Leonid Afremov: Wedding Anniversary

Thanks to Oksana for this beautiful art card and the 

Europa Cept Musical Instruments stamp! I only just noticed the 

wine bottles have arms..hah! :D

Sent: 3 February 2016   Received: 25 February 2016   Travelled: 22 days

RUS 9863

Thanks to Anna for this beautiful card and a piece of Siberia

in the form of the Wood Ash leaf. Russian stamps are so

beautiful, and here's one of the Europa CEPT National Instrument

of Russia,sent on Palindrome day ,such a cool coincidence!

Sadly, I don't know the name of this Painting or the artist. Maybe

someone can read Cyrillic and let me know!

Sent: 5 October 2015   Received: 27 Oct   Travelled: 22 days

The Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul

 The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg, built between 1712 and 1733 on Zayachy Island along the Neva River. Both the cathedral and the fortress were originally built under Peter the Great and designed by Domenico Trezzini. The cathedral's bell tower is the world's tallest Orthodox bell tower. Since the belfry is not standalone, but an integral part of the main building, the cathedral is sometimes considered the highest Orthodox Church in the world. There is another Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Church in St. Petersburg, located in Petergof.

Thanks to Svelana via Postcardunited for this lovely night view of the cathedral

and the Europa CEPT Russia Musical Instrument stamp

Sent:7 June 2015   Received: 22 June 2015   Travelled:15 days

Polar bear

Another lovely fantasy art postcard by Galla Yegorenkova of Polar nights, not sure what

the title of this art is but here you can see the lovely Europa CEPT Russian stamp of 

Traditional Musical Instrument. Thanks to Elena for this great swap :D

Sent: 1 April 2015   Received: 27 April 2015   Travelled: 26 days

Bamberg, Germany

The Old Town of Bamberg is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, primarily because of its authentic medieval appearance. The city established a documentation centre in 2005 to support World Heritage activities. Some of the main sights are:

Bamberg Cathedral (1237), with the tombs of emperor Henry II and Pope Clement II
Alte Hofhaltung, residence of the bishops in the 16th and 17th centuries
Neue Residenz, residence of the bishops after the 17th century
Old Town Hall (1386), built in the middle of the Regnitz River, accessible by two bridges
Klein-Venedig ("Little Venice"), a colony of picturesque fishermen's houses from the 19th century along one side of the river Regnitz.
Michaelsberg Abbey, built in the 12th century on one of Bamberg's "Seven Hills"
Altenburg, castle, former residence of the bishops

Thank you dear Simona for this beautiful view of historic Bamberg!

Seems like another lovely picturesque city to wander and get lost in,

reminds me of our wet days in Prague haha

Sent: 17 September 2014   Received: 1 October 2014   Travelled: 14 days