Tag Card from Anna in Russia!

Two envelopes and a bunch of cards are delivered today! What a surprise! All are from private swaps though. Well, 1 from a tag called Waterfall Tag in Postcrossing Forum, sent by Anna in Russia. And this card took the longest time up till now, about 57 days!

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 Russian stamps are indeed pretty!

Swap with Julia from Russia!

The last two cards are swap cards from Julia in Russia. I swapped 2 cards of mine (forgot what they were) with 2 Russian UNESCO cards. These cards took a very long time from Russia, around 44 days.

Kizhi Pogost Front view

Kizhi Pogost Back View

Lake Baikal Front View

Lake Baikal Back View

 This means another 2 sites for my UNESCO collection: Kizhi Pogost (a Russian wooden church) and Lake Baikal. Yay! And the stamps.... OMG! Sooooooo cuteeeee!!!!

Thank you very much Julia! 

Card #26, US-1979710

Another card is from Jeanne in San Fransisco, California, USA. And surprisingly, this one is quite fast, only 19 days before it reached my home.

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 It's a picture of a cute and colorful wild parrot. I'm not used seeing colorful parrots, because here in Indonesia, parrots are usually white.

Facts:
Sender: Jeanne, San Fransisco, California, USA.
Distance: 13,943 km
Traveled: 19 days

Card #25, RU-1327151

Some cards arrived today, despite of the heavy rain. The first is an official card, which came from Galina near Moscow, Russia. The card took a long time to reach Indonesia, in 41 days. Guess the Indonesian post still hasn't recovered its speed yet...

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The card shows the picture of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. I love this card a lot because it fulfills my 3 interests: church, UNESCO, and snow view! I like the church a lot because it's very unique! And it will add to my UNESCO collection as well :)

Facts:
Sender: Galina, Russia.
Distance: 9,262 km
Traveled: 41 days

Swap with Thea from Germany!

A card came today, from Thea in Germany. It's a swap card, and unfortunately Thea didn't write the date so I don't know when this card was sent, but I guess the journey is about 3 weeks...

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It's a picture of a very cute rabbit! The also put a lot of stamps as she promised. However, I made a very stupid mistake by not sending her card! It is still in my drawer and I forgot to post it! Stupid stupid Jen! I will definitely post it tomorrow, and I have prepared a surprise for Thea.. Sorry Thea...

Card #24, NL-1527570

One more official card arrived today, from Frits in Zwolle, Netherlands. The card was sent on 8th November, so it took almost a month to reach here. So rare, because usually cards from Netherlands reach Indonesia in less than 2 weeks...

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 It shows the image of a church in Raalte, Netherlands. I guess the name of the church is Baseliek Kerk, as written in the postcard (not sure though, because it's written in Dutch). Frits also gave me a free Dutch lesson as I requested. And the stamps... cows! What a cute stamp! Thank you Frits :)

Facts:
Sender: Frits, Zwolle, Netherlands
Distance: 11,273 km
Traveled: 29 days

Postcards Collection from Taiwan and South Korea!

These past two weeks I had a chance to visit 2 countries, Taiwan (16-20 Nov) and South Korea (24-28 Nov) for semi-business trips. I managed to find a few blank postcards there. Here are my collections:

Taiwan Blank Postcards Collection

South Korea Blank Postcards Collection

Also some cards of UNESCO sites in South Korea here:
South Korean UNESCO

So happy I can get these cards! :)

Card #23, DE-1652136

One official card came today, from Dietmar in Germany. Again, the journey took a very long time, about 46 days! Usually cards from Germany arrive here in about 2 weeks.. I wonder why...

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It's a picture of snow view in a Japanese garden. So thrilled to see snow! :)

Facts:
Sender: Dietmar, Munich, Germany
Distance: 10,901 km
Traveled: 46 days

Reply from Alberto in Brazil!

An envelope also reached my home today, which was from Alberto in Brazil again! I sent him a postcard about a month ago, replying his official postcard to me. And in return, he sent me an envelope with 3 blank postcards and some unused stamps! So generous of him :)

 

 

The first card shows the celebration of Senhor do Bonfim, the second card shows Ordem Terreira de Sao Francisco Church, and the third card shows Terreiro's Square. The last two are located in Historic Centre of Salvador, Bahia, whis is listed as UNESCO WHS. So, my first UNESCO Site from Brazil! :) Thank you very much, Alberto!

Card #22, TR-111255

Another official card that I received today came from Sena in Turkey. It also needed a very long time to reach here, about 47 days...

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It shows a multivew pictures of several landmarks and folklore in Turkey. Turkey seems beautiful, and makes me want to visit there...

Facts:
Sender: Sena, Turkey
Distance:  9,152 km
Traveled: 48 days

Card #21, CN-732527

One official card came today, from username Doudouya in China. I don't know the sender's name, because it's written in Chinese. The card needs a long time to reach here, 52 days, almost 2 month! I wonder why, the Indonesian postal service seems to take longer time nowadays...

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All the content is written in Chinese! I did wrote that I can speak a little Chinese, but only simple speaking and listening, not writing and reading.. hehehe. So I got my mom translate it for me :) I forgot what every word means, but basically she's telling me she's happy to join Postcrossing and she chose this card for me because she read that I like small animals. Thank you doudouya :)

Facts:
Sender: doudouya, China
Distance: 4,420 km
Traveled: 55 days

Swap with Caroline from Malaysia!

Another swap I've done with a Malaysian! This swap was for two orangutan postcards for Caroline. In return I got 2 UNESCO Cards from Malaysia in 17 days :)

Kinabalu Park Front View

Kinabalu Park Back View

 

Melaka Front View

Melaka Back View

The cards show 2 UNESCO sites in Malaysia, Kinabalu Park and Melaka City. With these 2 cards my Malaysian UNESCO sites are almost complete, only 1 left!

Swap with SL Liew from Malaysia!

Another UNESCO swap with SL Liew from Malaysia! I sent a UNESCO Tentative List -Penataran Temple, and in return I asked for this card. The card took 14 days from Malaysia to Indonesia.

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The card shows river cruise in Gunung Mulu National Park (Mount Mulu), one of the UNESCO WHS in Malaysia. One more card for my collection!

Swap with Amina from Belgium!

This is a card from a swap with Amina, a Forum member from Belgium. The traveled time of this card is 14 days, and it shows the view of Brugge City.

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Brugge City - Historic Centre of Brugge - is also listed as UNESCO WHS. So, another card for my collection :)

Card #20, FI-1592194

My first card from Finland! The sender is Tuula, and the picture shows cute rabbits cartoon, a creation of Beatrix Potter. The card arrived at my home after 11 days, the fastest for this month so far!

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Facts:

Sender: Tuula, Finland

Distance: 10,110 km 

Traveled: 11 days

Tag Card from wkwang in China!

This is a card from 'Capital City Offer' Tag in Postcrossing Forum. The sender is wkwang (the username) from China. It was sent 23 days ago, and reached my home today...

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Since wkwang is from China, the card is from Beijing, the capital city of China. It shows the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, which is also listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One more site to add into my UNESCO Collection! Yay!

Another Swap with Tundi from UK!

5 swap cards from Tundi arrived today. They are the Balquhidder Church, Wales Map, and 3 UNESCO sites: Gwynedd Castle, Liverpool City and Stonehenge. They took 13 days from UK to my home.

Gwynedd Castle  Front View

Gwynedd Castle Back View

Balquhidder Church Front View

Balquhidder Church Back View

Wales Map Front View

Wales Map Back View

Liverpool City Front View

Liverpool City Back View

Stonehenge Front View

Stonehenge Back View

So happy to receive these cards! Thanks a lot Tundi :)

Postcard #19, MY-123957

First card from Malaysia! I'm surprised that this card took quite a long time, 19 days, considering that Indonesia and Malaysia is not very far..

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 It shows Penang, a world heritage city in Malaysia. The postcard arrived a little bit damaged, but still intact, at least. The stamps are standard ans simple as well. Thank you Ang!

Facts:
Sender: Ang, Malaysia
Distance: 1,179 km
Traveled: 19 days

Tag card from Joanna in Portugal!

Recently I joined a tag - where you have to send postcard to the person who writes above you - in Postcrossing forum. This card came from a tag with the theme "I would like to visit...". I gave the list of the places including UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The person who tagged me is Joanna, Portugal, and today the card came after 12 days.

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 It shows the Cultural Landscape of Sintra. And at the back, there are signatures of Portuguese Postcrossers! It turned out thay they signed this during a meet-up! Thank you all!

Postcard #18, BY-645831

Another one came from Minsk, Belarus. Again, I misread the name! I though it was Asyer, but it's actually Asya! Stupid stupid Jen! I think I really need to change my glasses!

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 The picture shows a painting of the crucifixion of a saint? Not sure about that. I think it's nice, however, the color is a little bit dim... Anyway, to tell the truth, Asya's handwriting is a little bit hard to read... But still illegible though.. What confusing me the most is the letter a =p

Facts:
Sender: Asya, Belarus
Distance: 9,860 km
Traveled: 13 days