MISSING COUNTRIES (GREY)

Saturday 29 December 2012

Card #28, PL-613397

The last card is an official card from Julie in Poland. This card arrived quite fast, only 20 days from Poland to my house..

Front view
Back view
 The picture on the card is a building in Poland, I guess it's some kind of a store. The stamps are the same with the previous envelope :)

Facts:
Sender: Julie, Poland
Distance: 10,138 km 
Traveled : 20 days

Swap with Maksim from Belarus!

The last swap card came from Maksim in Belarus, who also agreed to swap with me through Postcrossing Forum. We agreed to swap 2 cards, but this one came first, so let's just wait for the next one to arrive...

Front View
Back View
My first UNESCO card from Belarus, the Mir Castle! :)

Swap Part 2 with Kathryn from Australia!

I named this part 2 because initially I swapped 3 cards with Kathryn, but the 2 cards arrived first 10 days before this one. So this card is a little bit late coming here :)

Front view
Back View
So, another one for my collection, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia! :)

Swap with Fabienne from Spain!

Another set of swap cards is from Fabienne in Spain, also from UNESCO Swap in Postcrossing Forum. These cards also my first cards from Spain! It took almost a month for the journey!

La Sagrada Familia - Front View
La Sagrada Familia - Back View
Sevilla Cathedral - Front View
Sevilla Cathedral - Back View
Toledo Cathedral - Front View
Toledo Cathedral - Back View
Alcala de Henares - Front View
Alcala de Henares - Back View
Mount Perdu - Front View
Mount Perdu - Back View
Aranjuez Palace - Front View
Aranjuez Palace - Back View
Wow! What a huge addition for my UNESCO Collection! Thank you Fabienne, I hope my envelope reach you safely! *praying*

Swap with Alicja from Poland!

Two sets of swap cards were also arrived today. The first set came in an envelope, from a UNESCO private swap in Postcrossing Forum, from Alicja in Poland.

Stamps
Malbork Castle Front View
Malbork Castle Back View
Wielizcka Salt Mine Front View
Wielizcka Salt Mine Back View
The first card shows Malbork Castle, and the second shows Wielizcka Salt Mine. Both are UNESCO sites in Poland, so another addition to my collection! Yay!

Card #27, UA-404794

A pile of cards came again at once today! Guess nowadays the postmen are lay to come back and forth to my house, so they just piled up the cards until they got high enough to be delivered to my house! Yeah it's raining a lot here lately, so I can understand that :)

Anyway, the first postcard is an official postcard from Anna in Ukraine. This card also took a long time to reach here, about 53 days...
Front view
Back view
The picture on the card shows a snowy Carpathian Mountain in Ukraine. I guess it will be very cold there during winter, but I'm still excited to see it :)

Facts:
Sender: Anna, Ukraine
Distance: 10,014 km
Traveled: 53 days

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Swap with Kathryn from Australia!

The last swap cards are from Kathryn in Australia. Actually we agreed to swap 3 cards, but I only 2 cards arrived today. Maybe the post office mixes it up or forgets to deliver it. Don't know why... These 2 cards also only need 15 days to reach Indonesia..

Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Wallaby - front
Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Wallaby -back 
Tasmania - front
Tasmania - back
 Australian animals are so cuteee!

Swap with Kay from China!

Another swap cards from China! They are from Kay, and they took quite a short time (considering they're from China), only for about 19 days.

Summer Palace - front
Summer Palace - back
Fujian Tulou - front
Fujian Tulou - back
  Nice stamps. Another UNESCO cards for my collection!

Swap with Olga from Russia!

One more envelope is from Olga in Russia. The envelope has 4 cards inside, 1 for UNESO Tag and 3 for direct swaps. This emvelope also took a long travel time, almost 2 months!

The envelope and stamps

The Novodevichy Monastery - front
The Novodevichy Monastery -back
The main iconostasis of The Catherdral of Christ the Saviour - front
The main iconostasis of The Catherdral of Christ the Saviour -back
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour - front
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour -back
St. Basil's Cathedral - front
St. Basil's Cathedral - back
Beautiful churches and beautiful stamps!

Swap with Kolly from China!

One envelope was sent by Kolly in China. We initially decided to swap 5 cards, but I don't know why she sent me 10! So, 5 swap cards, 1 for UNESCO Tag, and extra 4 cards! Wow, she's so generous! Thank you Kolly!
The stamps
Yulong Snow Mountain (Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan protected areas) - front
Yulong Snow Mountain (Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan protected areas) -back
Lijiang Old Town - front
Lijiang Old Town -back
Yungang Grottoes - front
Yungang Grottoes - back

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor - front
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor -back
Anhui Ancient Village - front
Anhui Ancient Village -back
Xidi Ancient Village - front
Xidi Ancient Village -back
Chinese painting - front
Chinese painting - back
Jiuzhaigou - front
Jiuzhaiguo - back

The Great Wall - front
The Great Wall - back

Yosemite National Park USA - front
Yosemite National Park USA -back
 What a treat! Thank you Kolly! :)