Package w/ Souvenir from JAPAN!!!

Thank you so much for this amazing surprise Futabako! ;)
On top you can see the original "envelope" and the stamps. Then, inside another small package (3rd picture), there was a origami; stickers; small cards and Japanese manga bookmarks!
On the last, a letter from the sender :)



Curiosity about Japan:

•  Mobile phones in Japan have a credit service that allows you to pay bills and buy a soda from vending machines scattered around every corner.

Best Wishes!!!

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New postcard from KYRGYZSTAN!!!

Thank you Anna! :)

Curiosity about Kyrgyzstan:

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• "Kyrgyz" is believed to have been derived from the Turkic word for "forty", in reference to the forty clans of Manas, a legendary hero who united forty regional clans against the Uyghers.

Another postcard from THAILAND!!!

Curiosity about Thailand:

• MuayThai is the national sport in Thailand. Thailand comes shortly after the Netherlands, the second country in practicing MuayThai, followed by France.

More Maiko Girls!!!

Curiosity about Japan:

• Kids, on  New Year's Eve and Children's Day, get as present money in envelopes. Grandparents and other relatives usually give them three bills from 1.000 yen(around 11 us dollars) to 10.000yen(around 110 us dollars).

Have a great day :)

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1st POSTCARD FROM ARGENTINA!!!

Curiosity about Argentina:

• Five Nobel Prizes have been delivered to Argentina: two of Peace, two Medicine and one on Chemistry.

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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.

Amazing postcard from JAPAN!!!!

Curiosity about Japan:

• The Japanese sentence in the postcard means: " Let's enjoy a summer afternoon break in the cool veranda"

1st postcard from ANDORRA!!!

Curiosity about Andorra:

• Andorra is a small European country located in an enclave in the Pyrenees of northeastern Spain and southwestern France. Before isolation, the principality is now a prosperous country mainly due to the growth of tourism and its status as a tax haven. 

Postcard from LA!

 Thank you Anna :)

 Curiosity about USA:

• It became part of Mexico, in 1821, after its independence from Spain. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican-American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, becoming part of the United States.

Best Wishes!

New postcard from FRANCE!

 

Thank you Fabienne! :)

Curiosity about France:

• The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles.When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the French capital.

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Torii from Japan!

Curiosity about Japan:

• A Torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred.

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THAI Food!!!

Curiosity about Thailand:

• Thai iced tea or cha yen (Thai: ชาเย็น) in Thailand is a drink made from strongly brewed black tea. Other ingredients may include added orange blossom water, star anise, crushed tamarind seed or red and yellow food coloring, and sometimes other spices as well. This tea is sweetened with sugar and condensed milk and served chilled. 

Best Wishes!

Stunning HONG KONG!

Thank you Gladys! :D

Curiosity about Hong Kong:

• Did you know that Hong Kong has the smallest Disneyland in the world and that it's run by the HK's government?

Best Wishes!

 
 

It's Summer Time!

Curiosity about Russia:

•   Did you know that the largest forest in the world is not the Amazon, but the Russian taiga? Formed by conifers (pines), the taiga occupies much of Russia's territory (43%), Scandinavia, Alaska and Canada.

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1st postcard from PORTUGAL!!!

Curiosity about Portugal:

• Do you know that when Portuguese colonized the island of Madeira they were confronted with a very complicated problem, the dense vegetation! To be inhabit it was necessary to set fire to the bush that took seven years to disappear completely.
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1st Postctcard from CAMBODIA!!!

  

Curiosity about Cambodia:

• Angkor Wat is the maximum exponent of the architecture of the Khmer Empire, whose earliest temples date back to the sixth century. [9] The promoter of this gigantic temple mount was Suryavarman II, who reigned from 1113 to 1150 Bc.
  According to the legend, the king wanted the temple to be in a place that pleased the Gods, so he loose a cow on the plain and decided to build the temple where it stopped. Truth or not , Suryavarman II established the temple near the ancient city of Yashodharapura (which in Sanskrit means "holy city").

Best Wishes!

New Thai postcard!

I absolutely LOVE this postcard and stamps! So beautiful... It shows the Phi Phi Islands.

Curiosity about Thailand:

• The Phi Phi Islands belong to Thailand and are located in the Indian Ocean, between Phuket Island and the mainland.
  Integrated Phi Phi National Park Hat-Nopparat, have environmental protection.

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Quelques cartes de France...

I love this postcard! It's so beautiful... Merci beaucoup Alicia :)

Curiosity about France:

• The Louvre museum was built in 1190 and was then used as a stronghold of the Viking raids. Over the years, has undergone several reforms, including the construction of the glass pyramid. There you can visit such works as the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, Venus de Milo, the Raphael and Rembrandt, and European sculpture, furniture, tapestries, porcelain and jewelry from French choirs.

Best Wishes!

Notre Dame de Paris

Look at this beautiful postcard:

Thank you Fabienne!  :)

Curiosity about France:

• In France, dogs are allowed anywhere: restaurants, bakeries, shops. Even when the French visit friends, take the dog along.

Best Wishes!

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Castilla la Mancha

Last week I've also received this postcard:

Thank you Fabienne! :)

Curiosity about Spain:

• Castilla la Mancha is the region where almost all the story of the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is situated - due to which La Mancha is internationally well-known. Although La Mancha is a windswept battered plateau, it remains a symbol of the Spanish culture with its vineyards, sunflowers, mushrooms, olive yards, windmills, Manchego cheese, and Don Quixote.

Best Wishes!