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0141, 0929 JAPAN (Kansai) - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji...
Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion)Posted on 09.03.2012In 794, Emperor Kanmu moved the capital from Heijō-kyō to Heian-kyō (tranquility and peace capital), located in a region far from the...
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0930 IRELAND (Leinster/Laighin) - Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin
The Ha'penny Bridge, an old iron footbridge over the River Liffey, officially named Liffey Bridge, is one of the most photographed sights in Dublin and is considered to be one of city's most iconic...
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0931 GERMANY (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) - Rügen
Located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea, Rügen is Germany's largest island by area. The "gateway" to Rügen island is the city of Stralsund, where it's linked to the mainland by road and...
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0933 NEW YEAR (Russia) - Russian dancer
This wonderful work of Lia Selina, a digital artist and illustrator from Russia, isn't really a New Year postcard, but could be one. It depict a girl dressed in a traditional russian costume, with a...
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0934 UNITED KINGDOM (Wales) - The Cenarth Falls
Located in the village with the same name, the Cenarth Falls is a cascade notable as the first significant barrier on the River Teifi, that salmon and migratory seatrout encounter on their return to...
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0935 TAIWAN - Dome of Light
Situated in Kaohsiung City, at the metro transfer station for the Red Line and Orange Line (Formosa Boulevard Station), the Dome of Light was created by renowned Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata, and...
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0936 CZECH REPUBLIC (South Bohemia) - Historic Centre of Český Krumlov...
Named Český Krumlov (Bohemian Crumlaw) to differentiate it from Moravský Krumlov (Moravian Crumlaw), this small city situated on the banks of the Vltava river was built around a 13th century castle...
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0139, 0937 ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (UNESCO WHS)
Posted on 07.03.2012, and on 02.01.2014Inscribed in 1979 among UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress-enclosure in Gondar, a city nicknamed The Camelot of Africa, and located in...
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0938 UNITED STATES (Nevada) - Bellagio
Bellagio is a luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise (part of Las Vegas Township), built between 1996 and1998 on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino. Inspired by the...
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0939 GERMANY (Bavaria) - Steam locomotive for local service 98 307 in 1966 at...
The Class PtL 2/2 locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways were light and very compact superheated steam locomotives for operation on branch lines (Lokalbahnen). There were three types in...
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0940 RUSSIA (Sakha / Yakutia Republic) - Lena Pillars Nature Park (UNESCO WHS)
Lena Pillars is the name given to a spectacular rock formation located along the banks of the Lena River in far eastern Siberia, at less than a day's boat ride upriver (south) from the city of...
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0941 POLAND (Greater Poland) - Raczyński Palace in Rogalin
Situated on the Warta river, at 19km south of Poznań, Rogalin is primarily known for its 18th-century baroque palace of the Raczyński family, and the adjacent Raczyński Art Gallery, housing a permanent...
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0942 PHILIPPINES (Mindanao) - A Talaandig solemn ritual
Mindanao is the most culturally diverse island in the Philippines where people of different languages, tribes and races meet. The native Maguindanaon, Moro or Lumad groups have a culture that is...
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0944 RUSSIA (Republic of Buryatia) - Ivolginsky datsan
In Buryatia, a republic located in the south-central region of Siberia, along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal, ethnic Russians make up two thirds of the population in nowadays, while the ethnic...
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0945 AUSTRALIA (Victoria) - Puffing Billy Railway
The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge railway (762 mm) located near Melbourne, which runs through the southern foothills of the Dandenong Ranges to Gembrook. It was originally one of five narrow...
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0946 POLAND (Silesia) - The main railway station of Bielsko-Biała
Formed in 1951 by the union of two former cities on opposite banks of the Biała River, Silesian Bielsko and Lesser Poland's Biała, Bielsko-Biała is a beautiful city, which has a vibrant modernistic...
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0948 MAURITIUS - Wild and free
Not long ago I was the lucky winner of a lottery, and this wonderful postcard is the prize. A reason for joy, of course, to which is added the fact that it is a limited edition, that comes from...
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0949 CHINA (Sichuan) - A teahouse in Chengdu
A teahouse is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments, and, even if its function varies widely depending on the culture, it often serves also as center of social...
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0950-0952 UKRAINE (Volyn Oblast) - Lubart's Castle in Lutsk
According to the legend, Lutsk, located on the Styr River, now in northwestern Ukraine, was founded in the 7th century, but first documentary attestation dates from 1085. In 1321, the Lithuanians...
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0953 MALTA - Marsaxlokk and its Luzzu
Marsaxlokk is a picturesque fishing village located in the south-eastern part of Malta, with a population of 3,277 people. Its name comes from marsa (port) and xlokk, the local name for south east. The...
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