Dutch Postcrossing

Thanks to Laura via PostcardUnited for this fun card :)

Sent: 6 June 2016   Received: 21 June 2016   Travelled: 15 days

Speigelgracht, Amsterdam

The Spiegelgracht is a canal in the centre of Amsterdam, located near the Prinsengracht. Built in the 16th century, it is a part of the Canals of Amsterdam which have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Thanks to Simona who sends this card from Romania after her Dutch holiday :)
Sent: 29 October 2014

Holland

Thanks to Dutch Postcrosser Brigitte for the lovely card of Holland and the

great stamp!

Sent: 13 April 2016    Received: 28 April 2016   Travelled: 15 days

Mouse

Thanks to Laura via postcrossing who sends this cute card of mice having dinner. Not sure if it's from the tale of the
Town Mouse and Country Mouse but it's nice to get this card
amidst the cats I've received :D

Sent: 13 April 2016  Received: 29 April 2016  
Travelled: 16 days

Tulips

Thanks to Riek via Postcardunited for this gorgeous tulip card

and the colourful stamps!

Sent: 10 March 2016   Received: 28 March 2016   Travelled: 18 days

Gorilla

Thank you Nolleke for this gorilla from Netherlands and

the nice stamp which commemorates the

200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Sent: 11 February 2016   Received: 1 March 2016   Travelled: 19 days

Milk Maid

Thanks to Elly for this postcard and nice stamps!

Sent: 26 November 2015   Received: 17 December 2015   Travelled: 21 days

Estevan Oriol photography

Thanks to Janine via PostcardUnited for this photography card from

Boomerang.

Sent: 11 November 2015   Received: 24 November 2015   Travelled: 14 days

Schiphol Amsterdam

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of the Netherlands, located 4.9 nautical miles (9.1 km; 5.6 mi) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, province of North Holland. It is the fifth busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers. The airport is built as a single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three large departure halls.

Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair Cargo, Transavia and TUI Airlines Netherlands. The airport also serves as a European hub for Delta Air Lines and as a base for EasyJet and Vueling.

Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase. The end of the First World War also saw the beginning of civilian use of Schiphol Airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely. By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles. The airport was captured by the German military that same year and renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol. The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war the airfield was restored quickly. In 1949, it was decided that Schiphol was to become the primary airport of the Netherlands. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reflects the original Dutch word order (Luchthaven Schiphol).

Source: Wikipedia

Thanks to Nolleke who got this card after waving goodbye to me at the airport.

My first time going through Schiphol airport and a memorable transit in Amsterdam :)

Sent: 12 January 2016   Received: 26 January 2016   Travelled: 14 days

Amsterdam canals

Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than one hundred kilometres of canals, about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals, Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht, dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel. Alongside the main canals are 1550 monumental buildings. The 17th-century canal ring area, including the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Jordaan, were placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North".

Source: Wikipedia

Thank you dear Nolleke for this great card to commemorate our meetup!

Sent: 20 December 2015  Received: 5 January 2016   Travelled: 16 days

Dutch Christmas wishes

Wow a Christmas tree and matching Christmas Tree stamp.

I did not notice the stamp until this moment , what fun postcards

are when you look at them a second time :) Thanks to a 

Dutch postcrosser for this postcard!

Sent: 27 November 2015   Received: 17 December 2015   Travelled: 20 days

Girl Reading

 

Gustav Adolph Hennig (1797-1869)

Thank you Johanna , a nice coincidence to meet your postcard 

via swapbot for the "Book swap" 

Sent: 12 January 2016   Received: 27 January 2016   Travelled: 15 days

Hot Air Balloon Jetoy

YES! I finally get the elusive balloon Jetoy card!

Thanks to Marye via postcrossing for this fun postcard.

Sent: 3 February 2016   Received: 16 February 2016   Travelled: 13 days

AY168

No title for this photograph but it's a stock photograph from Hulton Getty archives.

Thanks to Liz via PostcardUnited for this nice postcard of People for my collection

and the pretty stamps!

Sent: 12 Oct   Received: 22 Oct 2015   Travelled: 10 days

Den Haag

The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government and parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State, but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands which constitutionally is Amsterdam.King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands plans to live at Huis ten Bosch and works at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, together with Queen Máxima. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands and 150 international organisations are located in the city, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which makes The Hague one of the major cities hosting the United Nations, along with New York, Geneva, Vienna and Addis Ababa.
Source: Wikipedia

Oh this is new information for me, there's a United Nations in The Hague! 

So far I have 3 out of 5. Thanks to Nolleke for her beautiful card and stamps :)

Sent: 12 October 2015   Received: 22 October   Travelled: 10 days

Lali Dachshunds

SO CUTE!

Lali cards are just such fun illustrations.

Thanks to Maud of Netherlands postcrossing for this great card

Sent: 30 July 2015   Received: 20 August 2015   Travelled: 21 days

Sheep in a bucket

Feeding time! I thought this was a rather funny look at the

sheep. Thanks to Brenda for this swap.

Sent:4 August 2015   Received:17 August 2015   Travelled: 13 days

Groeningen balloon

Illustration by Frans Le Roux

In the Netherlands"Bommen Berend" (Bernhard Bombs) unsucessfully lay siege to the Dutch city of Groningen using bombs.A holiday of this name is still celebrated in the city of Groningen on 28 August to commemorate the breaking of the siege.

A cool cartoon card of a punctured hot air balloon in Groningen! I love all

the busy details of this colouful card. Thanks so much to 

Cats in pails

Thanks to Liefdraaleje from swapbot for this Cat swap

Sent: 9 July 2015   Received: 31 July 2015   Travelled: 22 days

Netherlands

The Netherlands' name literally means "Low Countries", influenced by its low land and flat geography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding one metre above sea level. Most of the areas below sea level are man-made. Since the late 16th century, large areas (polders) have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes, amounting to nearly 17% of the country's current land mass.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Thanks to Johanna from swap-bot for this map card of Netherlands and the beautiful stamps!

Sent:2 July 2015   Received: 24 July 2015   Travelled: 22 days