Germany: Autostadt

On 24th July I got five postcards from Germany sent all by me to Berlin to get special postmarks.

One postcard shows the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The Autostadt is a museum and theme park of the the Volkswagen Group and was opened in 2000.

Stamp:
800 Years Dessau (issued 01-07-2013)
and a special postmark on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg

Germany: Wolfsburg

On 24th July I got five postcards from Germany sent all by me to Berlin to get special postmarks.

One postcard shows the city of Wolfsburg at night. Wolfsburg is the fifth-largest city in Lower Saxony and the place of business of the Volkswagen Group.

Stamp:
Janosch (from set of two) (issued 01-03-2013)
and a special postmark on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the town twining between Wolfsburg and Marignane (France)

Germany: Mittelland Canal flowing through Wolfsburg

On 24th July I got five postcards from Germany sent all by me to Berlin to get special postmarks.

One postcard shows the Mittelland Canal flowing through Wolfsburg. The Mittelland Canal was built between 1906 and 1916 (final finish in 2003) and is the longest synthetic waterway in Germany.

Stamp:
Janosch (from set of two) (issued 01-03-2013)
and a special postmark on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of Wolfsburg

Singapore: Giant Pandas

On 19th July I got a great postcard from Singapore.

The postcard shows the two Giant Pandas in the River Safari. The names of the Giant Pandas are Kai Kai (Male) and Jia Jia (Female) and they came to Singapore in 2012.

The River Safari is a river-themed zoo and one of the four zoos in Singapore.

With great stamps:

Our City in a Garden (whole set) (issued 13-07-2013)

(In the right "1st Local"-stamp are real seeds)

with special First Day Postmark

Thank You very much Jeremy!

The last two weeks I was on a trip to Austria and Italy. During this time I got many postcards and covers. My grandma took all my covers and cards and wrote down when they arrived. Tomorrow she will hand over them to me. Then I will show them here.

Germany: Berlin U-Bahn

On Tuesday I got four postcards: two from Indonesia and two from Germany. One of the cards from Germany comes from Berlin. I sent the card to me when I was there.

Berlin is the capital of Germany and of the German State of Berlin. Berlin was also the capital of Margraviate of Brandenburg, of the Kingdom of Prussia and of the German Reich and East Berlin was the capital of East Germany. Berlin is the largest city in Germany, the second largest city in the European Union and the fifth largest city in Europe.

The card shows the Berlin U-Bahn. The underground opened in 1902.

Stamp:

Janosch (from set of two) (issued 01-03-2013)

Germany: Bayreuth Festival

On Tuesday I got four postcards: two from Indonesia and two from Germany. One of the cards from Germany broaches the issue of the Bayreuth Festival.

The Bayreuth Festival is a Music and Theatre Festival taking place every year in Bayreuth. Otto Brückwald built between 1872 and 1875 the Bayreuth Festspielhaus designed by Richard Wagner only for the Bayreuth Festival. The first festival began in 1876. The directors of the Bayreuth Festival are Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Katharina Wagner. They are great-grandchildren of Richard Wagner.

Stamp:

200th Birthday of Richard Wagner (issued 02-05-2013)
and a special postmark showing the Bayreuth Festspielhaus

Thank You very much Natalie!

Indonesia: Pura Tanah Lot

On Tuesday I got four postcards: two from Indonesia and two from Germany. One of the cards from Indonesia shows the Tanah Lot.

The Tanah Lot is a rock formation in Bali. Tanah Lot is the home of the Hindu temple “Pura Tanah Lot”.

Stamps:

Year of the Rabbit (the whole set) (issued 2011)

Thank You very much Surfia!

Indonesia: Gitgit Waterfall

On Tuesday I got four postcards: two from Indonesia and two from Germany. One of the cards from Indonesia shows the Gitgit Waterfall in Bali.

Bali is a island belonging to Indonesia since 1945 and also a Indonesian province. The capital of the province is Denpasar.

Stamps:

Year of the Astronomy (from set of three) (issued 02-05-2009)

and Year of the Rat (from souvenir sheet) (issued 26-01-2008)

Thank You very much Surfia!

Cover from Russia

On Monday I got a cover from Russia. Inside was the new EUROPA stamp from Kazakhstan.

Stamps:

Fauna of Russia-Whales (from set of two) (issued 08-02-2012)

and Bicycles (from set of four) (issued 11-12-2008)

Thank You very much Elena!

Hong Kong: Giant Rubber Duck

On Monday I got a nice surprise card from Hong Kong.

The card shows again one of the Rubber Duck sculptures by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. In the background you can see Victoria Harbour.

Stamp:

Hong Kong Insects (from set of six) (issued 22-11-2012)

Thank You very much Lelia!

Germany: Kiel

On Tuesday I got two postcards: one from Hong Kong and one from Germany. The postcard from Germany comes from Schleswig-Holstein’s capital Kiel. I got the postcard some weeks ago in a cover and then I send it to Berlin to get a special postmark.

Kiel is located on the Baltic Sea and is the endpoint of the Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal). The city is Germany’s northernmost big town and thirtieth largest city in Germany. In Kiel is also a important naval base of the German Navy.

Stamp:
Janosch-sailing boat (from set of two) (issued 01-03-2013)
and a great special postmark celebrating the Kiel Week

Hong Kong: Giant Rubber Duck

On Tuesday I got two postcards: one from Germany and one from Hong Kong.

The postcard from Hong Kong shows one of the Rubber Duck sculptures by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. The Duck on the postcard is sized 14×15×16.5 metres and visited Hong Kong between the 1st May and the 9th June. At the back you can see the Star Ferry Pier and the Clock Tower.

With sweet stamp:
My Pet and I-Rabbit (from set of six) (issued 28-03-2013)

Thank You very much Lelia!

Germany: Goslar

On Monday I got a nice postcard from Germany or more precisely from Goslar. I bought the card when I was there and then I send it to Berlin to get a special postmark.

The card shows the Imperial Palace (the biggest, oldest and most well preserved secular building in Germany), the Gose (a river flowing through Goslar), the market church and the “Kaiserworth”. The Old Town is since 1992 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Stamp:
Janosch-sailing boat (from set of two) (issued 01-03-2013)
and a great special postmark celebrating the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and (South) Korea

Germany: Hanover Adventure Zoo

Yesterday I got two postcards from Germany. One of them comes from Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony. I sent the card to me when I was there.
The card shows a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the "Hanover Adventure Zoo". The zoo was opened in 1865 and in the 1990s the zoo was modernised with new natural compounds. The zoo is now divided in seven theme worlds (Zambezi, Gorilla Mountain, Yukon Bay, Jungle Palace, Outback, Mullewapp, Meyers Farm). The polar bear lives in Yukon Bay which is the latest theme world (opened 2010). It constitutes the Yukon Territory in Canada and domiciled the animals of the North.

Stamp:

"Fachwerkbauten in Deutschland" (from set of two) (issued 07-04-2011)