Clock Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia

For the WiP Places of Learning Swap Beata Stehlikova sent me this nice postcard showing an interior room of the Clock Museum in Bratislava, Slovakia. The museum is located in the "House of the Good Shepherd"

The Governor's Mansion, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Coming from Janie E. Monroe is this card for the WiP Building Swap, showing the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh, North Carolina, also known as Exectuive Mansion. It is the official residence of the North Carolina Governor and his family. It was built in 1891 in Queen Anne style.

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah, USA

Wonderful view of this great place. The Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is located in Utah and Wyoming. In 1964 the Flaming Gorge Dam was built, thus forming the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. John Wesley Powell named this area after the red sandstone cliffs he found during his expedition in 1869.
The postcard was sent by Susan Pierce for the WiP April General Swap 2012.

Maiko Girls, Japan

Beautiful Maiko Girls from Japan, sent by Mai for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Big Ole the Viking, Alexandria, Minnesota, USA

The World's largest Viking coming all the way to Germany from Alexandria, Minnesota, sent by Ruth Smith for the WiP August General Swap.

Lazienki Park and Palace, Warsaw, Poland

Great card sent by Barbara Brucka for the WiP Architectural Wonders Swap. It shows the Park and Palace of Lazienki in the centre of Warsaw. It is the largest park of the city and was designed in the 17th century in baroque style.

Lloret de Mar, Spain

Great view of Lloret de Mar, located on the Costa Brava and one of the major touristy spots of the area. The town has remains of Iberian and Roman times. The first written records of the town dates back to the 10th century.
The card was sent by Bernadett Csimar for the WiP October General Swap.

St. Sophia Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine (UNESCO)

St. Sophia Cathedral is one of the major landmarks of Kiew. Construction begann in the 11th century and completion  took nearly two decdades. It was built to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In 1999 it was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This beautiful card was sent by Anna (bogdanovskaya) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Crownprince Frederik and Crownprincess Mary of Denmark

Great picture of Crownprince Frederik and Crownprincess Mary of Denmark with their newborn son Christian.
I received this postcard from Tanya (Coralfish) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag. There is goes into my Royalty collection :)

Morocco Mapcard

This mapcard of Morocco I sent home to my parents from our cruise to the Canary Islands, Madeira and Morocco.

Wulingyuan, Yunquing Terrace, China (UNESCO)

Mystic view of Yunquin Terrace in the Wulingyuan Area in China. It is located in the Hunan province and covers an area of about 26,000 ha. There are over 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and and peaks. There are numerous gorges, streams and waterfalls, over 40 caves. A really spectacular landscape. It was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992.
The postcard was sent by Christy (DearChristy) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Spasskaya Tower, Moscow, Russia (UNESCO)

Beautiful winter view of the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. It was built by an Italian architect in 1491 and originally was crowned by the two headed eagle of the Russian coat of arms, but the Soviet government had it replaced with a red star in 1935.
The Spasskaya Tower is part of the Kremlin and thus a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Kremlin and Red Square were inscribed into the UNESCO list in 1990.
The postcard was sent by Tina for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

The American Revolutionary War, USA

I have grown rather fond of such wonderfully made collage cards. They are so much nicer than the usual multiviews, which I am not really all that fond of. This one here is a gorgeous example of a collage postcard. It shows different images of the American Revolutionary War which took place 1775-1783.
The postcard was sent by Denise (hickreenut) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Doors of Dublin, Ireland

Another of the wonderful doors from the Georgian Squares in Dublin, Ireland. Great addition to my doors collection, sent by Claudia Busse for the WiP August General Swap.

Cagliari Lighthouse, Sardiinia, Italy

Selina Carreddu sent me this wonderful view of the lighthouse of Capo S. Elia near Sardinia's capitol city Cagliari. A welcome addition to my lighthouse collection.

Homborsund, Norway

This card came from Tone Fjosne for the WiP July General Swap. It shows Homborsund with the Homborsund Lighthouse in the background.

Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl

Beautiful Movie card coming from Inge (ingelove) from the Netherlands for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag. It will go right into my Pirates collection :)

Crownprincess Mary of Denmark

This beautiful postcard was sent by Julia Kulakova for the Postcrossing Favourites tag.
Crownprincess Mary is wearing the Danish Ruby Parure Tiara with matching jewelry. A great addition to my Royalty collection.

The Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, USA

The Betsy Ross House is one of Philadelphia's most famous historic sites. Legend says that it was here that Betsy Ross lived for a while and where she sewed the first American Flag, although both claims are in dispute.
This great card was sent by Jackie Siears for the WiP February General Swap.

Mississpippi River, USA

This beautiful postcard came as an official Postcrossing one (US-2038981).
The Mississippi River is 4070 km long. It rises in Minnesota and runs all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico, to the Mississippi River Delta.