Rajasthani Women
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Rajasthan is the largest state in India but due to quite a huge part being a desert, the Thar or Great Indian Desert to be specific, it is not the most populated. Rajasthan, the "Land of Kings" is located in the North West of India, sharing a border with Pakistan. The card shows Rajasthani women, huddled together, braving a dust storm. Traditionally the women of Rajasthan are well dressed in colouful, richly embroidered clothes and artful jewelry. Blue, yellow and orange are the dominant colours. A piece of cloth is worn to cover the head, both for reasons of modesty but also for protect ..read more
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L'Ile de Ré, France
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  The Ile de Ré, a small island off the French Atlantic coast, near the city of La Rochelle, is lovingly nicknamed La Blanche (the White). There are several reasons for this nickname, the white beaches, the white buildings or the oleander that looks even a shade whiter here than elsewhere, but actually it is the salt that sponsored the name. Salt and Fleur de Sel are still gathered in the salt marshes of the island by traditional methods. Until Roman times, Ile de Ré consisted of 3 smaller islands, but the space between them was constantly filled up by silting and also by gaining sa ..read more
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Anguilla, Brithish West Indies
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  Anguilla is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Carribean Sea. It was first settled by Amerindian peoples migrating from South America. Traces of these first settlements date back to about 600 BC, but artefacts found there are even older and estimated to be as old as 1300 BC.  The Island is flat, with its highest elevation being Crocus Hill with a height of  only 73 meters (240 ft), near the capital city The Valley. The island has some of the most beautiful beaches of the Carribean, with lots of smaller islands and cays, which are not inhabited on a permanen ..read more
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Sächsische Schweiz - Saxon Switzerland
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9M ago
The Saxon Switzerland National Park is one of 16 national parks in Germany and is located in Saxony in the east of the country. It is an exceptional area, with untamed nature, ancient architecture and some of Germany's most beautiful bridges. The card shows the "Bastei", a rock formation that rises 305 meters above sea level, formed by water erosion over 1 million years ago. It has been a major tourist attraction for over 200 years and a wooden bridge was built to make access easier for the visitors in 1824. It was replaced by the current bridge, made from sandstone in 1851 and the views ..read more
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Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
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  Gorzów Wielkopolski, is a city located in western Poland at the banks of the Varta River. On July 2, 1257, 766 years today!, Margrave Johann I. of Ascania signed the document which allowed Albrecht de Luge to build the city of Landisberch Nova, later Landsberg an der Warthe. Due to its location on a crossroads and two rivers, the city soon became a flourishing commercial centre. Unfortunately the rivers often caused a lot of destruction because of severe floodings. Fires, wars and plagues also afflicted the city during the centuries. Today Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city full of life ..read more
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Cabo da Roca, Portugal
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1y ago
  Cabo da Roca, or Cape Roca, is part of the Sintra Mountain Range in Portugal and the westernmost point of continental Europe. The landscape is lonely and pretty rough and even way into the 14th century people considered the rocky, windswept cliffs to be the edge of the world. A fact that even today is easy to understand with only the lighthouse, a café and small souvenir shop being the only buildings. The real beauty is the raw nature of the rugged, barren landscape.  The lighthouse, located on a rock 165 meters (541 ft)  above the sea started operating in 1772 and is cur ..read more
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Barcelos, Portugal
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  Barcelos is a small city in northern Portugal, surrounded by green hills, located on a plateau above the river Cavado. Here, the most famous symbol of the country had its origins, the colourful cockerel of Barcelos. You can find it anywhere in Portuguese souvenir shops. Legend says that a visiting farmer, who was falsely accused of stealing and sentenced to death by hanging, was saved by the rooster. The full legend can be found on the cross in the ruins of the palace of the dukes of Braganza, which was destroyed by the earthquake in 1755. Barcelos is known for excellent pottery wor ..read more
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Svalbard, Norway
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Svalbard, also known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, belongs to the Norwegian kingdom and is Europe's most northern landscape as well as the most northern populated region of the world. The archipelago is located in the Arctic Ocean. Only Spitsbergen Island is populated, with Longyearbyen being the largest settlement and capital city. All other islands can only be visited with special permission. Approximately 60% of the archipelago are covered with glaciers, an ideal breeding ground for many seabirds and home to polar bears, Arctic fox and reindeer as well as several species of marine mamm ..read more
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Winter in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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1y ago
Ljubljana is one of Europe's smallest capital cities but has a lot to offer for both the city's residents as well as the tourists from all over the world. It is an educational, economic and cultural hot spot of Slovenia. The card shows Ljubljana during winter time with Christmas lights up all through the streets up to the castle. On November 23rd, the cities Christmas decorations will be lit up and last until January 15. Each year there is a new theme, for 2022/23  they focus on the Spirit of Community. Approximately 850 sculptures and characters will be on display. Thank you very m ..read more
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Bruges, Markt Square and Parliament Palace, Belgium
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Bruges or Brugge is the capital of the province of West Flanders in the North West of Belgium. The old centre is surrounded by a ring of canals which connect Bruges to the sea and thus has always secured prosperity and wealth for the city. International merchants turned Bruges into one of the largest Hanse Cities. Much of its medieval heritage is still fully intact and boasts a lot of beautiful small streets and historically important buildings, like the Parliament Palace at Market Square, as shown on the postcard, both part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Brugge ..read more
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