From Russia and Belgium

Sent: 18 DEC 2013
Received: 21 JAN 2014
Travel time: 34 days

I love cards that show such beautiful architecture!

Sent: 29 JAN 2013
Received: 4 FEB 2014
Travel time: 6 days

This is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.  Started in 1905, construction wasn't finished until 1969!  It is one of the ten largest Roman Catholic churches (by area) in the world.  Again... beautiful architecture.

From Germany & Indonesia

I haven't been as active as I'd like to be with my Post Crossing account.  I hope to get back into sending post cards more actively in the coming year.  If you haven't heard about Post Crossing yet, check it out.  It's a great way to send and receive cards from around the world!  Direct swaps are optional as well.  Basically it works like this... You ask for an address, send a card, and when that card is registered, your address is given to someone else!  Then you get a card and register it!  I've received some very beautiful post cards!

Here are the cards I've gotten so far this month.

Sent:  18 DEC 2013
Received:  2 JAN 2014
Travel time:  15 days

This card is from Bremen, Germany.  The author asked me if my children knew the story of the Bremen Town Musicians.  They did not and neither did I.  It is a story by the Brothers Grimm.  A statue was erected in Bremen in 1953 of the four musicians.  The donkey's hooves are shiny because touching them is said to make wishes come true.

Sent:  5 DEC 2013
Received:  6 JAN 2014
Travel time:  32 days

This card came from Bandung, Indonesia.  My first card from there!  From a mother of two, who likes to cross stitch in her spare time.  This is a photo of her work.  More talented than I am!  I started a cross stitch about 6-7 years ago and still haven't finished it!

Post Crossing {Card 7}

From Finland!  Doesn't it look lovely?

Post Crossing {Card 6}

How cute is this card?!  My first card from the Netherlands.  I sometimes feel like the person trying to shower on the card!

Post Crossing {Card 4 & 5}

From Germany

From Luxembourg

I'm not sure what this translates to, but Google Translate says...

"Trust in your happiness - and you pull it through?"  I think the second part needs a bit of help! =)

Post Crossing {Card #3}

Card #3 is from a French woman who has been living in China for many years!  This is the second card I have received from someone who is originally from another country.  I count it like I've gotten a card from two places!  Thanks Françoise!

Post Crossing Cards 1 & 2

I've told y'all about PostCrossing in other posts.  If you haven't checked it out yet, you need to get over there!

I've sent out nine cards so far.  My first five were to Netherlands, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.  The Germany and Belarus cards are STILL TRAVELING (18 days).  Yikes!  I've also sent one each to Indiana, China, Ukraine (again) and the Netherlands (again).  Every time one of your sent cards gets registered, your address is given to a new person!

Here are my first two received cards:

From Ireland | A temporary sorting office for the mail after the main office was destroyed. | May 1916

From United Kingdom | Urquhart Castle - Loch Ness

I love that my first two cards came from Ireland and Scotland (actually United Kingdom, but the card is of Scotland)!  Much of my heritage is from these two locations.  I can only dream of ever traveling there.  Now I have a little bit of each place!