International Postcard Week (October 6-12 2013)

Sender: Brenda, Sent on: 7 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 16 days

http://9teen87spostcards.blogspot.com/

Mysore Palace, India

The Palace of Mysore is a palace situated in the city of Mysore in southern India. It is the official residence of the Wodeyars - the erstwhile royal family of Mysore, which ruled the princely state of Mysore for over seven centuries.

The Wodeyar kings first built a palace in Mysore in the 14th century, it was demolished and constructed multiple times. The current palace construction was commissioned in 1897, and it was completed in 1912 and expanded later around 1940. Mysore palace is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in India after Taj Mahal with more than 2.7 million visitors.

Fortifications of Vauban, France (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1283

Fortifications of Vauban consists of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the western, northern and eastern borders of France. They represent the finest examples of the work of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a military engineer of King Louis XIV. The serial property includes towns built from scratch by Vauban, citadels, urban bastion walls and bastion towers. There are also mountain forts, sea forts, a mountain battery and two mountain communication structures. This property is inscribed as bearing witness to the peak of classic fortifications, typical of western military architecture. Vauban also played a major role in the history of fortification in Europe and on other continents until the mid-19th century.

1- Arras, Pas-de-Calais: citadel

2- Besançon, Doubs: citadel, city walls and Fort Griffon

3- Blaye-Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Gironde: citadel of Blaye, city walls, Fort Paté and Fort Médoc

4- Briançon, Hautes-Alpes: city walls, Redoute des Salettes, Fort des Trois-Têtes, Fort du Randouillet, 5- ouvrage de la communication Y and the Asfeld Bridge

5- Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère: Tour dorée (lit. "Golden Tower") aka. Tour Vauban

6- Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle: ville neuve

7- Mont-Dauphin, Hautes-Alpes: place forte

8- Mont-Louis, Pyrénées-Orientales: citadel and city walls

9- Neuf-Brisach, Haut-Rhin: ville neuve/Breisach (Germany): gateway of the Rhine

10- Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime: city walls and citadel

11- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue/Tatihou, Manche: watchtowers

12- Villefranche-de-Conflent, Pyrénées-Orientales: city walls, Fort Libéria and Cova Bastera

Postcard 1 : Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Sender: famalubel,  Sent on: 23 Jun, 2014, Received on: 2 Jul, 2014, Travel time: 9 days

Postcard 2 : Mont-Louis

Sender: famalubel, Sent on: 13 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 10 days

Palace and Park of Versailles, France (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/83

The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.

Sender: famalubel, Sent on: 13 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 10 days

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France (UNESCO)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/165

This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of self-sufficiency as practised by the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.

Sender: famalubel, Sent on: 13 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 10 days

Canal du Midi, France (UNESCO)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/770

This 360-km network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is one of the most remarkable feats of civil engineering in modern times. Built between 1667 and 1694, it paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. The care that its creator, Pierre-Paul Riquet, took in the design and the way it blends with its surroundings turned a technical achievement into a work of art.

Sender: famalubel, Sent on: 13 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 10 days

Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/652

This park features a spectacular limestone karst landscape with an underground river. One of the river's distinguishing features is that it emerges directly into the sea, and its lower portion is subject to tidal influences. The area also represents a significant habitat for biodiversity conservation. The site contains a full 'mountain-to-sea' ecosystem and has some of the most important forests in Asia.

Sender: pal_hunter, Sent on: 25 Sep, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 28 days

His blog :    http://theurbanhunt.blogspot.com/