Omani Woman, Sultanate of Oman

My parents sent me this awesome addition to my people collection from their cruise to the United Arab Emirates. The card shows an Omani woman from the Sultanate of Oman.

Shop in Campo Ourique, Lisbon, Portugal

I immediately fell in love with that postcard when I saw it at the shop. So had to buy it and send it home when visiting Lisbon, the starting point of our cruise last November.

Hasankeyf, Batman District, Turkey

Hasankeyf is an ancient city at the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey and declared a natural conservation area. Unfortunately much of the city is threatened by floodings due to the completion of the Ilisu Dam.
This great card was sent by Nihan for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Elevador de Santa Justa, Lisbon, Portugal

The Santa Justa Lift connects the lower streets of the Baixa with the higher Carmo Square in the historic center of Lisbon. Construction began on June 2, 1900 and it was completed in 1902. It is a major tourist attraction in the Portuguese capital city.
I sent this card myself from our cruise.

El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia

Jane Thomas sent me this great interior view of the El Ghriba Synagogue, which is located on the Tunisian island Djerba, in the Jewish village Hara Seghira, close to the capital city of Jerba, Houmt Souk.

Tamaki Maori Village, Rotorua, New Zealand

Tamaki Maori Village is a tourist attraction in the outskirts of Rotorua, New Zealand. It offers a trip into the Maori history and traditions, with food, song and dance.
This beautiful card was sent by Adrienne for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Holy Trinity Castle Chapel, Lublin, Poland

Just beautiful! This card came as an official Postcrossing one from Poland (PL-758666). It shows the colourful interior of the Holy Trinity Chapel of the castle in Lublin. The castle is one of the oldest royal residences in Poland. The chapel was built in the 14th century.

Puerto Mogán, Gran Canaria, Spain

Puerto de Mogán is a beautiful small town in the south west of Gran Canaria. Because of the numerous small canals linking the marina to the fishing harbour it was nicknamed "Venice of the Canaries".
I sent this card myself when visiting Gran Canaria during our trans atlantic cruise.

Undredal, Norway

Undredal is a popular tourist destination and is located at the Aurlandsfjord. Until 1988 it could only be reached by boat. There are only about 100 inhabitants and about 500 goats. The village is famous for the brown goat cheese which is still traditionally made. It also has the smallest stave church in Northern Europe.
This nice card was given to me by Ursula Schwarz who received it from friends.

G'Day from Australia

Really nice Australia postcard coming my way via Hong Kong, sent for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag by Adelaide.

Goedereede Tower / Lighthouse, Netherlands

The Tower of Goedreede in the Netherlands was originally part of the city's parish church. It was built in 1512. From 1552 til 1912 though, it served as a lighthouse. The once prosperous harbour town went into a decline over the centuries as other ports and harbours were more attractive. The town could no longer support the huge  churchbuilding and it went into decline and had to be pulled down eventually. Only the tower remained. It was restored and is now in use as a museum.
This interesting card was sent by Barbara and Elmar Knieps and is a more than welcome addition to my lighthouse collection.

Boa Vista Mapcard, Cape Verde

This mapcard of Boa Vista I sent to my parents during our Transatlantic Cruise. It is the easternmost island of the Cape Verde Archipelago and known for its wonderful traditional music and the marine turtles living there.

Inspektor von Talon by Matt Dinniman

Great card coming from Raluca Marila for the WiP Literature Swap, showing "Inspektor von Talon" by Matt Dinniman (2012).

Macquarie Lighthouse, Sydney, Australia

Macquarie Lighthouse  is  the first and longest serving lighthouse site in Australia. There was a navigational aid close by to the current lighthouse since 1791.  The first lighthouse was built in 1818. The current one, which is still fully operational and in service was built in 1883.
Cathy Ryan sent me this beautiful new addition for my lighthouse collection for the WiP September General Swap.

Violet, New Jersey State Flower, USA

Donna Rabinovich sent me this great card showing the Violet, New Jersey's State Flower for the WiP Friendship Swap.

Sochi Harbour building, Russia

This beautiful postcard arrived here as an official Postcrossing card sent by Maria. (RU-19479470)
It shows the harbour building in Sochi, city of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The port was modernized for the Olympic games and new berths were added. Now the port is able to admit cruise ships of more than 300m length.