Swap with Sandra from South Africa!

The last card that I received today came from Sandra in South Africa. The card arrived surprisingly very quick, the second fastest card I have ever received so far. It only took 9 days from South Africa!

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Back View

The card shows Robben Island, a UNESCO Site in South Africa. Another card to add into my collection~!

Swap with Anaita from India!

An envelope with 6 swap cards also arrived today. It's from a swap with Anaita, an Indian Postcrosser, who is willing to help me with some Indian UNESCO Sites. I assumed that the delivery time took about 2 weeks since the postmark cannot be seen clearly...

The Stamps

Jama Masjid - Fron

Jama Masjid - Back

Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus - Front

Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus - Back

Goa Church - Front

Goa Church - Back

Elephanta Cave - Front

Elephanta Cave - Back

Humayun's Tomb - Front

Humayun's Tomb - Back

Qutb Minar - Front

Qutb Minar - Back

New collections for my UNESCO! Yay!
Thank you, Anaita! :)

Card #32, BY-718540

Another official card, came from Svetlana in Belarus. Based on the postmark, the card arrived after 18 days journey. However from the postcrossing site it says the card took 38 days. Maybe Svetlana sent it 20 days after she requested the address..

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Back View

It shows a snail, and there's not much written on the card. However, I'm still thankful to receive this card :)

Facts:
Sender: Svetlana, Minsk, Belarus
Distance: 9,860 km
Traveled: 38 days

Card #31, JP-355056

My first official card from Japan, and my second overall card from Japan! It was sent by Sayuri, and it took 25 days from Japan to Indonesia.

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Back View

It is a cute pinky Hello Kitty card :) Sayuri-san also wrote in some Japanese so I can practice my Japanese reading and kanji skills ^^

Facts:
Sender: Sayuri, Japan
Distance: 4,534 km
Traveled: 25 days

Swap with Michelle from USA!

One card arrived today, from a swap with a US' Postcrosser, Michelle. It arrived in 26 days after it was sent. The card shows Taos Pueblo, one UNESCO Site from USA.

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Back View

Another card to increase my UNESCO Collection. Yay! It's slowly growing~

Tag from Hejun Li in China!

Another card that arrived today came from Hejun Li in China. It was from a UNESCO Tag in Postcrossing Forum. The card shows China Danxia, one UNESCO site in China.

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 This card has 01.01.2013 postmark! Thank you Hejun Li for the card and the special postmark :)

Swap with Aurelia from Poland!

Two cards arrived today (I am hoping for more, actually. There are still a lot of swap cards which I haven't received yet...). One is from a swap with Aurelia from Poland, which arrived after a month journey..

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Back View

 It shows a UNESCO Site in Poland, the Medieval City of Torun. Another piece for my collection. Aurelia's handwriting is also very tidy. I like her handwriting a lot! Thanks Aurelia! :)

Swap with Jan from Philippines!

One swap card arrived today, my first card from Philippines! It was sent by Jan from Palawan, Puerto Princesa. This card took a long time to reach here, considering the short distance. It was sent on 5th December, so it took about 50 days!

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Back View

The card shows Puerto Princesa Subterranean River. Jan's handwriting is very tidy, I like it a lot!
Unfortunately the card arrived wet and damaged, maybe due to the rain and flood these past few days... That's why I uploaded the front view of the card from Jan's blog...

Anyway thanks a lot Jan! :)

Swap with Bartek from Poland!

The last card for today also came from a UNESCO swap with Bartek in Poland. The card shows Wawel Castle, one of the historic building in Historic Center of Krakow.

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Back View

The ink on the card is a little bit blurred :( Maybe because of the rain in Indonesia? Well, anyway, with this card, my UNESCO collection is slowly getting bigger :)

Swap with Jiao from China!

Another swap card I got today is also from a UNESCO Swap in Postcrossing Forum, with Jiao from China. This card arrived quite fast though...

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Back View

Wow, the card is long! It shows Dazu Rock Carvings, one UNESCO site from China. Another China card for my collection!

Swap with Lilian from China!

These two cards took a long time from China to Indonesia! But thankfully they arrived safely here... These are from a UNESCO swap in Postcrossing Forum with Lilian from China.

Imperial Qing Palace - Front view

Imperial Qing Palace - Back View

Mount Wuyi - Front View

Mount Wuyi - Back View

 Thank you Lilian!

Card #30, DE-1817572

One official card arrived today despite of the flood, from Simone in Germany. It traveled quite a long time, for 29 days to my house.

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Back View

 It shows a very beautiful landscape in Germany. Simone's handwriting is cursive and not really sharp to read, but still illegible. The stamp is also simple.

Facts:
Sender: Simone, Germany
Distance:  10,957 km
Traveled: 29 days

Card #29, US-2013566

An envelope came along in the post today, after 20-days of journey. Inside the envelope is one official card from Judy in USA, and another 2 bonus cards, which are UNESCO sites! I didn't expect that!

Statue of Liberty

Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Official Card - Florida front view

Official Card - Florida back view

 

 So happy to receive these cards! :)

Facts:
Sender: Judy, USA
Distance: 17,381 km
Traveled: 20 days

Swap Part 2 with Hejun Li from China!

The third card, and the last, as well, from Hejun Li in China arrived today. The card arrived 4 days later than the two previous cards and is  a little bit torn...

Front view

Back View

Very nice stamps attached! I love the colorful stamps!
Another card for my China UNESCO Collection~

Swap with Hejun Li from China!

Two cards arrived today from a swap with Hejun Li, a postcrosser from China (username: San_Aolia). We decided to swap 3 cards, and the first two have arrived today, so let's wait for the third one.. I wonder why the postal service is kinda slow these days...

Temple and Cemetery in Qufu - Front View

Temple and Cemetery in Qufu - Back View

Mount Huangshan - Front View

Mount Huangshan - Back View

Another two cards for my UNESCO collection! Yay!

Swap with Anita from Macedonia!

Only 2 cards came for the whole week! Whew! I wonder what happened with the postal service nowadays.. Maybe because it's raining almost everyday? Anyway, the two postcards came from Anita in Macedonia, through a UNESCO Swap in Postcrossing forum. These cards indeed took a long time to reach here. More than a month!

Ohrid - Front View

Ohrid - Back View

St. Jovan Church, Ohrid - Front View

St. Jovan Church, Ohrid - Back View

Speaking of Macedonia, have you ever heard about the country before? To tell the truth, I only knew that after I joined Postcrossing. So I'm actually very happy when Anita messaged me in Postcrossing Forum, offering a swap from Macedonia. So finally I got cards from one of the 'rare' countries, Macedonia!

The cards shows Ohrid Region, the only UNESCO Site from Macedonia. They show the aerial city view and one of the churches there, the St. Jovan Bogoslov Church. I noticed that Macedonian stamps are indeed very very simple with no pictures, only the value and the country name...

Anyway, thank you very much Anita and Happy New Year all!