A little selection

Some of these are from as far back as August 2013.

757 from Alina from Dneprodzerzhins'k in the Ukraine (UA-702038).  (Try pronouncing Dneprodzerzhins'k after a drink or two!)

And the stamp has this super inkwell on it.

770 A mail carrier in Puerto Rico from Matt in the USA (US-2347235).  Where a card is received as a result of postcrossing I have included its i/d number so that anyone who wants to ‘Favourite’ it can do so.

775 – From my friend Mish in Belarus to whet your appetite.  It reminded her of one of her favourite childhood treats – bread with butter mixed with garlic and salt.  “Yummy!”

Aren’t these fantastic stamps?

776 – Kerilesen from Germany sent me this picture of a motor post vehicle from Berlin around 1900 (DE-2381999).

778 – Also from Germany came this card from Conni (DE-2377477).  Entitled ‘Read’, the photo was taken by Raffaele Celentano.

789 – Simona sent me this from Lithuania’s first ever postcrossers meet-up.  It was signed by all those who attended (LT-313498). 

792 – A Lithuanian postbox – also from Simona.

Cards no 542- 545 and 553

Cards no 542- 545 and 553 - Martine 

Country Card Sent From: France 

Place that Card Sender Lives: Corsica 

Date Received: 10th May 2013 

Distance Travelled: 942 miles 

 Time Taken: 7 days 

542 – The Recipe for Bouillabaisse

543 – Rodin, the light of the Ancient

 In 2013, the famous museum in Arles will host an exhibition "Rodin, the light of the Ancient" that will explore cross inspirations, the links forged through the centuries. Rodin wanted to anchor his practice of sculpture in ancient Greek art. His art echoes the plastic perfection and expressive forms; the Greek ideal.

544 – Nice

A map of the coastal area ‘The Bay of Angels’ is a Mediterranean stretching from Nice, with the Promenade des Anglais and the wharf United States, to Cap d'Antibes.

545 – Côte d’Azur 2014 Calendar

553 – The Ferry Boat at Marseilles

The Ferry-boat: So cherished by the Provençal writer and film director, Marcel Pagnol, leaves from the quay in front of the City Hall to make several daily crossings of the Vieux-Port. The crossings began in June 1880, thus opening the famous passage from the City Hall to the Place aux Huiles, a square located on the opposite side of the port.

These cards all came in the same envelope and these were the stamps used by my good friend Martine. 

Fancy a chocolate drink!

Card no 427 – Martine

Banania

Country Card Sent From: France

Place that Card Sender Lives:  Piedogriggio, Corsica

Date Received: 5^th March 2013

Distance Travelled:  942 miles

Time Taken: 3 days

Banania is a popular chocolate drink found most widely distributed in France. It is made from cocoa, banana flour, cereals, honey and sugar. There are two types of Banania available in French supermarkets: 'traditional' which must be cooked with milk for 10 minutes, and 'instant' which can be prepared in similar fashion to Nesquik.

During a visit near Lake Managua, Nicaragua, in 1909, the journalist Pierre Lardet discovered the recipe for a cocoa-based drink. When he returned to Paris, he started its commercial fabrication and, in 1912, began marketing Banania with the picture of an Antillaise. Her image was replaced in 1915 with the drawing of a widely smiling Senegalese man.

Martine sent this in an envelope. These were the stamps.

Food, Glorious Food

A novel approach to looking at the difference between Paris and New York, sent from Canada!

 Card no 301a- Louise

Croque-Monsieur is a speciality of Paris – a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.  A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is often garnished with mustard.

 

 Card no 274 - Martine

Canistrelli are biscuits - a speciality of Corsica.  Here is the recipe.

And here is another Corsican recipe.

 Card no 275 - Martine

 These are doughnuts filled with a local, soft sheep's cheese - brocciu.

And here are some local specialities from S W Germany

Card no 104 - Kai-Eric

This picture of a cup of coffee and a bun is from the Helsinki Hotel and Restaurant Museum.

Card no 196 - Lisa