Last week we received two postcards from Japan on the same day. I thought that was pretty neat. But then, yesterday came a post card from 47kms away - 2 cities over! The sender hoped I wouldn't be disappointed. Au contraire, thought I. Mississauga has postcards? I have discovered that Burlington doesn't even have any postcards. The few that are here are of It's not like there isn't anything happening in my city to attract tourists. We have the Royal Botanical Gardens. There is the Sound of Music Festival, Ribfest, the Festival of Lights. There are conservation areas, movies and music in the parks, an Art Centre, museums, studio tours, craft fairs, and several running events, food events and kids events to keep the locals busy.
And we are less than an hour away from Toronto and Niagara.
but looks nothing like Slany which is an hour from Prague
Petra from near Hamburg gave me a warm winter coat!
I love those postcards.
ReplyDeleteAre they fabric, or card?
These are cards ,Meggie, from Postcrossing (see Nov 4 post)
ReplyDeleteViolet - I must thank you for those postcards, I saw your earlier post and ecided to give it a go. I now have quite a few, Finland seems very popular, and I love receiving them. Better than bills in the post!!
ReplyDeleteYay, for you, Sagittarian!
ReplyDeleteIt is so exciting to see one in your mailbox.
Hi Violet - may I call you that?
ReplyDeleteIt's a postcard sort of day alright...Mine was actually a little interlude I posted last night and have now put up today's 'Talkin Turkey...'
Your one from Japan - The Kyomizudera - is one of the most wonderful temples. I love Japan -have a big blog in the pipeline about a walk I did there last year.
I still send postcards -the funky ones I make usually and I also post my old parents printouts of my blog too. They love it.
Of course you may, Delwyn.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Japan - look forward to your post of your walk.
It took me awhile to upload my postcard photos ... now, I see I have two more in my mailbox!
I love the ones you make.
I bet your botanical gardens gift shop has postcards. Although I actually live in a suburb, I consider Fort Worth as my hometown, but most of their postcards are unfortunately cowboy and old west related.
ReplyDeleteThey do have some, Geewits, though they were rather slim pickings in the winter. And most of them are generic Ontario/Canada nature views. That is still the best resource.
ReplyDeleteStrange how a big city like yours wouldn't promote their street scenes.
How much fun for you, to be getting these postcards.I like the unusual ones the best. Not so much the cityscapes. I still may do this one of these days. Some rainy Tuesday or a snowy Thursday.
ReplyDeleteYou learn a bit each day, my dad used to collect postcards from all over the world, mostly pre WW2.
ReplyDeleteOr a sunny Saturday, Irene.
ReplyDeleteThose would be really neat to see, Ed. I still have to figure out where to store/display mine, as the stamps often as interesting as the picture on the front. Right now, they are in a old cigar box.
ReplyDeleteWell, shut ma mouth!! You're an entrepreneurial gal, so the first thing I thought was,"hot damn" what an opportunity for Violetsky. If there are no postcards of Burlington and assuming the occasional tourist gets lost on their way to and/or from somewhere else and wants a postcard, why not go into the postcard business. How difficult could that be? Take a few photos, print off a few thousand copies of each with some pithy sayings (like, Burlington: "You got off on the wrong exit")and bob's your uncle. The Skyway bridge is pretty cool, too.
ReplyDelete...I have never heard of the Postcrossing site before and it sounds like a lot of fun! I just put it on my favorites list so that when I have some more time I can try it out...how many postcards have you received so far?
ReplyDeleteBy the way...your town sounds extrememly lively compared to where I live!
Moi? Entreprenurial?
ReplyDeleteXUP would not the wrong exit be Hamilton??
Oliag, this place does get rather busy with events during the summer - so glad you clicked on all those links I added!!
ReplyDeleteAnd, so far I have about 30 postcards. I have to remember to keep a handy supply of stamps!!
Violet: Thanks for the postcrossing info. I joined up and have sent my first 2 away, one to Finland!!! and the other to the US. I'm glad you discussed the website.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Something for you at my place today...
Delwyn, now I understand :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I had my first to Australia last week and a first to NZ. And it is exciting when you get an email message saying your postcard has arrived, almost like getting mail yourself.
It looks like it's snowing in the warm cornfield!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it's snowing in the warm cornfield!
ReplyDeleteand that is so wrong, isn't it, CotW?
ReplyDeleteYou really need to turn of that snow!!! It freaks me right the hell out.
ReplyDeleteI'll send you a postcard from my edge if you like.
How neat that you have a 'Sound of Music' Festival! Do they do the movie and sing-along? They did that at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus one year and I missed it. I know all the words, too!
ReplyDeleteLove the postcard adventure! I still have some that my SIL sent my kids from London in the early 80's. I have some from Finland, too. Hubby used to go there on business.
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ReplyDeleteOops, sorry about the delete! Finger slipped!
ReplyDeleteSusan, no, this is a different Sound of Music - it is baically a music festival with streets closed off for bands, and several concerts are held in the waterfront park.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked looking through old postcards in antique shops. And the tacky ones from the 50's and 60's are so funny to see - quite collectible.