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1925, 2815 GREECE (South Aegean) - Mykonos
1925 Mykonos - Kato Mili in ChoraPosted on 29.09.2015, 12.10.2016Nicknamed The Island of the Winds, Mykonos is one of the Cyclades islands, which neighbour Delos in the Aegean Sea. It rises to an...
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2816 NORWAY (Oslo) - Karl Johans Avenue in Oslo at the Constitution Day
Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814, the constitution declared...
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2817 NETHERLANDS (Netherlands / Limburg) - A beadle of the Basilica of Our...
Beadle is a lay official of a church (or synagogue) who may usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or...
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2818 ROMANIA (Prahova) - Ghighiu Monastery
Ghighiu Monastery (located at 5km from Ploieşti), is one of the few dedicated to the Life-giving Spring. The oldest testimonies about it dates from the late 16th century, when was mentioned in these...
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1951, 2028, 2819 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Vizille
1951 A general view of Vizille Posted on 10.10.2015, 12.11.2015, 13.10.2016Located at 18km de Grenoble, in the valley of the Romanche River, Vizille is a town with a past rich in historical events,...
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2820 FRANCE (Occitania) - The Bethmale Valley
Bethmale is a commune in southwestern France, in Pyrenees, with only 98 inhabitants (in 2013). Actually Bethmale is the name of a valley (one of the four which form the area named Castillon), that...
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2821 FRANCE (Grand Est) - Tarte aux myrtilles
In France, the tarte aux myrtilles (the bilberry pie) or the tarte aux bleuets (the blueberry pie) is a seasonal dessert, in particular in mountainous areas where blueberries grow. In the Vosges...
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2822 A inuit girl with a baby seal
Not only I don't know what to say about this postcard more than I said in the title, but I have no idea what tag to assigned it. The postcard was printed in Russia, has stamps from the United States...
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2823 UNITED KINGDOM (Scotland) - The map of Pabay Island
Pabay is an island in the Inner Sound of Skye, the largest and most northerly major island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies south of Longay and east of the larger Scalpay. The island is...
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2824 FRANCE (Grand Est) - Strasbourg Fair
Located on the River Rhine, Strasbourg, the town at the crossroads, has always occupied a strategic position in Europe. Its early history consists of a long conflict between its bishop and its...
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2040, 2041, 2084, 2214, 2664, 2742, 2826 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) -...
2040 The map of Isère department and The Bastille in GrenoblePosted on 16.11.2015, 29.11.2015, 14.01.2016, 23.07.2016, 06.09.2016, 15.10.2016Located at the foot of the French Alps, where the river Drac...
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2827 ROMANIA - TR-85M1 "Bizonul" (The Bison)
The TR-85 is a main battle tank designed for the armed forces of Romania. Based on the TR-77-580 (Romanian-built version of the Soviet T-55 tank), the TR-85 tank was developed from 1978 to 1985 and...
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2828 SENEGAL - The happy people of Cap-Vert
Cap-Vert is a peninsula in Senegal, and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Old World mainland. Originally called Cabo Verde or "Green Cape" by Portuguese explorers, it is not...
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2829 Bathed in Moonlight
Obviously, this postcard has no relation to Antarctica. I applied that tag only because it was sent from there. I don't know who is the author of the photography or other details about the postcard. I...
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0507, 2830 VATICAN CITY (UNESCO WHS)
0507 Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City (1)Posted on 11.02.2013, 16.10.2016Everybody knows that Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world by both area and population (0.44 km2, and...
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0008, 1433, 2655, 2793, 2831 THAILAND (Bangkok) - The Grand Palace in Bangkok
0008 The Grand Palace in BangkokPosted on 12.10.2011, 01.02.2015, 19.07.2016, 03.10.2016, 19.10.2016Undoubtedly, Bangkok's history is intimately linked to the Chakri dynasty, which leads Siam (named...
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2832 AUSTRIA - "542 Garten Im Regentropfen - Theater - Maul - Cappana 140" by...
Although Friedensreich Hundertwasser (about which I wrote a little here) is more widely known for his architectural works, he first achieved notoriety for his paintings. He used bright colours and...
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2833 ITALY (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) - Aurelio Baruzzi, the hero of Gorizia
Born in 1897 at Lugo, at 30 km from Ravenna, Aurelio Baruzzi voluntarily enrolled in the Royal Italian Army in 1915, at the age of only 18 years, as infantry officer cadet. He participated in the WWI...
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2834 CANADA (Quebec) - Architecture of Montreal
Historically the commercial capital of Canada, Montreal was surpassed in population and economic strength by Toronto only in the 1970s, and this is reflected in buildings inherited, that today provides...
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2835 FRANCE - Flora of the Alps
The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching approximately 1,200km across eight countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, France...
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