Postcard from Croatia!

Today I got a beautiful postcard from Croatia! The postcard features a great view of Šibenik, a town in Dalmatia. The town is considered the political and tourist center of the surrounding country. It sits by the river Krka and the Adriatic Sea. It has population of about 46,000 people. On the card we can also see the historic Cathedral of St. James, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built over 100 years during the 15th and 16th centuries and is the most important Renaissance structure in the country. Thanks Tomislav! 

Postcard from Russia!

Today I got a nice postcard from Russia! The postcard shows a view of the Middle Ural Mountains with the Chusovaya River. The Chusovaya River is a tributary of the Kama River. Interestingly, it originates from the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains in Asia and runs through them onto their western slopes in Europe. It is popular for the large rock formations along its shoreline. Nice tank stamps were used! Unfortunately, the card was damaged and exposed to water while it was travelling and was therefore delivered in a plastic bag from the Philippine Post. Thanks Tatiana! 

Postcard from India!

Today I got a beautiful postcard from India! The card shows a nice view of the world-famous Taj Mahal in India, which was built by Shah Jahan as a tribute to his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Thanks Sita! 

Sadly, the card was damaged on its way to me & it was packed by the Philippine Post in a plastic pouch for safe delivery. It appears to have gotten wet & torn during its journey. Enclosed was a letter, which I have translated below.

"To our beloved postal customer,

We are sad because of the damage of your letter or parcel. We received this from another country in this condition or state. 

We know that this is very valuable to you and that you were expecting to receive it in good condition. 

However, regardless of any precautions, damage cannot be avoided given the volume of letters or parcels and because of the new mechanical systems used by other countries. 

These are done to speed up the delivery of letters to different parts of the world. 

Rest assured that we will still do all we can and take every precaution in our capacity to avoid this from happening. 

We hope you accept our apologies. 

Yours truly,

Head

Central Mail Exchange Center" 

Postcard from the USA!

Today I received a postcard from the USA! It shows the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg, Virginia. As you can see, the postcard went through a lot to get here! Nonetheless, I still do like the card very much. It shows how much they go through & how long they've travelled to get here! Thanks Carey!