Permet highland, Albania

The extraction of rakia. 

Omo valley, Ethiopia

The lower valley of the Omo is currently believed by some to have been a crossroads for thousands of years as various cultures and ethnic groups migrated around the region. To this day, the people of the Lower Valley of the Omo, including the Mursi, Suri, Nyangatom, Dizi and Me'en, are studied for their diversity.

Chott el Djerid, Tunisia

Chott el Djerid also spelled Sciott Gerid and Shott el Jerid, is a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia. The name can be translated from the Arabic into English as "Lagoon of the Land of Palms".

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Peninsula. From postcrosser John.

Vitebsk, Belarus

This beautiful postcard came from postcrosser Kseniya. It depicts the city Vitebsk, the mouth of river Vitba. On the hill above is the st. Assumption cathedral.

Shieling Smotrych, Carpathia, Ukraine

This beautiful postcard was sent from Kiev, Ukraine. It depicts the peace of the Carpathian mountains. It also has the most beautiful stamps and was sent by postcrosser Inna.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sent by postcrosser Mr. Postman.

Where's Wally?

This one came from Netherlands and was sent by a fellow postcrosser Ellis.

Strahov library, Prague, Czech republic

The theological hall of the Strahov library.

The philosophical hall of the Strahov library.

The binding of the Strahov Evangeliarium.

An illuminated double-page from the Strahov Evangeliarium.

The pontifical of Albert of Šternberk.

The horary of the virgin Mary and the Holy cross from the 16th century.

A report on a miracle observed in the sky.

Europa as a maiden.

Pictures of Hungarian and Turkish folk-costumes from the travelogue of Bedrich of Donin.

Abaroque parchment book-binding from the Wadgassen monastery.

The celestial globe in the Theological hall.

 

A cabinet containing a gift to the Strahov library from empress Marie Louise.

Lipik, Croatia

Munich, Germany

This one has a post stamp of Munich and came from a fellow postcrosser Christian. Too bad that the writing is unreadable so I don't know what's on the picture.

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia was a country in Southeastern and Central Europe for most of the 20th century.

Ireland

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe. It is the second largest island in the British Isles, after Great Britain.

Bulgaria

Country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants.

Louvre, France

Museum and a historic monument in Paris. Oddly this postcard came from Russia from a fellow postcrosser.

Corfu, Greece

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the northwesternmost part of Greece.

San Francisco, USA

This one came from a fellow postcrosser with probably the most interresting stamps.  The Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever stamp, which commemorates the August 21 eclipse, transforms into an image of the Moon from the heat of a finger.

Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of Ireland.