BORING POSTCARDS

Comment

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 18, 2023 at 12:42pm

Sarah: more always welcome!

Katerina: I try not to Google things unless i really, really have to. In this case the information I was seeking should have been on the back of the postcard with the other information. But now I know so, merci

Comment by Sarah Roe on August 17, 2023 at 11:30am

The monument is much more interesting on the inside: commemorative staircase might make an interesting set of postage stamps, hmm.

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 17, 2023 at 6:06am

Ah, Val...we just have to "google it" :-)

George Washington and the Washington monument:

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, it is both the world's tallest predominantly stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 554 feet 7+11⁄32 inches (169.046 m) tall.

Comment by Sarah Roe on August 17, 2023 at 2:52am

I was thrilled to know exactly where to send these when I found them! Thank you for sharing them. 

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 16, 2023 at 1:53pm

MORE BORING POSTCARDS FROM SARAH ROE -- THANKS AGAIN SARAH

1. National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal

2. Olympic Stadium, National University of Mexico

3. Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA

"The Washington Monument is a stupendous shaft of granite, 655 feet 51/8 inchs in height. It is 65 squarefeet at the base, and terminates in a pyramid of pure aluminum. The foundatiobs of rock and cement is 35ft deep, 126ft square. The cornerstone was laid in 1843, the Monument was finished in 1885. It is the highest work of masonry in the world."

(This is an old postcard, and I suspect the last sentence is no longer true. Can someone please tell e what exactly is this a Monument to?)

4. General Motors Building, Detroit Michigan, USA

General Motors was a 4-Star General. Every time he got another Star, he got another building to go with it.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 15, 2023 at 12:35pm

NOT MUCH HAPPENING HERE  (soewhere near Strasbourg, France)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 14, 2023 at 11:18am

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL -- THANKS, THANKS, AND THANKS

1. Mar de Niebla Desde la Collade del Salce, Spain

2. Les Colonnes de la Nation, Paris, France

AND LAST, BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST, WHAT MUST BE ONE OF THE MOST BORING POSTCARD EVER.....

3. Naranjo de Bulnes, Cara Sur, Spain

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 13, 2023 at 6:25pm

BORING HOTEL POSTCARDS FROM SARAH ROE -- MANY THANKS SARAH (will post your other ones soon)

1. Lobby, Hotel Harding, Maine, Ohio

2. Maryland Hotel, "In the Heart of the City", St. Louis, MO

3. Hotel Statler, Buffalo, NY

4. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel,  Montreal, Canada

5. The Nile Hilton,Cairo, Egypt

"Jewel of Egypt -- in a setting of modern luxury overlookig the ancient Pyramids. 400 air-conditioned rooms, all with terraces. Fabulous restaurants including he Starlight Roof for romantic outdoor dining dancing."

What luxury! What romance!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 8, 2023 at 3:20pm

BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!°:

A farm 'under snow' (and a hedge too that covers most ofthe farm), Rupt-sur Moselle, les Vosges, France(At the time of writing, it's far from cold here: 37° in the shade)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 7, 2023 at 4:17am

LES GORGES DU BRIANT, MINERVE,  FRANCE (or a bit of a road and some rocks, and who is Briant?)

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• …
• 100
• Next ›
• Page