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| Ice scene with wood gatherers |
This is the kind of painting I would love to had hanging on my walls. The Romantic style was, in my opinion, the best of all. I loved receiving this postcard of
IJsgezicht met houtsprokkelaars (Ice Scene with Wood Gatherers) by
Andreas Schelfhout, 1849. I can't imagine how would I feel the moment someone sends me a postcard of any of
Friedrich's works and I open my letterbox to find it. Especially if it's
The Sea of Ice, which this card reminded me of. Will I die of happiness?
On the back of the card, this gorgeous stamp of the Skinny Bridge over the Amstel river in Amsterdam. Looks kinda melancholic with those lights and I think it matches the card Romantic's air nicely. I am glad to know the Netherlands have beautiful stamps besides the postcrossing commemoratives, which are proving hard to get.
Postcard from: Almelo, the Netherlands.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one Europa issued in 2012,
Magere Brug.
Thank you very much, Patricia!
{NL-1209579}
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| Stari Most |
Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (
mostari) who in the medieval times guarded the
Stari Most (Old Bridge) over Neretva river. The
Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It was destroyed during the Bosnian War in 1993 and rebuilt in 2004. The reconstructed Old Bridge and Old City of Mostar,
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a symbol of reconciliation, international co-operation and of the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities.
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| Vijećnica |
The
Vijećnica is the largest and most representative building of the Austro-Hungarian period in Sarajevo, and was purpose-built as the city hall. It was handed over to the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1949. During the
Siege of Sarajevo in 1992, the building was hit by heavy artillery and incendiary bombs, burned out and largely destroyed, causing incalculable damage to the physical structure of the building and to the library holdings. It is currenty being repaired.
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| Mrkva |
My friend Toni went to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a photography course during a week in the summer of 2009 and as usual, he only told me about this trip afterwards by postcard. These two amazing views of pre-war Bosnia came to my letterbox as a very pleasant surprise. On both cards, this pretty stamp from the 2006 series
"Vegetables": 1.00 convertible mark featuring a watercolour of carrots.
Postcards from: Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva canton, and Sarajevo, Sarajevo canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Received: August 2009.
Language: Spanish.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 1.00 convertible mark Carrots for each card.
This week's theme is
food and drink.
