BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 18, 2022 at 9:36am

TWO from KATERINA TELLING US A BIT ABOUT PLANNING PERMISSION FOR BUILDINGS IN GREECE

1;The Monastery of Stvronikita

However did they get planning permission to add this luxury terraced appartment?

2.'The House where Ali-Pasha was killed', Ioannina

Mr Wiki tells us who Ali-Pasha was:

Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1740 – 24 January 1822), was an Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioannina, and the territory he governed incorporated central and southern Albania, most of Epirus and the western parts of Thessaly and Greek Macedonia.

He had a gruesome death, but read about it for yourself on Mr Wiki, as I don't want to spoil your fun.

PS I don't think Ali-P needed planning permission for this shack

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 18, 2022 at 9:19am

TWO FROM MIM OF THE US CAPITOL (shouldn't that be CapitAl?)

1. The US Capitol 'Printed by the blind at CPI)

Usually, there are 3 +1 elements to a postcard -- on one side, a photo or other visual image, and on the other side a space to write a message, and a space for the address. (The +1 is for the stamp). But look at the reverse side of this postcard....

A 'Private Mailing Card' (as opposed to a 'Public Mailing Card'?) 'Authorized by Act Of Congress -- May 19, 1898'. NB a'Card' not a 'Postcard'.

And 'This side for the address.' So no room for a message, which is why MV Griffin wrote on the bottom of the photo, 'We are here in Washington for a week, having a georgeous time.

2. The South Hall of Entrance Pavilion, Library of Congress

Again 'This side for the address'.

I can't make out what the message on the front of the card says -- can you

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 15, 2022 at 3:40pm

FOUR POSTCARDS FROM JARINA AND LAPJE FROM THE OLD SOVIET UNION

(I think they are from Moscow, but I can't read the description of them as it's in Russian.....Help Raphael or someone?)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 10, 2022 at 10:40am

THREE FROM THE FAMOUS FRENCH POETESS NADIA ESTABAN

1. Main entrance to  Carcassone Cité, France

2. 'Le Jacques Cartier'

3. International Exhibition Paris, 1931: Temple Ankar Vat

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 6, 2022 at 8:51am

FOUR LONG AND THIN RUSSIAN ONES FROM JARINA AND HER CAT LAPJE -- THANKS AND MIAOU!

(the colours on the postcards are not very sharp, alas)

1. The Yauza River at the Andronikovsky Monastery, and the Portal of the Cathedral of the Saviour (15th century)

2. The Pushkin Monument, Moscow

3. Metro Bridge at Lushniki

4. The CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic assistance) Building, Moscow

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on November 2, 2022 at 10:43am

Piła Region - an area comprising 42 municipalities, 414,000 inhabitants. A tourist region - picturesquely situated towns and resorts on lakes, an abundance of forests. Piła (German: Schneidemühl) - the hometown of Stanisław Staszic, completely rebuilt after the war damage in 1945. Postcard from 1977, and in the photos: Piła - monument to Stanislaw Staszic; Zakrzewo - monument to the Defenders of the Land of Zlotow; Wągrowiec - resort on Lake Durowskie; bunkers of the Pomeranian Wall (1945).

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 31, 2022 at 8:12am

EMPTY AND UNINTERESTING STREET IN COLLIOURE, FRANCE

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 29, 2022 at 4:45am

TWO FROM BONNEVIDIVA --FEATURING WILEY AND GEORGE WASHINGTON. Thanks Bonnediva!

1.George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, Virginia

2. Wiley's Wood

Hands up§ And show your navel, young lady bottom right.

"Great Wolf Lodge combines the rustic charm of a northwoods lodge with the amenities of a contemporary resort. Wiley's Woods is a four-story, 20,000 square foot live video game adventure. Just one of the many fun, family-oriented attractions at our award-winning resort."

(Would you take your family there? I wouldn't)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 29, 2022 at 4:39am

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA -- FOR WHICH MANY THANKS

1. Repulse Bay, Hong Kong

What a name for a beach! Is it repulsive, or is something being repulsed?

Note the strategically placed garbage bin, front center!

2. Hotel des Monnaies, Cour d'Honneur, Paris, France

3. Puerto de Somport, French-Spanish border

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 26, 2022 at 9:59am

Kielce - a city in south-eastern Poland, the capital of the Świętokrzyskie region. Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, on the Silnica River, historically in Lesser Poland. A postcard from 1982, it shows a plan of the city, blocks of flats of a housing cooperative, the Central Hotel and an amphitheatre in a former quarry.

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