Olga sent me details about her city, Pskov, on the back of this postcard. Pskov is an ancient city, first referenced in 903 in a chronicle, and the home of Russian saint St Olga.
Autumn is here
Autumn came to Germany too, and a postcrosser from there sent me a basket full of it.
Kazahstan
I was intrigued to receive a postcard from Finland that was printed in cyrillic alphabet. Turns out the image is from Kazahstan, most likely, as the postcard is branded ‘Kazpost’.
Pink peonies
I didn’t even know peonies grew in South Korea before I received this postcard. Wonderful flowers, they are.
Orchid from the Bukit Jambul Orchid & Hibiscus Garden
This garden ia now closed according to the Malaysian postcrosser from Penang island who sent me this postcard. That’s a shame, but Malaysia remains a paradise for exotic flowers. I learned that their national flower is the Hibiscus 🌺! I’ll try to grow one at home, at least until I get to this country.
Novodevichy Convent in Moscow
This beautiful Convent was founded in 1524 and its name means The Young Women’s Convent (appropriate, I’d think). It’s in Moscow and it looks like Russian churches all right – with the golden domes and lovely colors.
Stork
Fauna of Belarus – that’s the title on this postcard. Storks are pretty common back home as well. It’s sad that they’re gone now that summer is over, I hope we’ll have a nice warm autumn.
Pink roses
I love getting flowers from a guy as much as any girl. Thank you, fellow German postcrosser from Hamburg, for the roses.
Cingshui Cliffs
This is a popular attraction in Taiwan, and you can see why. I’m a sucker for mountainous coastlines.
