Thursday, 7 November 2013

The Memorial to V.A.Budzinsky, Russia


Sender: Niuratka, Sent on: 22 Oct, 2013, Received on: 3 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

Sydney, Australia


Sender: Karenk, Sent on: 20 Oct, 2013, Received on: 3 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 14 days

Helsinki Cathedral, Finland


Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighbourhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. The church was originally built from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas' Church until the independence of Finland in 1917.

Sender: Minna71, Sent on: 27 Oct, 2013, Received on: 3 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 7 days

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina


A wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia.

Sender: Jasmin, Sent on: 11 Oct, 2013, Received on: 1 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 20 days

Flag of Russia (I Love Russia)

Sender: Ertan Aaron, Sent on: 17 Oct, 2013, Received on: 1 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 14 days

Flag of Netherlands

Sender: johanhuisma, Sent on: 11 Oct, 2013, Received on: 3 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 23 days

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration, Japan (UNESCO WH)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1418

The beauty of the solitary, often snow-capped, stratovolcano, known around the world as Mount Fuji, rising above villages and tree-fringed sea and lakes has long inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimages. Its representation in Japanese art goes back to the 11th century but 19th century wood block prints have made Fujisan become an internationally recognized icon of Japan and have had a deep impact on the development of Western art. The inscribed property consists of 25 sites which reflect the essence of Fujisan’s sacred landscape. In the 12th century, Fujisan became the centre of training for ascetic Buddhism, which included Shinto elements. On the upper 1,500-metre tier of the 3,776m mountain, pilgrim routes and crater shrines have been inscribed alongside sites around the base of the mountain including Sengen-jinja shrines, Oshi lodging houses, and natural volcanic features such as lava tree moulds, lakes, springs and waterfalls, which are revered as sacred.

Sender: impreza, Sent on: 13 Oct, 2013, Received on: 3 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 21 days