Citadel of Jerusalem

Aerial view of the Old City of Jerusalem with the Citadel in the foreground.

The Tower of David is an ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old city of Jerusalem.

The name "Tower of David" isdue to Byzantine Christians who believed the site to be the palace of King David. They borrowed the name "Tower of David" from the Song of Songs, attributed to Solomon, King David's son, who wrote: "Thy neck is like the Tower of David built with turrets, whereon there hang a thousand shields, all the armor of the mighty men." (Song of Songs, 4:4)

 Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_David

dziękuję Chris from Poland for this postcard from your travels!

Sent: no postmark! -.-

Received: 29 August 2013

Jerusalem's aerial view

 Jerusalem, aerial view of the Temple Mount and the Old City.

 

Thank you Ksenia for this beautiful view card!

Sent: (I can't read the Hebrew postmark)

Received: 22 November 2013

Jerusalem

 

Back of card: Jerusalem, the Old City

Jerusalem, located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

 

In this card you can see the Western Wall,which is the last remaining artifact of the temple that was destroyed in 70 BC by the Romans. You can also see the Muslim mosque.

Thank you Hanna for the explanations and the card!

Amman, Jordan

 

The King Abdullah I Mosque in Amman, Jordan was built between 1982 and 1989. It is capped by a magnificent blue mosaic dome beaneath which 3000 Muslims may offer prayer.

Thank you Mervat for the lovely card!

 

Source: Wikipedia.org

Sent: 23 February 2013
Received: 15 March 2013
Travelled: 20 days

My first postcard from Jordan

 Temple of Artemis - Jerash



 

The Jerash Temple of Artemis is a Roman temple in Jerash, Jordan. The temple was built on one of the highest points and dominated the whole city. Ruins of  the temple are still one of the most remarkable monuments left of the ancient city of Gerasa (Jerash).

 

Jordan is definitely one of the places I'd like to visit but for now read this travel blog on what you can do or see there :)

http://thatbackpacker.com/2014/01/12/top-destinations-jordan/

 

Thank you Fadi for this historical card! :)

 



Sent: 20 December 2012
Received: 5 February 2013
Travelled: 47 days

The Golden City

From Hanna of Israel, thank you :)

Ebil, Kurdistan

The historic citadel that dates back thousand of years and is currently being restored.

Kurdistan "Land of the Kurds";ancient name: Corduene , is a roughly defined geo-cultural region wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population, and Kurdish culture, language, and national identity have historically been based. Contemporary use of Kurdistan refers to large parts of eastern Turkey (Turkish Kurdistan) northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan), northwestern Iran ( Iranian Kurdistan) and northeastern Syria (Western Kurdistan) inhabited mainly by Kurds.

Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan
 

My very first card from Iraq!

Thank you Oliver for this card from the Kurdistan region. So glad it arrived eventhough it got lost in Thailand.

 



Sent: Postmark unclear
Received: 5 July 2013

Grand Mosque

Al Fateh Mosque

One of the world's biggest mosque that can accommodate 7000 people and also has the world's biggest fiber glass dome.

Thank you Edwin or this beautiful view card!



Sent: 6 June 2013
Received: June-August 2013 (I was away)

Bahrain museum

 A mural painting from the Bahrain National Museum.

My first card from Bahrain! Thank you Edwin.

Sent: 28 February 2013
Received: 12 March 2013
Travelled: 12 days

The Pearl

 

The Pearl in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island spanning nearly four million square metres. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. In 2004, when the project was first revealed, the initial cost of constructing the island stood at $2.5 billion. It is now believed the project will cost $15 billion upon completion.

 

Read more here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl-Qatar

 

Sent: 4 April 2013
Received: 25 April 2013
Travelled: 21 days

Saudi Arabia

110 year old picture of the most sacred place for Muslims world wide.

Thank you Ahmed for this beautiful card!

My first card from Saudi Arabia.



Sent: 31 November 2012
Received: 10 December 2012
Travelled: 10 days

Israel multiview

Oh look the front of my card has the postal date hehe

Thank you Christina for the lovely card showing the nice places of Israel.

Sent: 9 December 2013
Received: 16 January 2014

My first card from UAE

 

Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world with 829m

Thank you Salah for this beautiful card

 

Sent: 30 April 2013

Received: 21 May 2013



Travelled: 21 days

Kuwait

 

Kuwait Stock Exchange

 

Thank you Ahmed O. for this card of Kuwait, sent from Saudi Arabia.

 

Sent: 31 November 2012

Received: 10 December 2012

Travelled: 10 days

Oman

Bedouin women in desert

Thank you Cresalde for my second card from Oman, not as badly damaged as the first one, but that sure must have been some kind of travel it did.

Sent: January 2013
Received: 29 January 2013
Travelled: 20+ days

Damaged

The fort in Oman

 

Badly damaged card, I guess it got wet along the way :(

Thank you Cresalde for this card from Oman.

 Sent: January 2013,   Received: 29 January 2013,   Travelled: 20+ days