Postmarked from Moominvalley in Finland

Today I also received some postcards postmarked from Moominvalley! Tampere has a postoffice that postmarks with the special stamp as shown below. I received an aurora borealis card and a moomin card from Marko. They are a great addition to my postcard and moomin collection! Thanks a lot, Marko!

View card from Morocco

Today I received a wonderful view card from Rabat, Morocco. Morocco is located in northern Africa, right next to Algeria. Its capital is Rabat and it is the second most populous city followed by Casablanca. Thanks for the wonderful card, Sophie! Hope to swap with you again!

Milk maiden postcard from Nigeria

Hello everyone!

I am excited because I received a card from Nigeria. Pictured are milk maidens in traditional wear. The stamp is also very lovely! I am glad to finally have a card from another Africa. Thanks, Ahmed!

After what seemed like endless waiting, it is over! Card from Mexico

Hello, everyone!

If I link you to my blog, it is because we swapped or I just want to share my card collection :D

Anyway, with those people I arranged a swap with while in Mexico, I am happy to announce that after 3 1/2 weeks of waiting, the card I sent myself has finally arrived! I also killed two birds with one stone because I didn't have a postcard from Mexico (used to have a pen pal long ago) AND Chichen Itza is now off in my collection of the 7 world wonders.

I met up with someone I got into contact with in the big postcrossing group, Wendy. We met up in Mexico City and she also showed me around her neighborhood in Xochimilco. She was very kind and also led me on a mini tour around the Postal Palace (the postmark is pictured below), and I was able to get cheap postcards as well as another cool postcard (I will write about my Mexican adventures in another upcoming post). It would've taken me forever to find the places she took me to, so I am grateful I had a tour guide! Thanks again, Marilu!

Typical folk wear from Estonia

I am very excited to have gotten my first card from Estonia! This is a map, and it includes all the folk wear of different regions. I like the card because it is very colorful. Estonia is a former eastern bloc country, neighbors to Finland, and a developing hub for technology. Thanks, Maili!

Cat card from Luxembourg

I received another card from Luxembourg, and it's such a cute cat card! This comes from Ivana. It is an adorable multi-view card. Luxembourg is one of the richest countries in the world, according to per capita.

French cat and champagne

Well, here is yet another card for my cat collection, or do they collect me?
This comes from the Champagne region in France, where my friend Katie spent a few days during her vacation. Thanks, Katie!

Russian royalty cat

Can you believe this is an actual painting? When I first saw it, I thought it was a fun painting, but it's actually hanging at the Hermitage in Russia. Very cool piece of history!

Owl-oween greetings from Germany

Since it is October, I started getting more in the Halloween spirit and added some more cards to my Halloween collection. Here is a cat from Germany. I got this wonderful card from Lidia. The cat looks very maniacal and mischievous. Danke, Lidia!

Beautiful temple from Malaysia

Hello!

I have many cards from Malaysia, but for some reason I have not written about them! I recently got this card from a swap on facebook. It was such a beautiful card, that I had to have it. This is a picture of the Thean Hou temple, dedicated to the goddess of mercy. It is a six-tiered temple located just south of Kuala Lumpur, and it has its own marriage registry office. It is also popular in wedding photography. Thanks, Yih Ling!