April 15-21

April 19th

This card came to us from China.

This postcard came from Budapest, Hungary.  Judy writes, “Hungary is the red pepper, the goulash soup, the cavalrymen on horse etc. of home.”

This card from Holland says that they enjoy geocaching and their country is famous for cheese and tulips.

This beautiful postcard is from St. Petersburg Russia.  The view is of the dome of the Cathedral of the Resurrection (The Saviour of the Spilt Blood) and the spire of the Mikhailovsky (Engineers’) Castle.

February 19-25

February 21st

Hurray! US-1530186 was received!

The postcard US-1530186 to sari_gaye in Finland has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 daysafter traveling 7,564 km!

sari_gaye wrote you a message:

"Thanks for the totally lovely goat card :-D"

 This postcard came to us from Germany.

 This postcard came from Japan.

February 25th
We sent a psotcard to Chin

Hurray! US-1537283 was received!

The postcard US-1537283 to CaptainNorton in Germany has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 daysafter traveling 8,027 km!

CaptainNorton wrote you a message:

"Hello, thank you for this nice postcard. Glacier NP. looks like a nice place.
Happy Postcrossing, Oliver"

Hurray! US-1418251 was received!

The postcard US-1418251 to mileS1981 in Germany has arrived! It reached its destination in 90 days after traveling 7,857 km!

Hurray! US-1537282 was received!

The postcard US-1537282 to missessie1976 in Netherlands has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 days after traveling 7,821 km!

This beautiful postcard came to us from China.

96th Received, China

This beautiful postcard came from Bonnie in Shanghai, China.  "Wish you would love this view card about my hometown, Shanghai.  And also the various stamps I picked especially for you."
The buildings on the card are the: Shanghai Global Finance Centre, Jinmao Tower, and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower

90th Received, China

"79 Fenyang Road, built in 1905, is listed in the First Group of Excellent Historical Architecture and the sites of historical interest and cultural relics under the protection of the municipal government of Shanghai.  It is a detached garden villa of the French Renaissance Revival style"

73rd 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Received Japan, China, Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Lithuania, Spain

China Arrived

Hurray! US-1164817 was received!

The postcard US-1164817 to dyyfdd in China has arrived! It reached its destination in 87 days after traveling 10,679 km!

dyyfdd wrote you a message:

"Hi, thank you so much for your postcard! It's very beautiful=)"

This card had been traveling for 60 days, and I was worried it had been lost, so we resent a card on the 60th day, it took 27 more days, but she ended up getting both cards!  Lucky :)

"Hi, I just found out I receive both of your postcards today!
Wow, thank you so much for resending a card to me. Could you like to give me your address so that I could send a thank-card?
Friendly,
DU"

Ningxia, China Received

We received this postcard from the town of Ningxia, China.  Ningxia is a Muslim residential area.

52nd to 57th out

52nd out ~ Beijing, China
53rd out ~ Bangkok,Thailand
54th out ~ Staffordshire, United Kingdom
55th out ~ Broek op Langedijk, The Netherlands
56th out ~ Minskaja voblasts, Belarus
57th out ~ Matsudo, Chiba, Japan

49th Out, Ershui Township, Taiwan

Today we are sending out a postcard to Ershui Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.  The town has been documented since 1621, in the Ming Dynasty.

46th Received, Taiwan

This card came to us from Hwi-Han from Sinjhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.  The picture is of the coffee shop where she works.  It looks beautiful!

45th Received, Tianjin, China

Zhenya is from China.  Tianjin is in northern China, it became a port city in 1404. 

40th Received, Taiwan

Alice is from Tainan, a place filled with historic relics and the oldest city in Taiwan.

37th Received Hong Kong and 38th Received Spain

 

Cards Received so far in June

Taiwan
China
Poland
Finland
China

33rd Out, Tainan City, Taiwan

This card is going to Tainan City, Taiwan, ROC.

Archaeological revelations of Zuozhen people indicated that the Tainan region has been inhabited for at least 20-30,000 years!
Momofuku Ando is a famous person from Tainan, he was the founder of Nissin Foods and the inventory of instant noodles!  In other words, Top Ramen and Cup Noodles (Much More Than a Soup!)!  So cool to learn.

Taiwan Arrived

Hurray! US-1083375 was received!

The postcard US-1083375 to javasparrow in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 12 days after traveling 10,043 km!

javasparrow wrote you a message:

"thanks for sending me this amazing postcaed! the water look stunning! also thanks for wishing me gook luck at university! i just read your blog, and you have two lovely daughters! :")"

31st Out, New Taipei City, Taiwan

This is another card going to a city that we've sent quite a few to already!
Bei-Yi is a big fan of Harry Potter!  And guess what?  So are we!
New Taipei City was incorporated December 25, 2010... I've said that a time or two... :)

20th Received, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

We received our 20th card from Mei-Ling in southern Taiwan.  She sent us a beautiful card of Alishan, with it's "sea of clouds."  This is common in the autumn time.  The Alishan National Scenic Area looks beautiful.  Alishan is said to be one of the two most well-known scenic spots in Asia, and I can see why!  We would love to visit here someday.

Taiwan Arrived

Hurray! US-1053229 was received!

The postcard US-1053229 to amanda27409 in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 16 days after traveling 10,044 km!

amanda27409 wrote you a message:

"Thanks for your postcard. I very like it. Grand Coulee Dam is so~~~~Big!@0@
Happy postcrossing!!
Amanda"

Yes, Grand Coulee Dam is BIG!   It is the largest electric power-producing facility in the United States and one of the largest concrete structures in the world!  (Wikipedia)

14th Received, China

This card came to us from Heping, China.  On this card, Dolly, wrote out United States, postcard, and stamp in Chinese.  We'll have to try our hand at these new words :).