Saturday, 4 May 2013

524 – Taipei

Card no 524 - Jerry 
 A map of Taipei 
Country Card Sent From: Taiwan 
Place that Card Sender Lives: Zhubei City 
Date Received: 29th April 2013 
Distance Travelled: 6,097 miles 
Time Taken: 12 days 
Postcrossing id – TW-878543 


Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Situated at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River; it is about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Keelung, a port city on the Pacific Ocean. It lies in the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung (基隆河) and Xindian (新店溪) rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city proper (Taipei City) is home to an estimated 2,618,772 people.  Taipei, New Taipei, and Keelung together form the Taipei metropolitan area with a population of 6,900,273.

A couple of beautiful owl stamps-

I'm not sure what this represents -


2 comments:

  1. It took a bit of time, but I found the origins of the stamp - this one is from "Chinese Zodiac" set (http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3410/3525614980_6c821c61e6_b.jpg)

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