0173 Germany - The Werdenfelser Land

The Werdenfelser Land is a region of Upper Bavaria that extends from Mittenwald in the south to Farchant. It includes parts of the Bavarian Alps. The region derives its name from the medieval Werdenfels Castle north of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Today, only ruins remain of the once mighty Castle Werdenfels. The castle acted chiefly to secure the military and trade route that ran through the Loisach valley and linked trading posts in Italy and Upper Bavaria.

0172 Germany - River Saar

The Saar is a river in northeastern France and western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle. Here on the card part of the river proceeding in Germany. The small sister of the Mosel, has its source in the Vosges of northerly Alsace and crosses then Lothringen and Saarland. With its length of 246 km it is one of the smaller rivers. It is navigable from Konz, on the Mosel, to Saarbrücken, which means for 88 km.

0171 Germany - Metro Munich

The Munich U-Bahn system - "U-Bahn" is the German contraction for Untergrundbahn or "subway". There are currently 7 lines. Most lines operate with trains running at intervals of every 5 minutes during peak hours, but due to lines overlapping a suitable train for a journey can be as frequent as every 2 minutes. 

0169, 0170 France, Netherlands - Island Saint Martin

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Saint Martin (Fr. Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast Caribbean. The island is divided between France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between two nations, a division dating to 1648. 3,5 centuries this neighbourhood, as a model of quite peace existence of the nations proceeds.

0168 Germany - Nordfriesland

Germany. North Frisia or Northern Friesland (Nordfriesland) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located primarily in Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau/Vidå. It includes a number of islands, e.g., Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Nordstrand, and Heligoland.

0167 Germany - 3D

Germany by Night and Day 

В канун 1 мая открывались границы между мирами, и нечистая сила всех мастей собиралась на свой праздник. Потому вечером 30 апреля всюду в Европе горели костры. Пугались и хищники, которые могли разорить стадо, ведь с мая начинался пастушеский сезон, и нечисть.
А у нечисти были свои пляски. Силы зла веселились повсюду, но особенную известность получила немецкий Walpurgisnacht - Вальпургиева ночь. Каждый год в ночь на 1 мая на вершины Брокен (Brocken) в горах Гарц (от Harz - "горный лес") слетаются на метлах, вилах и козлах тысячи европейских ведьм. В немецком колдовском учении Вaльпургиева ночь - наиболее значительный из языческих праздников, посвященный плодородию, и один из главных шабашей, отмечаемых ведьмами.

 

0166 USA - Texas

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The word “Texas” was the Spanish pronunciation “Tejas” of the Hasinai Indian word meaning “allies” or “friends.” In fact, the Texas state motto is “friendship.”  The largest city in Texas is Houston. Texas’ nickname is the “Lone Star State” as a reminder of its struggle for independence from Mexico and to represent Texas as an independent republic.

Oscar, the Academy Award statuette, was named for Texan Oscar Pierce, whose niece worked in Hollywood for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. When she saw the gold statuette, she reportedly said, “Why, that looks just like my Uncle Oscar.”

0165 Ukraine

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This card was received my daughter, willingly transferred her to me :) 
A modern interpretation of the meaning of the colors used in the Ukrainian flag is that the color blue represents the color of the sky, and yellow symbolizes the lush golden wheat fields of this country. This association is thought to have been developed in the mid nineteenth century. However, these two colors, blue and yellow, have been associated with Ukraine from the times before the introduction of Christianity. Now they are incorporated into the flag of Ukraine.

0164 Germany - Schleswig-Holstein

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Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel and other notable cities are Lübeck, Flensburg and Neumünster.

Typically Schleswig – Holstein: these are lighthouses, dyke lambs and the mud flats. This is the Kiel Canal, the Viking's culture and the biggest public festival of Northern Europe: the Kiel week. It is the largest sailing event in the world, and also one of the largest Volksfest in Germany.  

0163 France - Insel St. Barths

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One more beautiful continuation of overseas collectivity of France is St. Barth!!!

0162 The Isle of Man

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The Isle of Man pronounced, otherwise known simply as Mann, is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.
For centuries, the island's symbol has been the so-called "three legs of Mann", a triskelion of three legs conjoined at the thigh. The symbol appears in the island's official flag and official coat of arms, as well as its currency. The Manx triskelion may be reflected in the island's motto and mean a stability.