Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): MARTIN from NORDHORN

This postcard was sent to us from Germany. It was sent by Martin, who lives in Nordhorn, 1600 kilometers away!

The card came inside an envelope! It had some lovely flower stamps and a Nativity scene.

Inside, we had a whole pack of cards! Maybe Martin took the picture and prepared them for us?

In the back of one of them, Martin sends some nice wishes and briefly describes the place where he lives: flat as a pancake, good for cycling, and near the Dutch border.

Danke, Martin!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): HELENA from KROMERIZ

This postcard was sent to us from the Czech Republic. It was sent by Helena, who lives in Kromeriz, 2140 kilometers away!

On the card we can see different vistas of some marvelous, Renaissance or Baroque gardens, statues and buildings! It appears they belong the local Unesco World Heritage site. You can read more about it here.

On the back, Helena gives us some extra (and very interesting) information about the site.

Děkuji, Helena!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): MIROSŁAV from GLIWICE

This postcard was sent to us from Poland. It was sent by Mirosław, who lives in Gliwice, 2251 kilometers away!

On the card we can appreciate a quaint little drawing of a boy and a girl wearing Poland's national costume. Lovely!

On the back, our Baltic friend sends us some good wishes, along with a very nice stamp.

Dziękowanie, Mirek!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): DIANA from CARBALLO

Many years ago, I was introduced to the world of postcrossing by co-worker and satellite school chief of Ribeira Diana Pastoriza. Among the activities Mariló and I did with her was a postcrossing meetup (the first Galician one!) in Ribeira.

A second and a third have taken place since then. I wasn't able to go to this last one, so Diana has very kindly written a card to us!

On the back we have a lovely poem and Diana's even lovelier words!

Thanks, Diana!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): CHRIS from SANDY

This postcard was sent to us from the USA. It was sent by Chris, who lives in Sandy, 8204 kilometers away!

On the card we can see what looks like a volcano erupting! Chris tells us that it is Mount Saint Helen's, near Portland, Oregon (and near her!), which last erupted in 1980.

Besides giving some extra information about the geology of her zone, she also sends us some nice wishes (and posts lots of lovely stamps) in the back.

Thanks, Chris!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): ROLAND from COLOGNE

This postcard was sent to us from Germany. It was sent by Roland, who lives in Cologne, 1501 kilometers away!

On the card we can see a very clear and unmistakable piece of advice: "Stop wishing, start doing!".

On the back, Roland sends us good wishes for both our postcrossing activities and our Christmas holidays.

Danke, Roland!

Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): JANE from BELARUS

This postcard was sent to us from Belarus. It was sent by a group of people, I believe, including and using the account of Yana, who lives in Postavy, 2902 kilometers away!

The postcard was the result of a Postcrossing Meet-up that took place in the city of Vitebsk on the 14th of December, as its cover and seasonal decoration testify.

On the back we can find some lovely images (including the horse in the stamp) and greetings and good wishes in many hands and colours!

Дзякуй, Yana!