Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): JANE from CHINA

This postcard was sent to us from China. It was sent by Jane, who lives in Nanjing, 10131 kilometers away!

On the card we can see what seems like a watercolor with three Chinese landmarks: a pagoda amidst cherry blossoms, a two-storied pavillion next to a maple tree and finally, a lotus pond. It seems by the postcrossing logo that it was especially designed for a meet-up.

On the back we have some good wishes a a lot of stamps!

谢谢, Jane!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ALINA from TAIWAN

This postcard was sent to us from Taiwan. It was sent by Alina, who lives in Taipei, 10925 kilometers away!

On the card we can a very beautiful Medieval statue of the personification of Grammar, which was located in the Freiburg Cathedral. I love it!!

On the back, Alina gives us some details about herself, but her main focus is on solidarizing herself (and asking for us support) with Hong Kong's struggle for human rights.

謝謝, Alina!

Stop 124 - San Mateo

Our last postcard was sent to San Mateo, in the USA, 8836 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Marina. It was sent by Manuel, a C1.1 student who wrote on a postcard featuring a view of the Town Hall and the promenade surrounding it -actually, the same card that José Manuel also sent.

On the back, Manuel informs our American friend about his hobbies, his biography and about our town.

Thanks, Manuel!

Stop 123 - Kuopio

Our last postcard was sent to Kuopio, in Finland, 3252 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Raili. It was sent by Andrés, a C1.1 student who wrote on a postcard featuring different landmarks of his hometown, Boiro.

On the back, Andrés gives some informations about himself and about his town and its surrounding area.

Thanks, Andrés!

Stop 122 - Lemgo

Our last postcard was sent to Lemgo, in Germany, 1679 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Sven. It was sent by José Manuel, a C1.1 student who wrote on a postcard with a quaint view of the Noia Town Hall, whose façade is a modern recreation of a castle-like structure.

On the back, José Manuel shares with our German friend some details about our town and about his family, job and likes and dislikes (like: books; dislike: TV!).

Thanks, José Manuel!

Stop 121 - Chandler

Our last postcard was sent to Chandler, in Arizona, 8495 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Matt. It was sent by Carmen, a C1.1 student who wrote on a postcard featuring the main church of our town, San Martiño, with its front-view façade.

On the back, Carmen includes some information about herself (she is Mexican!), as well as about our town, in which she has been living for quite some time.

Thanks, Carmen!

Stop 120 - Hukou

Our last postcard was sent to Hukou, in Taiwan, 10915 kilometers away!

This postcard was sent to Debrah. It was sent by María, a C1.2 student who wrote on a postcard featuring some of the traditional fishing boats employed in the shellfish-gathering trade in our estuary.

On the back, María gives some information about herself and about our famous cockles, the main objective of our sea-workers.

Thanks, María!

Stop 119 - Frielas

Our last postcard was sent to Frielas, in Portugal, 440 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Paula. It was sent by Jenifer, a C1.2 student who wrote on a postcard featuring the main façade of Saint Martin's church, in the Tapal Square of Noia's Old Town.

On the back, Jenni gives our southern friend some informations about herself, our town and our autonomous region. We are relatively close neighbors with her!

Thanks, Jenifer!

Stop 118 - Beijing

Our last postcard was sent to Beijing, in China, 9282 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Shan. It was sent by Lola, a C1.2 student who wrote on a postcard featuring the interior of Santa María a Nova, today a museum of medieval tombstones.

On the back, Lola gives some information about herself, her studies and our town and postcard image.

Thanks, Lola!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ANATOLIY from RUSSIA

This postcard was sent to us from Russia. It was sent by Anatolyi, who lives in Saint Petersburg, 3248 kilometers away!

On the card we can see what appears to be a children's cartoon scene, perhaps from some TV show from Soviet times. On the back we get its name: "The Kid and Karlsson".

Also on the back we have Anatoliy's nice greetings, a stamp with the same image as the card and another stamp with a really quaint Russian Orthodox church.

Спасибо, Anatoliy!

Stop 117 - Khimki

Our last postcard was sent to Khimki, in Russia, 3575 kilometers away!

The postcard was sent to Nikolai. It was sent by Isabel, a C1.2 student who wrote on a postcard featuring the famous Gothic arches of one of Noia's Medieval Pazos, and a part-time residence of the Archbishops of Santiago: the Casa da Xouba.

On the back, Isabel takes the persona of our own town, and describes its sights and landmarks, while at the same time mentioning the near it there are other, spectacular, sites.

Thanks, Isabel!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ABED from ARGELIA

This postcard was sent to us from Algeria. It was sent by Abed, who lives in Frenda, 1213 kilometers away!

On the card we can see a beautiful view of mount Ilarène, in the province of Tamanrasset, famous for its oasis-city. 

On the back, Abed sends us some sweet words in a slightly cursive handwriting that reminds me of Arab writing, along with stamps with lovely roses.

ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ, Abed!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ANETT from GERMANY

This postcard was sent to us from Germany. It was sent by Anett, who lives in Erkrath, 1516 kilometers away!

On the card we can see a hodge-podge of important German symbols and sights, including a nutcracker doll, some euro coins, landmarks like the Reichstaf, the Bauhaus (and Chocolate Cake!) taken from stamps, and some data.

In the back, Anett tells us about some of her hobbies (like travelling around the world) and about where she lives (in the German länder of Westphalia, in a town quite close to the famous Neanderthal prehistoric site).

Danke, Anett!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): MADIHA from INDIA / SINGAPORE

This postcard was sent to us from Singapore, where the writer is temporarily residing and studying. It was sent by Madiha, who is from Coimbatore, in India, 8843 kilometers away!

On the card we can see a snowy landscape painting with mountains in the back; it looks a bit like some traditional Chinese paintings.

On the back, Madiha tells us that she is studying Biotechnology, and that she would like to visit Spain some day. Do come! We would love to welcome you and show you around here!

நன்றி, Madiha!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ŽANETA from the CZECH REPUBLIC

This postcard was sent to us from the Czech Republic. It was sent by Žaneta, who lives in Liberec, 2015 kilometers away!

On the card we can enjoy a lovely, mist-bedecked view of the Charles Bridge, one of the main landmarks of Prague.

On the back, our Czech friend tells us that she studied in the capital, that being the reason why she chose this picture, and that she was curious about what 'Galician' meant (she saw it in our postcrossing profile, I presume). I obliged with a message and some words of our language.

Děkuji, Žaneta!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ASLI and SEMIN from TURKEY

This postcard was sent to us from Turkey. It was sent by Asli and Semin, who live in Bursa, 3147 kilometers away!

On the card we can see a colourful and artistic message; when we tried to translate it in the class (through google translate), it seems to mean something like 'I always eat fruit'.

In the back, our two friends tell us briefly that they want to 'carpe diem', enjoy and appreciate the moment. 

Teşekkür ederim, Asli and Semin!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ERIC from GERMANY

This postcard was sent to us from Germany. It was sent by Eric, who lives in Freiberg, 1906 kilometers away!

On the card we can see some miscellaneous sights of Eric's hometown, which has a lot of quaint, ancient-looking buildings in a very Germanic style. Freiberg was an important silver-mining site in the old state of Saxony.

In the back, Eric sends greetings and some lovely stamps. Like in many cards from Germany, flowers appear a lot in these, but one big one here includes part of the lyrics of the German national anthem.

Danke, Eric!