Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Kota Tinggi Waterfalls is a famous attraction in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. The waterfalls are located in Lombong.

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Kenting National Park is a national park located in the Hengchun Peninsular of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng and Manjhou Townships. Established on January 1, 1984, it is Taiwan's oldest and southernmost national park, covering the southernmost area of the Taiwan island. Administered by the Executive Yuan's Ministry of the Interior, this national park is well-known for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountain and beach, the Spring Scream rock-band festival held in every March, and has long been one of the most favorite resort places in Taiwan.

Illustrated card from China

Triglav National Park is a national park located in Slovenia. It was named after mount Triglav, a national symbol of Slovenia.

Triglav is situated almost in the middle of the national park. From it the valleys spread out radially, supplying water to two large river systems having their sources in the Julian Alps: the Soča and the Sava, flowing to the Adriatic and Black Sea, respectively.

Prague - The Vltava River - The Lesser Town - The Prague Castle

Spring Play by Kaarina Kaila

Puerto Rico - The biggest and best and most easily accessible system is The Rio Camuy Cave Park near Lares, which was discovered in 1958. Operated by the Administracion de Terrenos, the extensive system of passageways has been mapped for 7 miles, although not yet all of it is open to the public. The capacity is 1,500 visitors per day.


Pantanal Matogrossense- The Pantanal Conservation Complex consists of a cluster of four protected areas with a total area of 187,818 ha. Located in western central Brazil at the south-west corner of the State of Mato Grosso, the site represents 1.3% of Brazil's Pantanal region, one of the world's largest freshwater wetland ecosystems. The headwaters of the region's two major river systems, the Cuiabá and the Paraguay rivers, are located here, and the abundance and diversity of its vegetation and animal life are spectacular.

Iguaçu National Park - The park shares with Iguazú National Park in Argentina one of the world’s largest and most impressive waterfalls, extending over some 2,700 m. It is home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, among them the giant otter and the giant anteater. The clouds of spray produced by the waterfall are conducive to the growth of lush vegetation.

The Pettson and Findus

Three new cards!

Portugal, Sao Miguel
This is considered to be one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. It acces is restricted to the guests of Hotel Terra Nostra. It is located in Acores Island.
The Mansion (Baguio City) Phillippines
Built in 1908, it served as the official summer residence of the US governor-generals during the American Colonial period. It was badly damaged during the Second World War and was rebuilt in 1947. Since then, it serves as the holiday home and working office of the President of the Phillippines.

A handmade card from the USA

New-York, Italy and Russia

The first card I received today is from my brother from New York, he is travelling through America.


The second card is from Italy, it is my very first UNESCO card. It is the Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan.

"The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the north wall is The Last Supper, the unrivalled masterpiece painted between 1495 and 1497 by Leonardo da Vinci, whose work was to herald a new era in the history of art."

And a few weeks ago I won a lottery hosted by a girl from Russia. I won 12 interior view cards. They are very beautiful. I made a slide show of it. If you want more information about the picutes, look at my Flickr account.

Two new cards

Everyday I get lucky! Two more cards. My first one from China!

And one from the USA!

More cards and tea!

I received five cards today! The first one is from a Round Robins on the forum with Tea. I received tea and a card from Turkey! I really really like this! I love to drink tea and this is a great way to taste tea from all over the world from you very own couch!

This card I won in a lottery! It´s from Finland and I think it is great.

This card is also from the forum, a black and white tag.

And two official postcrossing postcards. The first one is from Canada and the second one from the USA! Both very nice!

USA, Italy and Taiwan!

Wow what a great day! Four cards! The first one is an official one from Taiwan. On the postcard you can see the Dawu-people on Lan-Yu Island inb 1933.


The next three are from the postcrossing forum. It was an unusual round robins. I got two from the USA and one from Italy. I like them all very much!