#082 Pantanal, Brazil.


The Pantanal (Pantanal Conservation Area) is a tropical wetland and the world's largest wetland of any kind. It lies mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul but extends into Mato Grosso as well as into portions of Bolivia and Paraguay, sprawling over an area estimated at between 140,000 square kilometers and 195,000 square kilometer.
In 2000, the Pantanal was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

#081 Bellwald, Switzerland.


Bellwald is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It lies at 1600 m and has a population of 450. It is the highest village in Goms, or the upper Rhône River valley. The village lies extremely sunny exposed on the slopes of the mount Risihorn. In the winter season, it is a very pleasant small scale skiing resort. During summertime, it is a place to walk. All year round the panorama of the Alps is astonishing. Farming is declining, tourism is taking its place.
Impressive!

#080 Baiyun Mountain, China.


Baiyun Mountain is a mountain in Guangdong, China and it's the most famous mountain in Guangzhou.

#079 Charleston, USA.


Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Charleston is the oldest city in the U.S state of Suth Carolina and is currently the second largest city in the state.
Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, particularly the numerous steeples which dot the city's skyline, and for the fact that it was one of the few cities in the original thirteen colonies to provide religious tolerance, albeit restricted to non-Catholics.

#078 California, USA.


My 50 states of the USA collection's growing really fast! Here's another card, and it's another card from Ernest. Thank you so much! :)

#077 Russia.


Retro postcard from Russia. I don't collect such kind of cards but thank you :)

#076 Manila, Philippines.


A view card of Makati Skyline located in Metro Manila.

Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila metropolitan area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world with a population of 20 million people.

#075 Moscow, Russia.


Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, immediately east of the Moscow Kremlin. The bridge connects Red Square with Bolshaya Ordynka street in Zamoskvorechye. Built in 1936-1937.

In the postcard we can also see Kremlin which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1990 by UNESCO.

#074 Second Beach, USA.


Early morning sunrise at Second Beach on the Washington Coast. 
Second Beach is in the Olympic National Park and it's on the UNESCO WHS list.

#073 Atlanta, USA.


Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2009 Atlanta had an estimated population of about 540,922 people. Its metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the country, inhabited by more than 5.4 million people.

Atlanta was the host city for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics (Polish athletes got 17 medals!)

My favourite TV series 'The Vampire Diaries' is filmed in Atlanta :)

#072 Palau de la Música Catalana, Spain.



Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Spain. It was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català.
In 1997, the Palau de la Música Catalana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Hospital de Sant Pau. Today, more than half a million people a year attend musical performances in the Palau that range from symphonic and chamber music to jazz and Cançó (Catalan song).

#071 Guimarães, Portugal.


Guimarães is a city in Guimarães Municipality, in the North of Portugal. The Historic Centre of Guimarães was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001 by UNESCO, due to its Middle Age historical monuments.

#070 Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.


I wish I was there right now...It's such terrible weather in Poland :|

Lanzarote is a Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean – is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands.

Playa Blanca- meaning "White Beach" is the southernmost town of the Lanzarote. It is the newest, yet fastest growing resort on the Island.

#069 Finland.


It's very lovely postcard, isn't it? ;)
Thank you Nina :)

#068 Manege Square, Russia.


Manege square in Moscow.
It's s a large pedestrian open space at the very centre of Moscow bound by the Hotel Moskva, the State Historical Museum and the Alexander Garden, the Moscow Manege, and the 18th-century headquarters of the Moscow State University.

#067 Portland Bill, United Kingdom.







The limestone peninsula of Portland culminates at Portland Bill with its old and new lighthouses and the curious rock formation know as Pulpit Rock.

#066 Suzdal, Russia.


We can see here a Cathedral of the Nativity in Suzdal. It's one of the eight White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal and it's a World Heritage Site.

#065 New York, USA.


Official postcard from Boston, but it shows New York :)
Rowing on the rooftop pool of Madison Square Boy's Club. New York City, 1950.
Thank you Esin!

#064 Utrecht, Netherlands


Night view from the Utrecht, Netherlands. 
City and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern end of the Randstad, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands


#063 Hong Kong


Does anyone know what the picture exactly show? Anyway, it's some map card (I guess) from Hong Kong.

#062 Macau


My favourite official postcard! It's night view and what's more it's from so uncommon country! In a World Tourism Organization report of international tourism for 2006, Macau ranked 21st in the number of tourists and 24th in terms of tourism receipts. From 9.1 million visitors in 2000, arrivals to Macau has grown to 18.7 million visitors in 2005 and 22 million visitors in 2006. And it still grows...

#061The Kurpark in Wiesbaden, Germany.


The Kurpark Wiesbaden was designed in 1852 in the style of an English landscape garden. The garden's foliage includes magnolias, azaleas, rhododendrons and swamp cypresses.
The pond, where visitors can hire boats, features a man-made island and an impressive six metre tall fountain. For several years, the 75,000 square metre park, which extends from the city centre to the Wiesbaden district of "Sonnenberg", has also hosted rock and pop concerts. And in the summer of 2005 more than 10,000 visitors came here to greet the Dalai Lama.

#060 Lisboa, Portugal.



Tower of Belém in Lisbon, Portugal.
It's an UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.
The tower was built in the early 16th century and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style,, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles

#059 Olympic Port, Spain.


Olympic Port (or The Port Olímpic in Spanish) is a port located in Barcelona, Catalonia. Located east of the Port of Barcelona, it hosted the sailing events for the Summer Olympic Games in 1992!