United Kingdom: Llandrindod Wells

On Saturday I got six postcards: one from the United Kingdom, one from Indonesia, one from Germany, one from Belgium, one from the USA and one from Hong Kong.

The card from the United Kingdom shows various views of Llandrindod Wells. Llandrindod Wells is a town in Wales. It was once a popular spa town.

Stamps:
Christmas (from set of eight) (issued 03-11-2015)
Christmas (from set of seven) (issued 08-11-2011)

Thank You very much Jemma!

Hong Kong: Mei Ho House

On Saturday I got six postcards: one from Hong Kong, one from the United Kingdom, one from Indonesia, one from Germany, one from Belgium and one from the USA.

The card from Hong Kong shows the Mei Ho House. The Mei Ho House is the last remaining example of a Mark II building, a kind of public housing. It houses today a youth hostel.

Stamp:
Public Architecture (from set of six) (issued 31-03-2016)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Joe!

Italy: Aquileia

On Friday I got four postcards: two from Italy, one from Japan and one from Germany.

One of the cards from Italy shows the Roman Harbour and the Patriarchal Basilica in Aquileia. Aquileia was one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. It was a centre of the amber and metal trade and of the production of glas. Later it played an important role in the christianisation of Central Europe. The Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia are since 1998 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

With a great stamp:
Italian Mail 0,10€ (from set of three) (issued 01-07-2010)
50 years WWF Italy (issued 22-04-2016)

Thank You very much Cristina!

Italy: Via Garibaldi and Palazzo Doria-Tursi in Genoa

On Friday I got four postcards: two from Italy, one from Japan and one from Germany.

One of the cards from Italy shows the Via Garibaldi and the Palazzo Doria-Tursi in Genoa. Genoa is the sixth largest city of Italy and Italy's largest seaport. It is also the capital of the Italian Region of Liguria and was once the capital of the independent Republic of Genoa. In 2004 it was the European Capital of Culture. The Via Garibaldi is a street in Genoa's historic centre. It was built from 1550 onwards and was once known as Strada Nuova. The Palazzo Doria-Tursi is just one of the many palaces on the Via Garibaldi. It houses Genoa's city hall and a museum. The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa are since 2006 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamps:
Women in Art (from set of three) (issued 01-03-2002)
Centenary of World War I (from set of four) (issued 24-05-2015)

Thank You very much Irene!

Germany: Ludwigshafen am Rhein

On Friday I got four postcards: one from Germany, two from Italy and one from Japan

The card from Germany shows various views of Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a big city in the German State of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the second largest city of its state. The headqarters of BASF, the largest chemical producer in the World, is located there. 

Stamp:
Variable Value stamp (from set of two) (issued 24-10-2008)

Thank You very much Julia!

Japan: Hikone-byobu

On Friday I got four postcards: one from Japan, one from Germany and two from Italy.

The card from Japan shows the Hikone-byobu. The Hikone-byobu is a painted folding screen created in the 17th century. It is considered to be one of the earliest Ukiyo-e paintings and is a National Treasure of Japan. It is housed in the Hikone Castle Museum.

Stamps:
Definitive (three from set of twelve) (issued 2015)
Cats (from set of twenty) (issued 22-04-2016)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Keiko!

Czech Republic: Postcrossing Cycle

Yesterday I got a postcard from the Czech Republic.

The card shows a brilliant illustration of how Postcrossing works. The first step to take part in Postcrossing is to write a postcard, which you have to send to the requested in the second step. In the third step someone will receive your card, register it and send the next card. So a cycle of sending postcards starts. 

With a matching stamp:
Postcrossing (issued 05-09-2015)

The card was printed in a cooperation between Postcrossing and the Sběratel collector's fair. It is limited to 1000 pieces.
The card was sent from Vladena's family Postcrossing meet-up.

Thank You very much Vladena!

cover from Austria

Yesterday I got not only a postcard but also a cover from Austria.

Stamp:

The Future Factor (issued 28-01-2016)

On the stamp there is a compiled text. 

Inside was my first card from Guatemala.

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordering on Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. It is the most populous country of Central America. Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City.

The card shows various views of Tikal. Tikal was one of the most important Mayan cities, but it was abandoned in the 10th century. The ruins of Tikal are today located in thick jungle. The Tikal National Park is since 1979 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is a cultural and natural site.

Thank You very much Marco!

USA: Bismarck

Yesterday I got three postcards: one from the USA and two from Germany.

The card from the USA shows the State Capitol in Bismarck. Bismarck became the capital of the Dakota Territory in 1883 and is since 1889 to capital of the US State of North Dakota. To attract German settlers the city, which was earlier known as Edwinton, was named after German chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1873. 

The card was sent via PostcardUnited: USA- 7365

With great stamps:
USAirmail (from set of two) (issued 02-01-1976)
Pueblo Pottery (from set of four) (issued 13-04-1977)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow (issued 10-10-1974)
National Postal Museum (from set of four) (issued 30-07-1993)
Year of the Ox (issued 05-01-1997)

Thank You very much Dede!

Germany: Mönchengladbach

Yesterday I got three postcards: two from Germany and one from the USA.

One of the cards from Germany shows various views of Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach is a city in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1921 Mönchengladbach became a big city and in 1975 it was merged together with Rheydt, another big city. The Abteiberg Museum (lower left corner) is a museum of contemporary art. The Water Tower (upper left corner) is one of the most important sights of Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach is the only city in Germany with two main railway stations, one in Rheydt and one in Mönchengladbach (lower right corner).

Stamp:
500 years German purity law (issued 07-04-2016)

Thank You very much Marcel!

Germany: Saint Laurence's Church in Bergisch Gladbach

Yesterday I got three postcards: two from Germany and one from the USA.

One of the cards from Germany shows the Saint Laurence's Church in Bergisch Gladbach. Bergisch Gladbach is a big city in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. 

Stamp:
100 years of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig (issued 10-10-2013)

Thank You very much Marcel!

Germany: Day of the Franconians and Steam Train Meeting of Dresden

Yesterday I bought at the post office two special postcards with special postmarks. 

The first card was printed for the 10th Day of the Franconians held in Erlangen on 5th July 2015. The card shows various views of Erlangen.

Stamp:
1200 years Forchheim (issued 03-01-2005)

The second card shows a steam train and was printed for the 7th Steam Train Meeting of Dresden, which was held in April 2015.

With a related stamp:
125 years Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (issued 09-02-2012)

Germany: Town Hall of Pankow

Today I got a postcard from Germany.

It shows the Town Hall of Berlin's locality Pankow. The Town Hall of Pankow was built between 1901 and 1903 in a combination of various architectural styles. Between 1927 and 1929 it was enlarged. It is the seat of the district mayor of Pankow. Since the 1970s is the Town Hall of Pankow a listed monument.

The Postcode of the Town Hall is 13187. So I now have a postcard from every Postcode Region in Germany. ^___^

Stamp:
Chiemsee (from set of two) (issued 01-07-2015)

Thank You very much Phoenix!

Germany: Aegidius Abbey in Braunschweig

On Saturday I visited the former Aegidius Abbey in Braunschweig.

The Aegidius Abbey was a Benedictine abbey founded in 1115. After the Reformation it was used as Protestant women's convent, military depot and prison. Since 1902 it houses a branch of the Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum, which is today home to the Jewish Museum and an exhibition about life in a monastery. The Jewish Museum shows one of the most important Judaica collections in Germany, including the complete interior of the Hornburg Synagogue.

The two postcards I bought show the exterior of the Aegidius Abbey and the cupola of the Hornburg Synagogue from the collection of the Jewish Museum.

Germany: Riddagshausen Abbey

On Saturday I visited the Riddagshausen Abbey. 

The Riddagshausen Abbey was founded in 1145 by Cistercian monks. After the Reformation an abbey school was founded there. Today the abbey is known for its abbey church, the abbey garden, the Cistercian museum, its arboretum and its fish ponds.

The two cards I bought show the abbey church and the abbey garden.