tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66248289248214843692024-02-19T05:10:04.832-03:00My PostcardsPostcrossing and Direct SwapsDavi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-74232073859870210612014-01-24T11:36:00.005-02:002014-01-24T11:36:58.302-02:00Germany - Rhine
This postcard was sent by Hanna! It's a map about the famous river Rhine (or Rhein, in german), with 1233 km lenght, one of main rivers in Europe, important for commerce and transportation, and the main cities on its riverbank. It flows into North Sea, in the city of Rotterdam, which is located the largest European seaport. The vines occupying the slopes, peaceful villages and the forty Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-30156587360170697582014-01-24T11:36:00.003-02:002014-01-24T11:36:40.447-02:00Belarus - The Catholic Church of Simon and Alena
I've received this one from Veronika! The postcard shows the Catholic Church of Simon and Alena, a neo-romanesque church, also known as Red Church, located in the Independence Square, at the city of Minsk (Belarus's capital) and built in the beggining of XX century. Simon and Alena are the names of man's children who financed the building; Alena was a very ill girl. Before death, the angel in Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-7185437223859656702014-01-24T11:36:00.001-02:002014-01-24T11:36:20.282-02:00Thailand - Pileh Bay Phi Phi
Tokyo Ska sent to me this postcard! It shows the Pileh Bay Phi Phi, located in Krabi province, south Thailand. This is an amazing place, I've read that many considere it one of most beautiful beaches, or even the most beautiful place, of Thailand. It's a paradise beach in the turquoise waters surrounded by high boulders.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-406665183305201072014-01-24T11:35:00.007-02:002014-01-24T11:35:58.695-02:00USA - Golden Gate Bridge
This postcard was sent Helmuts! It shows one of most famous bridges in the world, the Golde Gate Bridge, located in California (west USA), connects San Francisco to Sausalito and it has 2737 m. Constructed between 1933 and 1937 during the depths of the Great Depression across a strait many considered impossible to span, the Golden Gate Bridge is an icon of design and engineering, an Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-31001496008954310922014-01-24T11:35:00.005-02:002014-01-24T11:35:46.776-02:00Russia
I've received this one from Kristina! She lives in Saratov, a city on the riverbank Volga. Well, I think this is almost a pin-up, a discrete one.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-47015649598409848682014-01-24T11:35:00.003-02:002014-01-24T11:44:14.863-02:00USA - McMenamins
This postcard was sent by Libby! It's shown the sun and the moon, symbols throughout McMenamins, a chain of brewery, located mostly in the Portland metropolitan area. You can see more about it on its site: http://www.mcmenamins.com. She's also sent to me the top of a VooDoo donut box and a button of the same store; this shop makes weird donuts, like a donut with bacon or cereal on it.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-91726182702183976532014-01-23T12:32:00.000-02:002014-01-24T09:36:34.084-02:00United Arab Emirates - Dubai
I've received these ones from Weny! The first postcard shows some famous landmarks from Dubai (a city in the emirate of the same name - one of seven emirates that make up the country - and it's located on southeast coast of the Persian Gulf); from left to the right: Emirates Tower, Burj Khalifa, Address Hotel and Burj Al Arab, these skyscrapers are symbol from the city. The another is about Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-22833270619696813142014-01-23T12:31:00.002-02:002014-01-23T12:31:09.216-02:00Italy - Milan
This postcard was sent by Nico! It's about Milan (or Milano, in italian), the second most populous city (1,3 million) in Italy and an amazing city; famous in all world as the fashion's capital. Milan is the main industrial, commercial and financial centre of its country. The city has several important tourist spots (museums, theatres and landmarks), that's why attracts many tourists every year.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-5129439715921903902014-01-22T11:57:00.002-02:002014-01-22T11:57:46.107-02:00Van Gogh's paintings
These wonderful postcards (at least to me, since I love Van Gogh) were sent by Jovi, from Hong Kong! The first one shows a famous painting of this great artist, the "Wheatfield with Crows", painted in July 1890, one of last paintings of Vicent Van Gogh; many people believe that it's the last painting from him, but there's not evidences which comprove this idea. "The Langlois Bridge at Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-32705804501737054072014-01-22T11:40:00.000-02:002014-01-22T11:40:01.452-02:00Greece - Santorini
I've received this postcard from the lovely Nikitia! It shows a typical view of the houses in Greece, in this case, in Santorini, an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast of Greece's mainland. Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic explosion that destroyed the earliest human settlements on old island and created the current geological caldera.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-70018807133977152442014-01-22T11:32:00.003-02:002014-01-22T11:32:32.563-02:00Italy - Vespa
This one was sent by Sandra! The postcard shows the VP 115, a model of the famous Vespa (a scooter category initially manufactured in Pontedera, in 1946, by Piaggio & Co., SpA), a italian motorbike mark worldwide known. On the link you can see a cool video from evolution of Vespa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZZ-7UUqQsA.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-86416437891364588492014-01-22T11:05:00.002-02:002014-01-22T11:05:29.678-02:00Greece - Zakynthos and Peloponnese
I've received these postcards from Dimitra! She lives in Patra. The first one shows the Zakynthos (or Zante, as it's known in italian) the third largest island of the Ionian Sea, a important Greece's tourist spot. The other postcard is about Peloponnese, showing a nice map and famous places, a large peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-3629664124544055632014-01-22T10:32:00.001-02:002014-01-22T10:32:40.235-02:00Belarus - Native paintings
These beautiful postcards were sent by Dasha! They show Belarussian artists's paintings; the first one is the "Night on Christmas Eve. (Interior with Christmas Tree)", by Stanislav Zhukovsky (1875-1944, a impressionist painter), painted in 1904. The second postcard shows the "Blue Chapel", painted in 1912, by Vitold Byalynitsky-Birulya (1872-1957, a soviet landscape painter). The both Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-12652848091263921102014-01-22T10:14:00.001-02:002014-01-22T10:14:12.416-02:00Estonia
This cool postcard was sent by Tiina! It's about the famous game Angry Birds, in a Christmas style.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-36087150468918955532014-01-22T10:11:00.001-02:002014-01-22T10:11:11.705-02:00Ukraine - Fauna's stamps
I've received this postcard from Julia! On it you can see nice ukrainian postage stamps, about fauna. She also send me a sticker of Roshen, according her, a popular sweets factory from Ukraine.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-28218872381341745362014-01-22T09:53:00.001-02:002014-01-23T08:54:24.986-02:00March Sun - Konstantin Yuon
This postcard was sent from Russia! It shows the March Sun, painted by the soviet artist Konstantin Yuon, in 1915, which depicts the awakening of russian winter.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-43588293548666667572014-01-22T09:44:00.002-02:002014-01-22T09:44:06.934-02:00Spain - Santa Maria de Taüll
I've received this one from Montserrat! The postcard shows a painting of the apse (or absis, in latin, a semi-circular or polygonal termination of the church at the liturgical east end, where the altar is) of the romanesque church Santa Maria de Taull, in Lleida's pyrenees, whose set of frescos are conserved at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in Barcelona.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-9898337850234508642014-01-21T12:39:00.001-02:002014-01-21T12:39:23.879-02:00India - Taj Mahal
This postcard was sent by Amit! It shows the most famous and known monument of India, the Taj Mahal, a Unesco World Heritage, recently included in the Seven Wonders of Modern World, built between 1632 and 1653 by about 20 thousand men. Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra (north India) and it was built by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory to his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-55185072556959523582014-01-21T12:18:00.000-02:002014-01-21T12:18:01.586-02:00Morocco - Vallée du Drâa
I've received this postcard from Ouissal! It shows villages and gardens from Vallée du Drâa (Drâa Valley, in english); the Drâa River it's the longest river of Marocco, with 1100 km lenght. The Drâa Valley is notable for its ksour (plutal of ksar, they're fortified cities) and kasbah (citadels, which were originally military fortifications).
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-90935978095567306612014-01-21T11:56:00.001-02:002014-01-21T11:56:40.494-02:00USA - Tennessee Aquarium
This one was sent by Qiuyi! She was born in China, but now lives in Chattanooga, the fourth lasgest city in Tennessee. The postcard shows the Penguins Rock at the Tennessee Aquarium, specifically the gentoo penguins. You can know cool stuffs about this place and these animals on the site of the Aquarium; here is the link: http://www.tnaqua.org/OurAnimals/PenguinsRockCam.aspx.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-42624609203090224032014-01-21T11:21:00.001-02:002014-01-21T11:21:12.511-02:00Japan - Ruri Temple
This postcard was sent by Mami! You can see the Ruri Temple; I know almost nothing about it, all I know it's that the Ruri Temple is a budist temple and it's located in Sayō.
Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-7812144478401453082014-01-21T11:07:00.002-02:002014-01-21T11:23:29.156-02:00Czech Republic - Olomouc
These postcards were sent by Jitka! The first one shows Olomouc, her hometown, which is located in the east of Czech Republic; you can see on the postcard the Olomouc town hall and the Holy Trinity Column, a baroque monument built in 1716 - 1754 in honour of God. In 2000, this column was placed on UNESCO list of World Heritage, thanks its 35 m high, as "one of the most exceptional Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-20458260327252078732014-01-21T10:54:00.000-02:002014-01-21T10:54:08.653-02:00Germany - Munich
I've received this one from Vanessa! On the postcard you can see the Marienplatz (Mary's Square, in english), located in the Munich's center and founded in 1158; at the northern part of the square it stays the Neuem Rathaus (the New Town Hall, in english), built between 1867 and 1908 in neo-gothic style. And on the left, it's shown the Frauenkirche, the Cathedral of Our Dear Lady's usual name,Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-24373671866093905252014-01-19T14:54:00.000-02:002014-01-19T14:54:05.550-02:00The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night - Van Gogh
I've received this postcard, from Netherlands, of a famous Van Gogh's painting from Caroline! She told me about herself, what she like to do, it was cool! This painting, also know simply as Cafe Terrace at Night, was completed in September 1888, seven months after the arrived of the painter to the Arles, a city at the southern France.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624828924821484369.post-56283906376161961192014-01-19T14:53:00.002-02:002014-01-19T14:53:39.146-02:00Finland - Angry Birds Space
I've received this postcard from Kirsti! It shows the famous finnish game Angry Birds, in a special version called Angry Birds Space, which was made in partnership with NASA, to be more precise in relation to sidereal space.Davi Correia Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895483572225920644noreply@blogger.com1