Sonne’s Postcard Collection

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Wrocław July 6, 2009

Filed under: Uncategorized — Invisible Woman @ 11:47 am

This posdcard comes from Joanna on interpals of her homeland Poland :) The views show (from top left clockwise) Most Grunwaldski, Rynek, Palc Solny, Uniwersytet, PL 1 Maja, Rynek again, Koscidl.nmp, Kamieniczki W Rynku, Odra, Jas I Malgosia, Katedra,  and Ossolineum. Please anyone correct me if I have spelt the name places wrong!

wroclaw

 

Dombås June 23, 2009

Filed under: Norway — Invisible Woman @ 11:25 am

dombås

Tone, my neighbour to the west picked up this postcard for me on her trip to Trondheim :)

 

Brittanian Wood Carvings June 1, 2009

Filed under: France — Invisible Woman @ 4:49 pm

This postcard arrived shortly after the last one in a letter from Valériane in France. It shows the wood carvings on churches and chapels around Brittany. The top one is in Notre-Dame-de-Crénéan en Ploërdut, the middle is from Saint Thomas church in Landerneau and the bottom one is from the Notre-Dame-du-Tertre chapel in Châtelaudren.

Brittany

 

Nantes May 28, 2009

Filed under: France — Invisible Woman @ 4:44 pm

This stunning sunset (?) is a view over Nantes in France, and im guessing a cathedral or church there. This postcard was sent to my by my French penpal Valériane.

nantes

This was a long slender postcard so hard to get the detail in one shot, but my photography skils are clearly lacking anyway – so here is a closer look.

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Norway May 27, 2009

Filed under: Norway — Invisible Woman @ 10:48 am

This great multiview postcard is from Tone in Norway. The back of the card says the views are of Geiranger, Reine (Lotofen), Preikestolen (Lysefjorden), Trolltindene and Loen. These kinds of views are EXACTLY the reason I’m longing to visit Norway!

norway

 

Porto May 22, 2009

Filed under: Portugal — Invisible Woman @ 10:16 pm

porto

I recieved this beautiful postcard from Joana today, it’s a picture of  the Church and Clérigos Tower in Porto, Portugal.

 

Bouzov May 15, 2009

Filed under: Czech Republic — Invisible Woman @ 11:39 am

This suprise arrived today in a letter from my friend Hanka.

bouzov

 

Mexico Collection May 4, 2009

Filed under: Dad, Mexico — Invisible Woman @ 11:19 am

Well my Dad has really outdone himself this time! I recieved a bunchful of  postcards today from his latest trip to Mexico that lasted two months while he was working on the conservation of baby turtles.

colima

colima2

volcanescolima

tecoman

joke11

joke2

If anyone could translate the last two postcards I would be very grateful :p

 

Åland May 4, 2009

Filed under: Finland, Iina — Invisible Woman @ 12:42 am

This piggy postcard doesn’t technically come from Åland but from my friend and penpal Iina in Finland. The card says in Swedish – ‘Here one has it so fine’ and as Iina says it sums up how she feels in her new flat, Happy New Home Iina!

aland

 

Strängnäs Cathedral April 21, 2009

Filed under: Sweden — Invisible Woman @ 8:25 pm

strangnas

This postcard of the Apostles Peter and Paul was sent to my husband from the Swedish church when he finally got round to sending the form in to leave. It’s a picture of an iron grate in the tower arches of Strängnäs Cathedral.