A cat likes to travel

Postcard ID: TW-1698270
Country: Taiwan

I'm not a cat but I like travelling as well :)

Also the card looks quite simple, as a sketch that can be painted :)

Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney

Postcard ID: TW-856754
Country: Taiwan

This card is my absolutely Love. And mostly is due to backside.
Firstly it has beautiful stamp with butterfly.

Secondary, it has many kind words from sender.

Thirdly, it has quote from Jane Eyre

Fourthly, it has cute drawings! Yep, there is also painted Jane Eyre!

Absolutely amazing card!

Photo made by Joni Niemela

Postcard ID: TW-864575
Country: Taiwan

This postcard came to me from Taiwan. This is a photo made by Finnish photographer Joni Niemela. He makes amazing photos of nature.

You could see more on his swebsite following the link.

Enjoy!

A man-brush

Postcard ID: TW-1319452
Country: Taiwan

This cute postcard was sent to me by Sandra from Taiwan. When I see on this man I'm ready to write a fairy tale about this single man with wondering eyes.

I have never drawn well enough, but last time I want to start doing it more and more. Maybe it's a sign to do it, who knows? :)

The backside is also cute!

Neidong waterfall, Taiwan

Postcard ID: TW-1295418
Country: Taiwan

Here is a postcard with so nice colours. I'd like to be a passenger of cableway :)

Neidong waterfall is an impressive 3 tier waterfall south of Wulai. In addition to the waterfalls Neidong is a known birding spot for photographers. The upper tier is an impressive broad waterfall with a nice viewing platform. The middle tier is taller and falls 20 meters into a nice pool. 

Some stamps from these postcard are:

Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf, Taipei, Taiwan

Postcard ID: TW-1299484
Country: Taiwan

This picture was taken by the sender this year. I think that is a good example of self-made postcard. I like night views full of the lights :)

Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf is a very scenic spot at the western tip of Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Its predecessor was the "Tamsui Second Fishing Port" on the right bank of the Tamsui river estuary, an important fishing harbor in the early history of north Taiwan.

The Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf is well known by its beautiful sunset and fresh seafood. While having sightseeing and leisure facilities, it still holds its functionality as a harbor for fishing boats.

NTU Campus map, Taiwan

Postcard ID: TW-1278871
Country: Taiwan

I do not have in my profile words like "Please no handmade cards". As some of them are really nice and unique. For example, like this one. It's a self-made card from one of the club in a college where a sender has studied. That card is a brief map of her school. I like it!

National Taiwan University is a national co-educational research university located in Taipei, Taiwan. Its 1,086,167 m2 main campus is located in Taipei's Da'an District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taipei and elsewhere, with a total area of 345,830,000 m2. The University consists of 11 colleges, 54 departments, 103 graduate institutes and 4 research centers. In 2010, the student body consisted of 17,514 undergraduate students and 15,824 graduate students.

The university was founded in 1928 by the Japanese administration during the Japanese colonial era and was then known as the Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University. After World War II, the government of the Republic of China resumed the administration of Taihoku University and reorganized and renamed it National Taiwan University on November 15, 1945.

NTU is often considered to be among the most prestigious universities in Taiwan. It has strong ties with the Academia Sinica.

Here are beautiful Taiwanese stamps:

Dragon Boat Festival

Postcard ID: TW-1298399
Country: Taiwan

As sender wrote this is a card about this year Dragon Boat Festival. It's one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. I know really not enough information about this festival, so it was interesting to find more information.

The Dragon Boat is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China.

The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, so the date varies from year to year on the Gregorian calendar. In 2014, it occurred on June 2. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine, and racing dragon boats.

The sun is considered to be at its strongest around the time of summer solstice, as the daylight in the northern hemisphere is the longest. The sun, like the Chinese dragon, traditionally represents masculine energy, whereas the moon, like the phoenix, traditionally represents feminine energy. The summer solstice is considered the annual peak of male energy while the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, represents the annual peak of feminine energy. The masculine image of the dragon was thus naturally associated with Dragon.

Also on the card I found super special cancellation (?) stamp:

Traveling by train

Postcard ID: TW-938316
Country: Taiwan

Traveling by train is my favorite way to visit another cities/countries. I've never flight and so now have a fear of flight. I don't like move by bus on big distances. I can move by car, but on the train we have ability to sleep with comfort. This week I've noticed that schedule for the train from Minsk to Chisinau was changed. Last time it took abot 30 hours, now it's 24 :) great change! :)

I don't know what to write about Taiwanese trains,as I've never been there and used this transport :) 

Here is a stamp from postcard:

Street view, Taiwan

Postcard ID: TW-1007439
Country: Taiwan

This card look simple and interesting at the same time. I look on it and try to imagine myself walking there. I think that a similar place can be found in different cities, just need to change language on signboard. Perhaps, some additional secret sense can be found in the hieroglyph, but I don't know how to translate it in English or Russian :)

Amusement Park

Postcard ID: TW-1176653
Country: Taiwan

I like postcards with many details as I can see on it over and over again and find something new each time. This card shows us a painted amusement park. I defined it as I noticed a ferris wheel :) from the second sight you can see a carousel. Also I see some enigmatic buildings, so I can imagine all what  I want about them :)

It's really kind postcard which returns me to my childhood. Although, now I also like to visit Amusement parks :)

Here are new stamps for me:

Designer's X-Ray

Postcard ID: TW-1067294
Country: Taiwan

I like funny cards. This card is funny and kind :)

The sender is also nice and funny. She likes Taiwan (and recommends to visit it), listening to music and playing the bass guitar :) 

Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration in Taiwan

Postcard ID: TW-1079798
Country: Taiwan

Yilan, officially known as Yilan City, historically spelled Ilan or I-lan, is a city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River. The Yilan Plain in which the city is located was originally known as the Kapsulan Plain or the Komalan Plain. These names, as well as that of Yilan itself, were given to the sites by the Kavalan tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. Later arrivals included Han Chinese settlers during the Qing Dynasty in China (1802) and settlers from Okinawa during Taiwan's period of Japanese rule (1895-1945).
Area: 29.40 km²
Population: 94,188 people (2004).

Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration is one from tourist attractions.

Butterflies

Postcard ID: TW-1080225
Country: Taiwan

"No matter where you are, I'm always here for you". I don't know who is author of this quote, however I like it. 

The stamp is great and I think that this is one from the best combination card+stamp. Thanks a lot for this, Mia!

Kitty under the Rainbow

Postcard ID: TW-989139
Country: Taiwan

I think this is an amazing cat! I love cats, reading and rainbow :)
Also I think that this is a cat from fairyland. I would like to live there :)

Tea and teapot

Postcard ID: TW-963565
Country: Taiwan

I love tea. Green tea. Moreover, I'm a fan of green tea. Here in Minsk I have a wonderful place where I buy tea. Every time I try to choose any one which I've not selected before. Now I have tea even with pieces of chocolate :) and the have nice names like "Magic of Witches" or "Kabuchcha" or anything else.

And their smell...))

The Taiwan stamp: