546 - Historic Centre of Sighișoara, Romania

Card no 546 – Andrås 

Historic Centre of Sighișoara 

Country Card Sent From: Romania 

Place that Card Sender Lives: Targu Mures 

Date Received: 8th May 2013 

Distance Travelled: 1,308 miles 

Time Taken: 6 days 

Sighișoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town. I didn't need to do any research on this card because Andrås told me about this part of the World Heritage Site - "Sighișoara is located in the middle of the Transylvanian plateau. You can see here the clock tower, the castle, some very old houses - all are situated in the medieval citadel, which is the only inhabited medieval castle in the whole of Eastern Europe. Built by German Saxons today it is a very famous Romanian tourist attraction."

460 - Nesvizh Castle – a World Heritage Site

Card no 460 – Mish 

Nesvizh Castle – a World Heritage Site 

Country Card Sent From: Belarus 

Place that Card Sender Lives: Minsk 

Date Received: 28th March 2013 

Distance Travelled: 1,154 miles 

Time Taken: 6 days 

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Another card of Nesvizh Castle – a WHS.

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The card came with a lovely long letter and a couple of goodies from my friend Mish in Minsk.

The envelope included this fridge magnet.

It’s lovely to have a reminder of a friend sitting on the fridge door and perhaps I’ll see if a couple of my other friends can get magnets of their towns.

The stamp shows St Sophia's Cathedral in Polotsk.

450 - Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England

Card no 450 - Pat 

Arundel Castle and the River Arun 

Country Card Sent From: England 

Place that Card Sender Lives: Outer Hebrides 

Date Received: 19h March 2013 

Distance Travelled: 203 miles 

Time Taken: 1 day 

Arundel Castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. It was founded by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries.

From the 11th century onward, the castle has served as a hereditary stately home and has been in the family of the Duke of Norfolk for over 400 years. It is still the principal seat of the Norfolk family. It is a Grade I listed building.