Adventures learning geography with two little girls and their mommy, through Google Earth, Postcrossing and Geocaching!
Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts

Saturday, March 31, 2012

March 25-31

March 27th

Hurray! US-1590462 was received!

The postcard US-1590462 to Amanda1959 in Germany has arrived! It reached its destination in 13 days after traveling8,072 km!

Amanda1959 wrote you a message:

"Thank you very much for your interesting card. I remember the eruption of Mount St Helens very well. The card depicts it very well.
Have a nice time and happy postcrossing
Yvonne"
We received our first postcard from Croatia.

March 28th

Hurray! US-1590463 was received!

US-1590463The postcard US-1590463 to Engu in Lithuania has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 days after traveling 7,901 km!


Engu wrote you a message:

"Hello! Thank you for nice card! Best wishes from Lithuania! Have a nice day! Ugne"


Hurray! US-1601651 was received!

The postcard US-1601651 to Anu85 in Finland has arrived! It reached its destination in 7 days after traveling 7,167 km!

Anu85 wrote you a message:

"Hi! Thank you for your postcard with map! I like it so much. It's interesting to learn a little bit about Washington.
Best wishes,
Anu"

Hurray! US-1590457 was received!

US-1590457The postcard US-1590457 to ksvr in Belgium has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 days after traveling 7,693 km!


ksvr wrote you a message:

"Hello,
Thank you for the postcard, it is a very nice card and i like them.
Many greetings and a nice day,
Hans"


Hurray! US-1590461 was received!

US-1590461The postcard US-1590461 to ChuckyNicky44 in United States of America has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 days after traveling 2,940 km!


ChuckyNicky44 wrote you a message:

"Hello from my little corner of the world to yours!
I wanted to thank you so much for the beautiful postcard of Mt. St. Helens. It's really unique and I don't have anything like it my collection. I'm so excited to add it. :)
In gratitude,
Kimberly"



March 29th
We sent postcards to: Lithuania, Finland, Poland,, Belarus, United States, and Germany.


Hurray! US-1546936 was received!

US-1546936The postcard US-1546936 to pflegero14 in Austria has arrived! It reached its destination in 41 days after traveling 8,482 km!


pflegero14 wrote you a message:

"thank you very much for the nice card , greetings from Vienna!! :-)"

 This card is from Germany.

This card came to us from Preston, Great Britain.  "Preston, an industrial town which used to spin and weave cotton.  There is a printing press works and BAE planes in the area now.  Not much industry is left now.  Preston is in Lancashire in the north west of England.  We do have a lot of lovely countryside up here.  If you want to know more about England, please contact me."


March 31st
We sent postcards to China and Taiwan.

This postcard is from Taiwan.  

February 12-18

February 12
 This postcard came to us from Russia.
 This postcard came to us from Taiwan.
This postcard came to us from California, United States.

February 13th

Hurray! US-1518489 was received!

US-1518489The postcard US-1518489 to a62112001 in Japan has arrived! It reached its destination in 13 daysafter traveling 8,344 km!


a62112001 wrote you a message:


"Thank you for your Mt. St. Helens card.
It's so interesting. Thank you so much!"

February 16th
We sent postcards to Brazil and France.


Hurray! US-1529015 was received!

US-1529015The postcard US-1529015 to Pyewacket in Canada has arrived! It reached its destination in 10 daysafter traveling 3,156 km!


Pyewacket wrote you a message:


"Thanks for the great card from Montana. It looks like such a beautiful spot. I'd love to visit someday.
Thanks also for the nice stamps!
Best wishes from Canada,
Pamela"


Hurray! US-1528732 was received!

US-1528732The postcard US-1528732 to chinpin_50 in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 10 days after traveling 10,054 km!


chinpin_50 wrote you a message:


"Hi,thanks your postcard.I like it."

February 17th
We sent two postcards, one to Taiwan and one to Austria.

 This card came to us from Belarus.
 This card came from Germany.
 This postcard came to us from Poland.  Sunana wrote "Firstly, when I got your address.. I though tthat you two have very beautiful names.  Here is a postcard from city where I live and study.  Krakow is former capital of Poland and it's historical centre is at UNESCO's heritage list.  At the Hawel Hill there is the Royal Castle dated firstly about at 13th century adn expanded until 16th.  There is cathedral at the hill, too.  And the statue of dragon - it comes from the legend, which every child in Poland knows very well. :)  By the way, I must say, that I looked at your postcards wall and I love the postcards you're sending (I love Yellowstone cards! They're amazing!)  If you like to swap with me with come cards from Poland, please let me know."
This postcard came to us from South Dakota, USA



Tuesday, January 31, 2012

98th Received, Taiwan

This beautiful scene is Sun Moon Lake Taiwan.  According to Claire, it is a famous tourist attraction.


Sunday, January 8, 2012

92nd Received, Taiwan

"I come from Taiwan, live in Tainan, Tainan city is full of culture.  There are many things to it and many places to visit."


Sunday, October 23, 2011

October Sent to Date

So far for October we have sent:
Spain, Finland, Netherlands, Poland, Taiwan, and Austria

Monday, August 29, 2011

Taiwan Arrived

Taiwan

Hurray! US-1242977 was received!

US-1242977 The postcard US-1242977 to tako1010 in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 8 days after traveling 10,201 km!


tako1010 wrote you a message:

"Hello~
Thank you for your postcard.
This old faithfuk is so cool.
I like this postcard.
Have a nice day.
Happy postcrossing!
Yihe"


Thursday, August 4, 2011

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.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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!

Monday, July 11, 2011

40th Received, Taiwan

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

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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.

Monday, April 25, 2011

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! :")"

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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)

Thursday, March 24, 2011

25th, 26th, and 27th Out, Taiwan, Lithuania, and France

The 25th postcard that we are mailing is going to Xinzhuang City, Taiwan.  Xinzhuang City was incorporated into the New Taipei on December 25th, 2010.  We've sent another card to a city that was incorporated at the same time.  The Shifen waterfall is nearby and is VERY beautiful!

Our 26th card is going to Prienai, Lithuania.  Prienai is located along the Neman River.  The city was first documented in 1502 and was granted city rights in 1609.

The 27th card is going out to Trith-Saint-Leger, France.  Trith-Saint-Leger is a commune in the Nord.  The Nord was founded during the french revolution on March 4, 1790.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

10th Received, Taipei, Taiwan

Our 10th card came from Taipei, Taiwan.  This card is a picture of Yuan-Yuan, a giant Panda in teh Taipei Zoo.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Taiwan, Portugal, and Netherlands Arrived!

 Hurray! US-1000262 was received!

The postcard US-1000262 to chrisnijdam in Netherlands has arrived! It reached its destination in 10 days after traveling 7,655 km!

chrisnijdam wrote you a message:

"hello mommy and girls, thank you for your card. I read you blogspot, I like it! Maybe you like to see the website of our farm and business? www.loonbedrijfaltena.nl
As you see Holland is a very flat country, I hope you like it.
Greetings from Holland, Chris"

Hurray! US-1001030 was received!

The postcard US-1001030 to florentina in Portugal has arrived! It reached its destination in 8 days after traveling 6,977 km!

florentina wrote you a message:

"Hello from Azores!
Thank you for the beautiful card you sent, i really like it.
Take care"

 Hurray! US-1002139 was received!

The postcard US-1002139 to kelinda1877 in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 7 days after traveling 10,038 km!

kelinda1877 wrote you a message:

"Hello!
thank you for your card.
And I love the rabbit stamps.
Happy Chinese New Year.
you know the Chinese New Year?
best wishes
Chi-Ying"

Friday, February 11, 2011

10th - New Taipei

We mailed out our 10th postcard today, to Luzhou City, Taipei County, which changed it's name to New Taipei on December 25, 2010.  (My birthday :) )

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Yay for Taipei!

Today I got a message that the Taipei postcard was received.  She sent a nice message telling us about the National Theater and Concert Hall, and WOW, it is beautiful!  Thanks for the pointer on where to look for something really neat!

Hurray! US-984670 was received!

The postcard US-984670 to libra1992025 in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 13 days after traveling 10,044 km!

libra1992025 wrote you a message:

"Hello!
thanks for the beautiful Spokane riverfall and the polar bear stamp.
I love them.
We who live in Taipei think the
Taipei 101 is ugly, but it seems to be a landmark here. btw my favorite building is the National Concert Hall:) it looks like TW-191541, a card I sent before.
have a nice day!
Sue"
To see the journey of this postcard visit: http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-984670

Now you will receive a postcard from another random user. Stand-by! :)