San Luis Potosí, Mexico. From Jaidol

San Luis Potosí  is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí.

Monterrey. Mexico. From Jaidol

Monterrey, is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico  and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the base of many significant international corporations.Until recently, the city had been regarded as the safest in Latin America. Recently, however, Monterrey has been a hot spot on Mexico's drug war.

This is my first cards from Mexico. They are traveled for about 2 month)

Gorky Park. From Olga

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Pen and ink portrait by J. D. Kulbida. From Melissa

 

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Disney. Florida. From Svenja

Rio De Janeiro, Statue of Christ. From Carlos

It seems to me this is my first postcard from Brazil

Vintas, Zamboanga. From Nezo

 

 

A site unique to Zamboanga is the Vintas, sailing outriggers often adorned dazzling multi colored sails.

Kite-Maker. From Bala

 

An expert kite-maker designing a traditional moon kite.

Chinese Giant Panda. From HU KUN

Chinese Ink and wash painting. From Gaisen

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Nijntje. From Anne

 

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Wheel-cart Fruit Seller. From Bernard

 

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Vatican City. From Daniele

 

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Vatican City is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Vatican City is smallest independent state in the world by both area and population.
Vatican City is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, ruled by the Bishop of Rome—the Pope.
Vatican City is home to some of the most famous art in the world. St. Peter's Basilica, whose successive architects include Bramante, Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta, Maderno and Bernini is a renowned work of Renaissance architecture. The Sistine Chapel is famous for its frescos, which include works by Perugino, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Botticelli as well as the ceiling and Last Judgement by Michelangelo. Artists who decorated the interiors of the Vatican include Raphael and Fra Angelico.

Gagarin. From Katerina

 

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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.

The Ypsilanti Water Tower. From Mike

 

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A long-standing urban legend holds that Ypsi Dick will fall, when a virgin ever graduates from nearby Eastern Michigan University

Nepenthes Rajah and Hin Ching. From Erica

 

Nepenthes rajah is an insectivorous pitcher plant species of the Nepenthaceae family. It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

The Tomb Of Confucius. From Danny

Two beautiful cards. Thank you Tanja

Abraham Lincoln. From Vicky

Abraham Lincoln  was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and promoting economic and financial modernization.

Penang. From Jiaqi

Happy New Year. From Irina

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Rumyanzev V. In your dreams. From Leyla

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Beautiful Philippines. From Toni

Canterbury. From Aaron

Pastoral scene.

This is typical west Canterbury, with sheep lining the paddocks. The stand of old pine trees and square cut hedges, near the farmshouse, are all very typical of the area. And that's even Mt Hutt in the distance.

Banaue, Bangaan Village. From Toni Rose

Nijntje. From Belinda

  

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