9/25/11

From Suomi-Finland...



Curiosity about Finland:
  •   The Finn is the only one of the four official EU languages that does not have a Indo-European origin.  



Himeji Castle


Curiosity about Japan:
  • Did you know that in Japan there is a keyhole shaped tomb? This tomb was built for the legendary Emperor Nintoku, around the year 400. It has almost 500 meters long and is surrounded by three ditches of water.

New RU postcard!!!


 Curiosity about Russia: 
  • Vladivostok is Russia's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai. It is situated at the head of the Golden Horn Bay, not far from Russia's borders with China and North Korea. It is the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The population of the city, according to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, is 592,069, down from 594,701 recorded in the 2002 Census.

The great whale in my mailbox!!!


Curiosity about Hong Kong:
  • Hong Kong is also known for its great filmmaking. Like "Hollywood", this region has their own walk of fame with some personalities whose "palms" adorn the floor of the landmark.

New DE postcard!



Curiosity about Germany:
  • Trabant - was a car produced by Sachsenring in Zwickau, in former East Germany (GDR) between 1957 and 1991. It is estimated that there are only 200 000 Trabants in circulation.The Trabi is still the greatest symbol of the former GDR and everything it represented. The simple end of the automobile coincided with the end of the Cold War and the bipolar division of the world.