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Showing posts with label statues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label statues. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2011


The second card received from Irina.  It shows a terracotta figure of a seated man dating back to around 200 AD- 700 AD.

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Big Christopher


The Big Christopher is a statue encased in a glass box on the banks of the River Daugava. It is said that the statue watches over the capital Riga and protects it from harm.

Thanks Oksana for this second postcard.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Priscila tells me that these ar the most well known places in the city.  Rio Janeiro is a mixture of nature and big city life.  Thanks very much Priscila for my first Brazilian card.


Friday, January 28, 2011

Czech Republic


This postcard shows the bridge in Prague under which the Vltava river flows.  It shows the bridge in winter time when it is covered in snow.