia is an ancient Roman City situated at the head of the Adriatic, and is believed to be one of the biggest and wealthiest cities of the early Roman Empire (founded in the 2nd cent. BC). Its main site is a flat-roofed basilica from the 11th century, built on the site of an earlier church - the pavement  mosaics date from the 4th century. This one shows a pair of peacocks (curiously, the back of the card calls them 'peachens' xD).

I would also love to have a card showing the basilica - how complicated collecting Unesco cards can be, cos there are many different wonderful aspects of a certain site. I may need to re-write my list...

However, I do love this mosaic detail - hvala Tina! x

Vianden, Luxembourg

Vianden is a small town situated in NE Louxembourg, on the Our river near German border. Its main site is the impressive castle overlooking the valley, built in 11th-14th centuries. As of 1993 the town and castle are on Unesco's tentative list :)

Hvala Tina za još jednu prekrasnu razglednicu s tvojih putovanja! <3 baš si nas razmazila hehehh xD

The stamp is fab!

Marmot, Slovenia

The marmots are large ground squirrels, most commonly living in mountainous areas such as the Alps in Europe or Rocky Mountains in America. Marmots live in burrows and hibernate there during the winter. They mainly eat greens such as grass, berries or flowers. And yes they are very cute! Esp this one peeking curiously out of the rocks :)

Hvala Tina! I na još jednoj lipoj markici :)))

Moran sad postati razglednice drugih ex-yugaša da  ne bi bili zapostavljeni ;)

Panorama Of Bled Lake, Slovenia

The glacial lake Bled,, situated in northwestern Slovenia, is one of the prime tourist attractions in beautiful Slovenia. On the small island in the middle of the lake is the pilgrimage church of The Assumption of Mary - visitors ring its bell for good luck.

What a wonderful place to have a PC meeting! Thank you Tina/tinkara for thinking of me and sending this fairytale-like view :) Hvala Tina!

Another - broader and snowier - view came from Tamara, all I was able to say is woow...Hvala :)

Slovenian Animals

Slovenia is a beautiful country bordering Croatia to the north - just how beautiful it is i will show one day when i post the cards from my journey :) in the meantime here are two great animal cards that i received via tags!

Slovenia' terrain is mostly hilly or mountainous, and over half of the country is covered with forests (i wish we had forests around here!). In the Kočevje area is the largest remnant of primeval forests in the country, situated in the far south. There live these cute creatures, the brown bears.

Received from Vesna - thank you!!!

Now this is something really special - an animal specific in so many ways, it is a challenge to name them all here! In school we learnt about Olm as the endemic species of the ex-yugoslavian state, as it only lives in the river Soča basin, southern Slovenia, southwestern Croatia and Herzegovina.

It is only now that i learnt its english and latin names (Proteus), as we always called it 'čovječja ribica', meaning 'man fish' or 'human fish' - because of the colour of its skin, which lacks pigmentation due to underground dwelling. For the same reason this amphibian is blind and entirely aquatic.

I think this is a wonderful photo to represent the Olm, thank you Tina! :))

UNESCO - Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy

Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces of medieval architecture – the cathedral, the baptistry, the campanile (the 'Leaning Tower') and the cemetery – had a great influence on monumental art in Italy from the 11th to the 14th century.

I got this lovely RAS card from dear postcrossing friend Tina, which she sent from her holidays in Toscana. It shows the famous leaning Tower of Pisa during the St. Ranieri Festival.

The Festival in honour of St. Ranieri, patron saint of Pisa, takes place annually on the 16th of June. The whole waterfront of the Arno river, buildings, towers and bridges are decorated with numerous lights - and the thousands of sparkling points of light can be seen on the mirror-like water surface.

I think that must be a truly gorgeous site - than you Tina for this lovely card! :)