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Miyazaki（宫崎）: the wild horses at Toi promontory（都井岬的野生马）

日本国家旅游局网站上的介绍：
都井岬位于宫崎县南部，日南海岸最南端，志布志湾东端。在这片平缓连绵的丘陵地带上，能看到一种叫做御崎马的野生马群在那儿吃草的景观。据说御崎马是由大约 300 年前放牧的军马野生进化而来，已被指定为国家的天然纪念物。在都井岬游客中心──马馆，陈列着有关御崎马的生态和生息环境的图文照片。
都井岬灯塔建在海拔 225 米的断崖上，晴朗的日子里在那里可一览大隈半岛。在岬的尖端，有个被人们认为可以驱除海难、结缘的御崎神社，那里还能看见天然的苏铁林。

It was sent by Ranko from Tokyo, Japan.

Romania, Craiava（罗马尼亚克拉约瓦）: Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Dumitru

This card is from Bucuresti, Romania（罗马尼亚布加勒斯特）.


Rugby Union

The Valley of the Broom, Ross-shire
This impressive view is seen from the road between Braemore and Dundonnell. The River Broom flows into Loch Broom, a glimpse of which can be seen in the far distance. The road through the valley leads to Ullapool.
                     - introduction on the back

This card is from Bournemouth, United Kingdom（英国伯恩茅斯）, my first card from U.K. Mike says it is probably 40 years old at least. Bournemouth is on the south coast of the U.K. The county of Ross-shire is in the north of Scotland.

This card is printed in Italy but was sent from Nastola, Finland. Nastola is located in southern Finland and there are only 15 000 inhabitants. Päivi, who sent me this card, says that the nature is what she loves most in Nastola. They have lots of beautiful lakes and forests. And she loves to have the nature around her.

Private swap with Noriko from Janpanese. I love Ghibli movies!


千与千寻


千寻和白龙


幽灵公主 阿珊


阿斯达卡


悬崖上的金鱼姬


天空之城 希达和巴斯


魔女宅急便  琪琪


风之谷  娜乌西卡


龙猫

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Berlin, Germany
New architecture in the capital: Sony Center and debis complex on the Potsdamer Platz（波兹坦广场）; in the foreground is the Kulturforum with Philharmonie and Church of St. Metthew.

This card comes from Franciso, a Portoguese living in Berlin to pursue a new life. He said that the place in the card once was the Berlin Wall.

Stamps and a special cancellation mark of WWF:

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Map card from Leuven, Belgium（比利时，鲁汶）

It's the first card from Belgium, sent by Thomas! I have sent a card to Tom in Leuven, Belgium about ten days ago. In their pages, I read the same description about Leuven:

"home to the oldest and biggest university of Belgium, estimed in the 15th century. Also the historical and partly medieval city centre is a must to pay a visit, when travelling trough Europe."

Then, I find that, the fact is Thomas and Tom are the same person! What's "Yuan Fen"! I wonder to know how Thomas feels when he receives my card...

Thomas's stamps are very special. He pasted a stamp with braille（盲文）. You can feel orderly little spots on the surface of the stamp.


By the way, Thomas has a really good-looking handwriting!

These cards have arrived for nearly two weeks. My friend kept them for me, because I have been leaving for three weeks.

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Valokuva Matti Tirri (They are Finnish words. I dno't know the meaning. I guess this architecture may have something to do with a library.)
Helsinki, Filand

It was sent by a Swedish (瑞典语) teacher in southern Filand, Johanna likes stamp collecting, so she has pasted a really nice stamp that was published in the memory of International Polar Year.


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Tampere, Finland (芬兰坦佩雷)

This card comes from a teacher in central Finland. She said it was in Chinese New Year and she learned "Ni Hao" in Chinese. Tempere is one of big cities in Finland.

Here is the stamp and postmark:


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Hanze Steden(They ara Dutch words, mean "汉萨同盟城市".): Kampen(坎彭), Nederland

This is my second card from Netherlands, sent by Llona. She lives in a small village under Rotterdam(鹿特丹)- Achthuizen and works as a nurse in an academic hospital.
 
It's a postal card. The postal pattern is in right. It's also the first postal card I receive from oversea.


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This is a self-made photo card from U.S.A. Its sender is Shannon. She said that she would love to live in the mountains someday.

The stamp in right is about lunar new year. There is a Chinese lion on it.

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Vienna, Austria - St. Stephen's Cathedral

This card comes from a art history student in Salzburg, Austria and it's the first card I receive from Austria. The architecture is the symbol of Vienna.

I like stamp in right.


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Circle of United Buddy Bears
Berlin, Pariser Platz, Juli-November 2003

This card is from a Beijing girl who study in Germany. She introduces the card in Chinese. It is the first time I receive a card from a Chinese oversea student.

The UNITED BUDDY BEARS promote living together in peace and harmony on their global tour. Around 140 Buddy Bears (each 2 m tall) represent as many countries recognised by the United Nations. Since the first exhibition in Berlin in 2002, more than 20 million visitors world-wide have been able to admire the United Buddy Bears.

Pariser Platz is a square in the center of Berlin, Germany, situated by the Brandenburg Gate at the end of the Unter den Linden. The square is named after the French capital Paris in honour of the Allied occupation of Paris in 1814, and is one of the main focal points of the city.

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Pittsburgh Lightup Night
Photo: Dan Amerson
Lightup Night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has become a November tradition. The night celebrates the beginning of the holiday shopping season and attracts photographers, shoppers, and visitors by the thousands. This view is from the West End Overlook.

This card was sent by Martha who worked in a human resourses office in Pennsylvania. She said that there were lots of Chinese students at Penn State University.

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This card is lake view from Suomi Finland, sent by Catua. She said they have plenty of this kind of lakes in Filand and she liked summer. She also translated words into Finnish. It's the first time I see Finnish words.