Albanian Costumes, Moshi, Nancy, Cathedral Cove and Biking.

  Blog # 1592 --- Day  517 of the Current  ( Second ) Russian Invasion of Ukraine 

                      

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Here we go again with a few more cards. Let's start the day with a card from New Zealand. Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve is in the southern part of Mercury Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand covering an area of 840 hectares. On the coast of the mainland, it stretches from Cook Bluff in the north-west to the northern end of Hahei Beach in the south-east. This naturally formed archway is the most popular tourist destination on the Coromandel Peninsula, and rightfully so. In fact, Cathedral Cove is so beautiful and special that it has been chosen as one of the filming locations for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspain

Ravindra used a stamp from 2007 on this card. It is 1 of 7 in a set of Scenic definitives.

Next is a card from Austria, A young couple enjoying a bike ride through a field of flowers. Alena sent this from the small town of Bad Radkersburg near the Slovenian border. Bad Radkersburg is a spa town featuring a thermal spa with a temperature of 80 °C (176 °F). This and the longest sunshine duration in Austria make it an attractive site for tourism with over 100,000 stays per year.

Alena used a recent stamp, 1of 3 in a set, titled Sports in Motion.

Nancy, France is the focus of this next card. Nancy, a riverfront city in the northeastern French region of Grand Est, is known for its late baroque and art nouveau landmarks, some dating to its days as the former capital of the Duchy of Lorraine. Its focal point is the 18th-century Place Stanislas. This grand square, decorated with gilded wrought-iron gates and rococo fountains, rests by the ornate palaces and churches filling the city’s medieval old town. 

Dominique used a stamp from this year. It was issued for Day of the Stamp and showed an electric bike. 

It's off to Tanzania now. The card shows a view of the city of Moshi, a municipality and the capital of Kilimanjaro region in the north eastern part of the country. In the last official census of 2022, the municipality had a population of 221,733^] The municipality is situated on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano that is the highest mountain in Africa. The name Moshi has been reported to refer to the smoke that emanates from the nearby mountain.

Jean Pierre used a pair of a stamp in a set of 11 , Wild Animals of Africa , issued in 2023. The pair show Water Bucks. 

Now it's back across the pond again to Albania. Indrit's card shows local traditional costumes of Albania.  

Indrit used a stamp from a set of 2 Tourism issue showing Gjipe Canyon. 

So ends another edition of The Blog. Thanks for today's cards go to Indrit, Jean Pierre, Dominique, Alena and Ravindra.

Next Time.