Sao Paolo, Brazil (Postcrossing)

Ibirapuera Park  is the main park of Sao Paolo. Along with concerts, playgrounds, museums, there is a free outdoor lending library where you can borrow books and magazines to read for the day.

National Stadium, Beijing, China (Postcrossing)

Built for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the National Stadium, informally known as the 'Bird's Nest', is the largest steel structure in the world.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia, built in the early 12th century for the king Suryavarman II.  Dedicated to Vishnu, it was built as the king's state temple and capital city. It has become a symbol of Cambodia and it appears on the national flag.

Odilon Redon painting

This paiting of Odilon Redon's is part of the Darwin - Art and the Search for Origins in Frankfurt.

This exhibition celebrates Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of  Species'.

Grand Canyon

The South Rim is dotted with pinyons and junipers whose dwarfed size belies their true age. This pinyon pine, with its characteristic short needles and twisted trunk, may be over one hundred years old. 

Targoviste, Romania

My aunt sent me this postcard from my home town. Targoviste is a small historic town, with many beautiful churches, few of which are depicted here. The Chindia Tower ( showed in the upper right pic), built in the 1400s,  is a symbol of the town and stands proudly among the beautiful ruins of the old royal court.

Cowboy boots

I have recently bought a book of cowboy postcards. This is one of my favorites.