tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58063927450709486232024-03-04T22:51:54.269-08:00Échale Salivita!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-21959183405447680092015-02-11T19:41:00.000-08:002015-02-11T19:41:00.047-08:00Chicago´s Trump Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was supposed to be the tallest but after the 9 11 they reconsidered and scaled down a bit, 98 stories and second only to the former Sears Towers now named Willis Tower, still very impressive!<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">1,389 feet (423 m) including its spire!<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-72977073975261241272015-01-11T22:05:00.001-08:002015-01-11T22:12:23.537-08:00Lady Bugs and Dandelion from Belarus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Sent on November 17 2014 Beatiful postcard sent from Belarus 7° C<b><br /><br /><br />Taraxacum officinale, </b></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">the common name of </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">dandelion</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="French language">French</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">dent-de-lion</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, meaning "lion's tooth"<br />Considered weed, it has lots of medicinal uses and it is edible completely, roots and all!!!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><br />...and of course, I love Lady Bugs!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-29063054816117181352013-08-21T19:49:00.002-07:002013-08-21T19:50:20.728-07:00Mariquitas de Holanda / NL-1979895<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hoy recibí correspondencia, entre los sobres y las postales venía una de Holanda con su identificación NL-1979895, impresiona que los postcrossers de los Países Bajos estén a tirito de los dos millones!<br />
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En mi perfil menciono que me gustan las mariquitas (ladybugs) todo esto después de algo que escribí que para mi es muy especial!<br />
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Son coleópteros y su familia se denomina <b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">coccinélidos</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> (</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Coccinellidae</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Su nombre común </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">varía según la especie y el país. Los más habituales son: </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">En Argentina: </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">mariquita</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">vaquita de San Antonio</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> y </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">vaquita de San Antón</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">En Chile: </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">chinita</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> , </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">mariquita</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">En Republica Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras y Costa Rica: </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">mariquita</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> o </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">mariquitilla</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Es el patrón de la Republica Checa</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> y su festividad se celebra el 28 de septiembre.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Venceslao transformó la sociedad checa no sólo en lo concerniente a la religión, sino también modificando el sistema judicial.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Fue el promotor de la construcción de la </span><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catedral_de_San_Vito" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;" title="Catedral de San Vito">Catedral de San Vito</a>.<br />
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Esta es la Capilla del Santo en la Catedral de San Vito, St Wenceslas murió asesinado por su hermano <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Boleslav </span>que deseaba el poder y el trono, tres años más tarde del fraticidio / regicidio su hermano arrepentido hizo trasladar los restos del martir a la Catedral.<br />
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Me escriben en la postal que: "Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of business and cultural communities in the city of Praha"<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">La estatua ecuestre fue esculpida por </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_V%C3%A1clav_Myslbek" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Josef Václav Myslbek">Josef Václav Myslbek</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> entre 1887–1924, La imagen de Wenceslas esta acompañada de otros Santos Patronos Checos bellamente talladas a la base, ellos son</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">: </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Ludmila" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Saint Ludmila">Saint Ludmila</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Agnes_of_Bohemia" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Saint Agnes of Bohemia">Saint Agnes of Bohemia</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_of_S%C3%A1zava" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Procopius of Sázava">Saint Prokop</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> y </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Adalbert_of_Prague" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Saint Adalbert of Prague">Saint Adalbert of Prague</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">. <br /><br />La base de la estatua fue diseñada por el arquitecto </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Dry%C3%A1k" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Alois Dryák">Alois Dryák</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, e incluye la inscripción: "</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Svatý Václave, vévodo české země, kníže náš, nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">" ("San Wenceslas, Duque de la tierra Checa, Nuestro Principe, no nos dejes fallecer ni a nosotros ni a nuestros descendientes").</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-35740587983760730962013-07-24T22:42:00.001-07:002013-07-24T22:42:56.000-07:00Almost Heaven!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today I got
not one but two map cards of beautiful and unforgettable West Virginia, I went
there to learn english when I was a fresh out of High School, rebelious, and
missbehaving youngster. <br />I went to Elkins, located in Randolph County, with a
population of 11.000 breaking the 10k barrier thanx to the 1.500 students
enrolled at Davis & Elkins College
or D&E for short!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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believe that West Virginia is one of the most beautiful places I know, Elkins
is snowed on, knee deep, from late october til early april or from november til march on
light years!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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trapped on Main, tasted veal for the first time in my life, opened my eyes to a
whole bunch of different world cultures, and saw 1000 different colors shades
between Green and black on the trees during fall!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I frequently
visited the coolest place on earth to drink beer while listening rock,
D&E´s Ice House is that place, located inside the camus and actually the
former IceHouse of General Elkins´ land in the late 1800´s. Once, there was a band from New York that
went to perform there<a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>, the lead guitar said, "If this place were in NYC it would be
the place to go in the Big Aple"!!!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I fell so
deeply in love with West Virginia that one day, a few months later, after I
moved down south to Georgia, I was watching one episode of The Love Boat, yes,
I am that old, and when Donny Osmond, yes, I repeat, I am old, sang Country
Roads I surprised myself singing it out loud with some tears coming out of my
eyes!!!<br /><br />Click here to listen </span> <a href="http://youtu.be/znN8m0KAOGI">Country Roads - John Denver</a></div>
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Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) not always wore red!<br />
Popular belief says that Coca Cola Co "dressed" him in white and red to link him to their product in the 30´s.<br />
Now, something that few people know is that Coca-Cola was not the first soft drink bottling company to use Santa for their gain in their commercials, it was White Rock Beverages in 1915 for their mineral water and in 1923 for their ginger ale!<br />
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My "Tío-Abuelo" in english Great Uncle or Granduncle (I looked the word in "Word Reference") great page by the way, sent this postcard to my aunts, who were just todlers, in 1929, quite a few years before Coca-Cola had their great idea!<br />
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I never met my Great Uncle because he passed away before I was born but I have always been told that "Tio Ponchito" was the nicest and best uncle that anyone could have, in this postcard he was sending with Santa, love and kisses along with his blessing to his two nieces!<br />
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I am sure that Saint Nic happily obligued because he knows who is naughty or nice!<br />
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Ho, Ho, Ho!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-13229748072377015552013-07-14T16:08:00.000-07:002013-07-14T16:08:29.223-07:00Buzzard from Belarus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow!!!<br />Three bird related posts in a row!<br /><br />Well, I like birds, there´s a fascination about them!<br /><br />The flying of course!<br />
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Birds of prey like this hawk are magnificent!<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-62714866970588866482013-07-13T16:12:00.001-07:002013-07-13T16:12:22.266-07:00Golden Eagle from Belarus<br />
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This magnificent Golden Eagle came all the way from Belarus, along with two banknotes and some stamps for my collection, thanx Natalia!<br />I also learned how my name is written in her language, today´s saint is St Henry so.......!<br /><br />I enjoy watching animals, a whole of a lot more if they are free at their habitats!<br />
agle came all the way from Belarus, along with two banknotes and some stamps for my collection, thanx Natalia!<br />
<br />Golden Eagles in America stay up north in Mexico, US, and Canada<br />Their powerful talons are, maybe, their most impressive feature, right after their deadly beauty!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-31247666723745083182013-07-10T19:32:00.001-07:002013-07-10T19:38:39.499-07:00Taiwan National Bird and company<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the Taiwan Blue Magpie <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">(</span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Urocissa caerulea</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">)</span>, Taiwan´s National Bird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Wikipedia:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">In the 2007 National Bird Voting Campaign held by the </span><b style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Taiwan International Birding Association</b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13.328125px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">there were over 1 million votes cast from 53 countries. The Taiwan Blue Magpie defeated the Mikado Pheasant</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and was chosen as Taiwan's national bird, though it has yet to be formally accepted."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">The Magpie postcard came (flying) <b>:) </b>with a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Steere's Liocichla.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Steere's Liocichla</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> (</span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Liocichla steerii</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">) is a species of bird</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> in the Leiothrichidae</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> family. It is endemic to Taiwan</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Now, my personal bad joke:<br /><br />This proves that birds of different flock do fly together!<br /><b>At least in letters!!!</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-79127912282393524252013-07-10T19:05:00.000-07:002013-07-15T09:28:19.471-07:00De Nota, desde Barcelona, España!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hoy abrí mi casillero y habían dos sobres que venían desde España, a uno lo esperaba, al otro no!<br />
El inesperado venía como La Macarena, cargado de alegría y cosas buenas!<br />
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Resulta y acontece que hace unos días (al parecer) estaba yo navegando en Postcrossing y le di click a "Me Gusta" a una postal de España. Esta persona acostumbra chequear el perfil de aquellos que apreciamos sus postales, de mi perfil saltó al blog y este le gustó, tenemos gustos y preferencias similares y quiso hacerme llegar dos postales y varios sellos acompañados de una agradable carta que me explica el por que de su deferencia!<br />
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Muy Agradecido Josep y familia!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-57810188818655386792013-06-05T17:22:00.000-07:002013-06-05T17:25:44.725-07:00The Hill of Crosses - LithuaniaYahoo ran a post today about The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, it says:<br />
"The phenomenon of the Hill of Crosses in northern Lithuania began when people started leaving crosses there hundreds of years ago—and continues to this day. These photos of a hill covered in crosses show the amazing sight it has become".<br />
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Wikipedia says it has more than 100.000 crosses and who knows how many small ones and rosaries!!!<br />
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I recieve a Hill of Crosses postcard from Lithuania a while back, the kind person that sent it to me wrote:
This Hill is a symbol of faith, love, and sacrifice. Each visitor tries to leave a cross. If he hasn´t brought any, he makes one right of the Hill from branches, grass, pebbles etc."<br />
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Beautiful!<br />
It has become a place of pilgrimage. They think it started about 1831!<br />
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"Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims"
My Postcard and some of Yahoo´s piece!
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Mi abuelo Diego se la envió a mi abuela Carmen desde Curaçao en 1924, 7 años antes que naciera mi Mamá!
No tengo idea de cuantas personas vivían en Porlamar en 1924 pero adivino que la oficina de correos sería muy pero que muy eficiente!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-74847443910759510772010-11-28T18:44:00.000-08:002010-11-28T19:12:57.574-08:00Luxembourg - A Multiview & a nice cover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aySAP6xqEGNMRWbUE09YS5OUlPGDv4XoqDPtQUb7lolhAvWHn2NJiHMY08gIW9W4mF8IoI3ROmhrlZI6UCPIZ-OdoT9Z1jRBjhh-dFPgUnZHVbuiiD2wZrYZ5DdairyB7MfE25cWms-G/s1600/Multiview+Luxemburgo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544799904380139794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aySAP6xqEGNMRWbUE09YS5OUlPGDv4XoqDPtQUb7lolhAvWHn2NJiHMY08gIW9W4mF8IoI3ROmhrlZI6UCPIZ-OdoT9Z1jRBjhh-dFPgUnZHVbuiiD2wZrYZ5DdairyB7MfE25cWms-G/s400/Multiview+Luxemburgo.jpg" border="0" /></a> A nice multiview card picturing<br />1.- Echternach <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echternach">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echternach</a><br />2.- Luxembourg <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg</a><br />3.- Clervaux <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clervaux">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clervaux</a><br />4.- Vianden <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianden">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianden</a><br />5.- Petite Suisse <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Switzerland_(Luxembourg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Switzerland_(Luxembourg</a>)<br />6.- Remich <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remich">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remich</a><br /><br />Place in postcard<br />123<br />456<br /><br />And a nice cover<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544800181264658434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_AZjN9O1tYgCXjxcqFxmuU786wIYqsQgn2dBz3LQDQLrNn_HvOjcjGFF8K0uZa4dG0zVQHZoaChj2qLIuEVkjdWXK6ieUZtvUttohVIptanzXjmRj2f2-LqhARQOO7VCEhtEQrLuTPJf/s400/Cover+1+Luxemburgo.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-55036333870662466202010-11-27T20:01:00.000-08:002010-11-27T20:21:09.276-08:00Vista aérea de La Tortuga<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx7nj3EpmZRTig0aN2d6a9W4h8pqBrLuTdFJVDPsU-SsOuV2kQfHIrjS9YdpOGi9y9HaaMCa4ARDtNkdD9Xxqj671l2PsylNhzBy0RHUNW1f_x2zNF92yO6LbwoYggx1ENf8NUcb1fGXd/s1600/La+Tortuga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544447218153775714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx7nj3EpmZRTig0aN2d6a9W4h8pqBrLuTdFJVDPsU-SsOuV2kQfHIrjS9YdpOGi9y9HaaMCa4ARDtNkdD9Xxqj671l2PsylNhzBy0RHUNW1f_x2zNF92yO6LbwoYggx1ENf8NUcb1fGXd/s400/La+Tortuga.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Que bello es mi pais carajo!</span></strong><br /><br />Éste es otro de mis items sin marcar en mi lista de lugares que quisiera visitar.<br />Venezuela es en verdad Tierra de Gracia!<br /><br /><br />In english <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tortuga_Island">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tortuga_Island</a><br /><br />En castellano <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_La_Tortuga">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_La_Tortuga</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-7629439061217922032010-11-27T18:56:00.000-08:002010-11-27T19:47:24.188-08:00Singapore, 1 Beautiful Cover plus 5 Great Postcards<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544431609855918850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylR7hcpYtYu4ZYwpDBr5411DFkj5ee6F9f-6qmPnuTM2GcqBxiJR0PoU65ceztqhDjZKqqxarm_ZwPH3_ks1QrbNP7WjLKcc4NqmsTv6F8ev3QkMTQ6z08_SBsBwzC1GaMMUVmXni1EQT/s400/Singapore.jpg" border="0" /> Beautiful cover, specially for those (who like me) collect fauna stamps. Sigapore has great stamps on that popular theme.<br />Crimson Sunbird = <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Sunbird">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Sunbird</a><br />Yellow Wagtail = <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Wagtail">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Wagtail</a><br /><br />Pearlscale Butterflyfish = <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearlscale_butterflyfish">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearlscale_butterflyfish</a><br /><br /><strong>SINGAPORE<br /></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9dKmoB2LzIRPXk-mLDHToGPZgF3I-wWnNOn0CXmns5KNZA5Hsb-Q7JpF7azuRUqiXJqJpE-WxRNkLpaBz9ymvSR7n0mVlLWW4Cb98cpORQhgNbXODragsBeyxpn8FRwCNsUks7CRRS8z/s1600/Singapore+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433634558369330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9dKmoB2LzIRPXk-mLDHToGPZgF3I-wWnNOn0CXmns5KNZA5Hsb-Q7JpF7azuRUqiXJqJpE-WxRNkLpaBz9ymvSR7n0mVlLWW4Cb98cpORQhgNbXODragsBeyxpn8FRwCNsUks7CRRS8z/s400/Singapore+5.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Rive Mouth by Night<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGydodWY-R7hSNQSGxD6f2pNRlmTzb8v6Kt74BCxebtc58UJTYgWHLqRDBhlra3Uv1Z6XEMM-AVw2Ym7u8efGdJkeDSWyWjS9cyrQWrSeiztNZ_546HjYPVAi-iDcQMAqh-89EtZLqTVn/s1600/Singapore+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433525545077330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGydodWY-R7hSNQSGxD6f2pNRlmTzb8v6Kt74BCxebtc58UJTYgWHLqRDBhlra3Uv1Z6XEMM-AVw2Ym7u8efGdJkeDSWyWjS9cyrQWrSeiztNZ_546HjYPVAi-iDcQMAqh-89EtZLqTVn/s400/Singapore+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Singapore transformed from an obcure little fishing village into a great Seaport and modern metropolis famous for its skycrapers.</p><p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3tqags2RuZwJp5gnMQ4wwehYk5XZYpxN_CsHoO8CtGxxaVaBYHHBF0AEX6ik9y3v1WLiAjWMSGHUrzBBNHTSA_uetkhKngePjvJBa2hlIwo6QK0XSFgoyGzrau_hXj4A7UzJaML0vZRK/s1600/Singapore+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433454743568706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3tqags2RuZwJp5gnMQ4wwehYk5XZYpxN_CsHoO8CtGxxaVaBYHHBF0AEX6ik9y3v1WLiAjWMSGHUrzBBNHTSA_uetkhKngePjvJBa2hlIwo6QK0XSFgoyGzrau_hXj4A7UzJaML0vZRK/s400/Singapore+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Marina</p><p><br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf18addUGsof9km2h3tNVuJvWZpT56F7zjzH03iRKPuS2iUQ5cgKdmTq2SFkeHNrXzf_pGP1Hjjm2zlB-W20YlVA4vggLm3sf-lL35NpN0x2h_cRdmz7a2JiH7jUzUx8np6QunJDFLe2Cx/s1600/Singapore+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433382833381506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf18addUGsof9km2h3tNVuJvWZpT56F7zjzH03iRKPuS2iUQ5cgKdmTq2SFkeHNrXzf_pGP1Hjjm2zlB-W20YlVA4vggLm3sf-lL35NpN0x2h_cRdmz7a2JiH7jUzUx8np6QunJDFLe2Cx/s400/Singapore+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Flyer </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Flyer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Flyer</a></p><p><br /><br /> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuVgmPReZQ3PQ-FB2vDhT_jJvBDvYrb-T1DJHwSa3EA11CceKOTkZ0RaxBOHGw8-LF-7FFPlIABcQINoVDDm8c99Dm8ytklQbltHM6sL7fQZlFbeQtWaYkL3orziXMV1Ku4LUA3Q_kAH4/s1600/Singapore+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433273601986418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuVgmPReZQ3PQ-FB2vDhT_jJvBDvYrb-T1DJHwSa3EA11CceKOTkZ0RaxBOHGw8-LF-7FFPlIABcQINoVDDm8c99Dm8ytklQbltHM6sL7fQZlFbeQtWaYkL3orziXMV1Ku4LUA3Q_kAH4/s400/Singapore+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Great view of Singapore skylineUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-79238587425186432182010-06-19T18:41:00.000-07:002010-06-19T19:12:58.627-07:00Huckleberry Finn & Tom Sawyer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUce9z01uHUFGbtO8Wm7YyKJshAt7ZqdHIUM90Ydh9o8RcIfPY16WaRyin4Mv5WDwRUZMYdrjvPGAEuIb6rMTgVqeDVV_6yB8kutKA7qSIjX201NiutlmuUVreeDVzHgIilx-uwxwXlT5j/s1600/H+Finn+n+T+Sawyer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484671161934060562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUce9z01uHUFGbtO8Wm7YyKJshAt7ZqdHIUM90Ydh9o8RcIfPY16WaRyin4Mv5WDwRUZMYdrjvPGAEuIb6rMTgVqeDVV_6yB8kutKA7qSIjX201NiutlmuUVreeDVzHgIilx-uwxwXlT5j/s400/H+Finn+n+T+Sawyer.jpg" border="0" /></a>Huckleberry Finn está fumando su pipa, Tom Sawyer y Joe Harper, quienes se han "escapado" de sus casas con Huck han ido a Jackson´s Island, allí han decidido aprender a fumar también.<br />Al principio todo es risa y alegría pero luego, la experiencia ya no tiene nada de graciosa, se apartan arrastrándose en diferentes direcciones, más tarde cuando Huck va en busca de sus camaradas los encuentra pálidos y adormecidos entre los matorrales.<br /><br />Ésta bella postal representa una de las ilustraciones, todas obras de arte, de Norman Rockwell.<br /><div> </div><div>Bio de Norman Rockwell en Wikipedia<br /><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell</a></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Sobre Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer</div><div><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sawyer">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sawyer</a></span></u></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Bio de uno de los Grandes Maestros de la Literatura, Mark Twain</div><div><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-61253326805691089562010-06-18T14:15:00.000-07:002010-06-18T14:43:00.689-07:00Tim Burton - Blue Girl with Wine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU_i-ARRxgCL_JipNeLuA3KDDZosun2DcmTj-N9DZxMG3ElASAaorY5pDW_rB9pYbj72FOEIo4mp2aau404Xi4pvvOP7PskKWL-AmuAnL3gjq3CAx3bQX8kr35ZpVBGDjd_MqzM39Nivs/s1600/Tim+Burton+-+Diana+Szilard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU_i-ARRxgCL_JipNeLuA3KDDZosun2DcmTj-N9DZxMG3ElASAaorY5pDW_rB9pYbj72FOEIo4mp2aau404Xi4pvvOP7PskKWL-AmuAnL3gjq3CAx3bQX8kr35ZpVBGDjd_MqzM39Nivs/s400/Tim+Burton+-+Diana+Szilard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484228891283021602" /></a><br />Cuando se escucha el nombre de Tim Burton lo más probable es que uno lo asocie al cine, recordando su estilo y predilección por tomas oscuras que se abrazan perfectamente a las tétricas historias que narra através de su óptica, yo nunca imaginé que Tim Burton tiene otra vena artística, Tim Burton también pinta y me sorprendió saber que posee una exhibición en el Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York.<br /><br />Mi amiga Diana visitó en MOMA en Nueva York, gentilmente accedió a mi petición y me regaló ésta postal de una obra de Tim Burton. "Blue Girl with Wine" oil on canvas 1997 28" x 22"<br /><br />Gracias DianaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-58211101264892858972009-11-27T13:32:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:11:17.539-08:004 vistas de El Rey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ80HGDwAhzhEfHu02oTanqGENs2KrL49xJ882A78IsVVwP9UwhUh7WJ61wY9DgnJqdpbdhhfzOPRzBziq5nsxdEqL0NzDwZQcyatf4SAYpxez_eTCwUQHuApeDZnonT8lW-az-6ORcnWX/s1600/img417.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408909278666393506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ80HGDwAhzhEfHu02oTanqGENs2KrL49xJ882A78IsVVwP9UwhUh7WJ61wY9DgnJqdpbdhhfzOPRzBziq5nsxdEqL0NzDwZQcyatf4SAYpxez_eTCwUQHuApeDZnonT8lW-az-6ORcnWX/s400/img417.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>4 vistas diferentes de el Rey, el Salto Ángel, el más alto del mundo.<br /><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salto_Angel">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salto_Angel</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBGDWr19Y9aCPi4HAWTQPfIwZPUzHxDoOeKdGqlhVmeNusvxB16_6kdNaEfA6k56POxc1_WbbCFzym0nF2C94ndkeUou_THI34dCtFy9eHBUnL95ypGIC_quWnnfUGxShst1JyZnsL1G4/s1600/Salto+%C3%81ngel+Ref+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408902809858315202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBGDWr19Y9aCPi4HAWTQPfIwZPUzHxDoOeKdGqlhVmeNusvxB16_6kdNaEfA6k56POxc1_WbbCFzym0nF2C94ndkeUou_THI34dCtFy9eHBUnL95ypGIC_quWnnfUGxShst1JyZnsL1G4/s400/Salto+%C3%81ngel+Ref+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dKDod7dRoWYcjsU-65ZORAL-jsSXRkrOhODR-M2cPRQXDbs7AmNfphHHu3GRLtFK1PdKS15zXD79mOMh0oPui2Brmx0JqQduD40qg5Q7Wr6xGznSdmj0KZATZPVV9a3GJKvPjA8eAbL0/s1600/Salto+Angel+Ref+22.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8_SKDdcX9GOLE3CY5wg5C1LLyskK_FvPgbPtDzpEtLESP3ZdFxdQCdYoIV6szmJplfUrVNdPISFmIoJzqOT2r-bY23UHjwksDxf7ynICb8JFmNaaZFNmNXeRUtLu1T1vNnb38iZfhv55/s1600/Auyantepuy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408902279092019810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8_SKDdcX9GOLE3CY5wg5C1LLyskK_FvPgbPtDzpEtLESP3ZdFxdQCdYoIV6szmJplfUrVNdPISFmIoJzqOT2r-bY23UHjwksDxf7ynICb8JFmNaaZFNmNXeRUtLu1T1vNnb38iZfhv55/s400/Auyantepuy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408903063243434050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElTMmd-VwPy8YFjRF7iPA0uS9syBg7nX8MA8fPxmLh2UlM5lq5vq7HuWfdKIKQwbm5mNpuk-SlwmXvw-qSKLjpgFHZYhGIob6JtDDP2pszLvTcR-IBXVe52R7T8v4Fh8bFfFcGR0bqakK/s400/Salto+Angel+Ref183.jpg" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-81876452846614798632009-11-26T10:57:00.000-08:002009-11-26T10:58:11.833-08:00Gracias Doris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqeoYtB5g4viY4OrpVay3Z5HvfACJRr9bL8JYHi4s74Wb9PPJNCtlVJlhb6QEIq3CTIouB-wBOBgosELk1HJjljkDFCz_GA8b2l6vPm3lZn2rGHetXH9YIEV_uJBkgoO5zjsTlOKRA3rd/s1600/St+Agustine+Fla.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407756113272321730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqeoYtB5g4viY4OrpVay3Z5HvfACJRr9bL8JYHi4s74Wb9PPJNCtlVJlhb6QEIq3CTIouB-wBOBgosELk1HJjljkDFCz_GA8b2l6vPm3lZn2rGHetXH9YIEV_uJBkgoO5zjsTlOKRA3rd/s400/St+Agustine+Fla.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-42973624686960954612009-11-25T09:34:00.000-08:002009-11-25T09:36:36.930-08:00Gracias Anaís<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77Sc2eB9fHjEG0dCXLsSh2xtnKNxw5Ysh0sR8b58ZLqoBmvt3bKW65ydBk0PoaZXO3ppVkorkeaBgMgt45Jm1ivl0SpgpPaWyVS4dAcJBzCRRxAx82r6KLAhevwSefjVH3P3vGtxPN7yz/s1600/Firenze.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407749065951268594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77Sc2eB9fHjEG0dCXLsSh2xtnKNxw5Ysh0sR8b58ZLqoBmvt3bKW65ydBk0PoaZXO3ppVkorkeaBgMgt45Jm1ivl0SpgpPaWyVS4dAcJBzCRRxAx82r6KLAhevwSefjVH3P3vGtxPN7yz/s400/Firenze.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />En sus recientes vacaciones mi amiga Anaís se tomó la molestia de enviarme esta bella postal desde Firenze.<br />Gracias Bebe!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-39862420183281612782009-11-24T09:59:00.000-08:002009-11-24T10:25:57.802-08:00Dos bellezas desde Holanda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2XSXKbVgfeWsPPfWPn1qWYS2yquldhC9RnEBxNDE8K3r5ZiFabH0viaFCtwwTuyRKM_t5eI6jH6zd6JlOpgq-YlZgp0l7M7J3ZPq7coJCRatCExgy_S05qlX0a_VWKX5zn5STlHNBOHy/s1600/Holanda+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407737115533430754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2XSXKbVgfeWsPPfWPn1qWYS2yquldhC9RnEBxNDE8K3r5ZiFabH0viaFCtwwTuyRKM_t5eI6jH6zd6JlOpgq-YlZgp0l7M7J3ZPq7coJCRatCExgy_S05qlX0a_VWKX5zn5STlHNBOHy/s320/Holanda+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7hA7Cwpg61vIrL-oH8GEAfj1t_OzCfxKh017nrhBghteN8PB_eOr43sn8Zug4II8kDC-t4ikZc8YwKDKhGgKy7Orf1r7i_wrs-Nc46gY0l8y7XjxEdnqCc0yeBCEENlyhh6lJOuInKQJ/s1600/Holanda.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407736090334664754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 105px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7hA7Cwpg61vIrL-oH8GEAfj1t_OzCfxKh017nrhBghteN8PB_eOr43sn8Zug4II8kDC-t4ikZc8YwKDKhGgKy7Orf1r7i_wrs-Nc46gY0l8y7XjxEdnqCc0yeBCEENlyhh6lJOuInKQJ/s200/Holanda.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_WPxYnJsE4lDo3w2R4NnZ4MDDoCVldTc_p8a_uqWusS_mKoQxZUkbsyo34F_2ZS6xaiOLn8UN0_K1LD0Bt0eKjLT5K1hi2NO2KUu1H1D3_WQ6uGqjZAIAITqjNS0FfgG10G2c-Kax0xn/s1600/Holanda+2.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Súper agradecido a la jóven que me envió estas dos bellezas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNzk7kYtzSpt1PGXxFk4MLZfJ5bVsd25gLiaPW89ghDDlqvCxrTV5w9a9_GKntws-UgoaMwHsfLcazcOIGWxLEizRbEsfXLB3U53gbcp2lKZ0h54jdi52Mz6aKsGe5gnCT7jfBhn1ESWu/s1600/Coraz%C3%B3n+de+Jes%C3%BAs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407732165824678418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNzk7kYtzSpt1PGXxFk4MLZfJ5bVsd25gLiaPW89ghDDlqvCxrTV5w9a9_GKntws-UgoaMwHsfLcazcOIGWxLEizRbEsfXLB3U53gbcp2lKZ0h54jdi52Mz6aKsGe5gnCT7jfBhn1ESWu/s400/Coraz%C3%B3n+de+Jes%C3%BAs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiOh28-HeZ97Cg_NF3hW085nej9aJxtfiPsF_BXulRipUt0xkQz4875RvQoM7JHohS5abEHPevokcOGblxEj7ciSFYzVzlHR2OeW6-3ZWUIXYJYg7z8_k1DAyeLGRe_4Du-XTCD_LFAES/s1600/Virgen+de+Lourdes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407732011353370610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiOh28-HeZ97Cg_NF3hW085nej9aJxtfiPsF_BXulRipUt0xkQz4875RvQoM7JHohS5abEHPevokcOGblxEj7ciSFYzVzlHR2OeW6-3ZWUIXYJYg7z8_k1DAyeLGRe_4Du-XTCD_LFAES/s400/Virgen+de+Lourdes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-14456702911925482622009-11-23T21:07:00.001-08:002009-11-23T21:17:48.818-08:00Royal Canadian Mounted Police<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcoQQIgTgvbP-0tkzJKtIupy-t7qkB9s78b6VpVwGKrpFwln6ZZKW-fdiaDDeom4atiqdX2S7pjWQdHBVAUUjzv9AmLELmob6AOdEaigvqAc3oeubPzau6QRZkuZMsaReSB_7K9r37PYz/s1600/Canada.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcoQQIgTgvbP-0tkzJKtIupy-t7qkB9s78b6VpVwGKrpFwln6ZZKW-fdiaDDeom4atiqdX2S7pjWQdHBVAUUjzv9AmLELmob6AOdEaigvqAc3oeubPzau6QRZkuZMsaReSB_7K9r37PYz/s200/Canada.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407535023700194738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJYFZkIvqm6Kl5SiiNVgDA6-_DaN6XU6n7mf6MdOaQ6vr0AN1T_VoYdKYxTgwod2zEa_qlveQUPvIFqygnX7ihPQDgB11i3c5M5mlHnmGuC7FJGX7KMARVMBkP0wnNo_muFjz-UoT3Tly/s1600/RCMP1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407532584482921874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJYFZkIvqm6Kl5SiiNVgDA6-_DaN6XU6n7mf6MdOaQ6vr0AN1T_VoYdKYxTgwod2zEa_qlveQUPvIFqygnX7ihPQDgB11i3c5M5mlHnmGuC7FJGX7KMARVMBkP0wnNo_muFjz-UoT3Tly/s400/RCMP1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Uno de los uniformes más coloridos y reconocidos del mundo.<br /><br />La persona que me envió la postal se tomó la molestia de "romper" el valor de envío en 6 estampillas diferentes, 4 de ellas de una serie bien interesante con el tema de insectos.<br />Gracias!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407532747262283074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdR0fPoF9K2qi-TxTmBtSP_9Umwh1VOs7dgN7wGDDYOnfnrBI6hWUmJ5v7xDSzn7T_OsG8_T1wzGplkYYOyiGN1MTNsjIb9Is1eg_xw1C55_DHhVYI8f3l8eEu6k3hWG1a1ZnfGD51xNCO/s400/Canada+1.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-23713222943356093162009-11-11T13:41:00.000-08:002009-11-11T13:45:45.596-08:00Cover de Holanda con un tesoro!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vOUpZHNTnSH0Bq8ZlN4HEdeWBNxZCLBV8p3KNsFVYYW_G4Ts8iiSzHgkpWYT2xOt9Z8DmPY_TQi4AE2haxJZ3CXdZyP5KzOD9SmQllcpOOtfLdMtea_QVept0ZeNoH47IJkKNTFo4kvL/s1600-h/Holanda+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402964926267910130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vOUpZHNTnSH0Bq8ZlN4HEdeWBNxZCLBV8p3KNsFVYYW_G4Ts8iiSzHgkpWYT2xOt9Z8DmPY_TQi4AE2haxJZ3CXdZyP5KzOD9SmQllcpOOtfLdMtea_QVept0ZeNoH47IJkKNTFo4kvL/s400/Holanda+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Me llegó de Holanda y quiero agradecer este intercambio, yo colecciono arte y sobre todo arte religioso, ahora, por encima de todo soy Mariano y esta postal de María Auxiliadora es de lo más bello que he visto.<br />Gracias!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHV-XF5vVC0bXJCMeGEW3sfR9gAkn9gbA7kFIW0jvZp2x3eKoah-glFTZB2shNRvqQGWBBXYpxttUAuRoctzwrOC1XNPlE6f7A9gVj6UUL-fBvd3V3rgYTART6uhXWCWltGEIrTGJwhcP/s1600-h/Mar%C3%ADa+Auxiliadora.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402964787351591746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHV-XF5vVC0bXJCMeGEW3sfR9gAkn9gbA7kFIW0jvZp2x3eKoah-glFTZB2shNRvqQGWBBXYpxttUAuRoctzwrOC1XNPlE6f7A9gVj6UUL-fBvd3V3rgYTART6uhXWCWltGEIrTGJwhcP/s400/Mar%C3%ADa+Auxiliadora.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-32266322246958925492009-11-09T10:05:00.001-08:002009-11-09T10:23:13.014-08:003 Blasts from the PastCovers de mi Mamá<br /><br />1 se lo mandé yo desde Elkins cuando estudiaba ingles en 1981<br />2 se lo enviaron en 1959<br />3 se lo enviaron desde Italia circa 1957-8<br /><br /><br />Covers sent to my Mother<br />1 by me while studying english in West Virginia (1981)<br />2 from Caracas in 1959<br />3 from Italy circa 1957-8<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_30AdtNV3n1xEquYkB9Nv3ivWqPmvpFEC4V2y5nVdsWWgEAvxUnQ9JR7MxYZbBBgk2rZa5rpTUcQqAcGGmn5qLFBjw_KC76d2SMUAzC5AFXL4M0mHW8rZ9yuMt39i10h4MBHUhOg9O2jV/s1600-h/Mama+1981.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402170448544555314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_30AdtNV3n1xEquYkB9Nv3ivWqPmvpFEC4V2y5nVdsWWgEAvxUnQ9JR7MxYZbBBgk2rZa5rpTUcQqAcGGmn5qLFBjw_KC76d2SMUAzC5AFXL4M0mHW8rZ9yuMt39i10h4MBHUhOg9O2jV/s400/Mama+1981.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVQGWFzeNCtBfKVgpd24DFPWvM3iGzCBLrIkSmulomDxu-He8UiRvze-ZEKYZzPfZCshPjKaGkvtWv3nuXPfeq-1EDOK4mCEc9mxcQ6TeioelS7bUrGtSdfQD0HfQOE5x4AmBH2-4Z4Dd/s1600-h/Mam%C3%A1+1959.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402170304644947522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 109px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVQGWFzeNCtBfKVgpd24DFPWvM3iGzCBLrIkSmulomDxu-He8UiRvze-ZEKYZzPfZCshPjKaGkvtWv3nuXPfeq-1EDOK4mCEc9mxcQ6TeioelS7bUrGtSdfQD0HfQOE5x4AmBH2-4Z4Dd/s400/Mam%C3%A1+1959.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP-BH4BBv4JXYSPnoGyyNIlrZ9BMfz_ZNhdWJSnaYqWgyMjQrdflv_s3GrTyc7pdxrsGu3Q7d_INEOilHcx75xHlI2V75_zgWm5B1iH2CVcab7pdUId0hZQus99FDsWwY3ha8B7UZP_WO/s1600-h/De+Italia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402169731572309394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP-BH4BBv4JXYSPnoGyyNIlrZ9BMfz_ZNhdWJSnaYqWgyMjQrdflv_s3GrTyc7pdxrsGu3Q7d_INEOilHcx75xHlI2V75_zgWm5B1iH2CVcab7pdUId0hZQus99FDsWwY3ha8B7UZP_WO/s400/De+Italia.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806392745070948623.post-66692709318575888172009-10-29T16:45:00.000-07:002009-10-29T17:14:21.409-07:00La Deposizione - Caravaggio<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKkFrBg2eYOKaf_tfLJTHxRPZrwWav3iPWdrBW6vC7fWHspy0Rnveu3fqNrBk7rybj-8Y7PuYSRceWodhf4kjQA5imqSEHTCNQME0H_nSCp5STzHL2hZX_8mMfMfopaHV7WbbBbdXd1iP/s1600-h/La+Deposizione+-+Caravaggio+-+Galeria+Vaticano.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398172594999084642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKkFrBg2eYOKaf_tfLJTHxRPZrwWav3iPWdrBW6vC7fWHspy0Rnveu3fqNrBk7rybj-8Y7PuYSRceWodhf4kjQA5imqSEHTCNQME0H_nSCp5STzHL2hZX_8mMfMfopaHV7WbbBbdXd1iP/s400/La+Deposizione+-+Caravaggio+-+Galeria+Vaticano.jpg" border="0" /></a> Buscando postales para mi colección entre las fotos de mi Mamá he conseguido unas cuantas espectaculares, sobretodo en el área de lo que yo llamo "arte católico", gracias a Dios ; ) muy bien conservadas!<br />Entre esas postales está "La Muerte de Cristo" del pintor Michelangelo Merici da Caravaggio.<br /><br />Este Santo Entierro, Entierro de Cristo, Preparación de Cristo muerto sobre la piedra de unción, Deposición de la cruz o Descendimiento de la cruz (en italiano conocido como Deposizione) es una obra del pintor italiano Caravaggio. Está realizado al óleo sobre lienzo y tiene unas dimensiones de 300 centímetros de alto por 203 de ancho. Fue pintada hacia 1602 - 1604, aunque otros hablan de h. 1600 - 1604 y se conserva en la Pinacoteca Vaticana de la Ciudad del Vaticano.<br /><br />Originalmente se ubicó en el altar dedicado a la Piedad de Santa Maria in Vallicella o Chiesa Nuova, una iglesia construida para los oratorianos de san Felipe Neri, y adyacente a los edificios de la orden. Actualmente en la capilla hay una copia de la pintura.<br /><br />Fue un encargo de Alessandro Vittrice o Girolamo Vittrice en 1601, y se acabó dos años más tarde.<br /><br />Aunque hay mucho en esta representación que resulta revolucionario para la época de Caravaggio, no queda claro que la reconstrucción altamente naturalística de un acontecimiento evangélico en esta pintura resultara antitética para los vívidamente fieles oratorianos, quienes buscaban experiencias de resurrección a través de la oración. Este cuadro fue una de las poquísimas obras producidas por Caravaggio que logró un consenso unánime, suscitando la admiración incluso de críticos contemporáneos de Caravaggio y su estilo, como Baglione y Bellori. De entre todos sus cuadros, este es sin duda el más monumental.<br /><br /><strong>Análisis</strong><br /><br />San Juan y Nicodemo sostienen con esfuerzo el cuerpo de Cristo muerto, mientras detrás se encuentran la Virgen María, María Magdalena y María de Cleofás. Esta pintura barroca – con una cascada diagonal de plañideros y portadores del cadáver que descienden el flojo y muerto cuerpo de Cristo, y la piedra desnuda – no es un momento de transfiguración, sino de duelo. Conforme el ojo del espectador desciende de la penumbra hay, también, un descenso desde la histeria de María Cleofás a través de una emoción contenida de la Virgen cuya lamentación ocupa el puesto central hasta la muerte como el silencio emocional definitivo. Caravaggio presenta personajes abatidos, agachados, acuclillados, tumbados o al menos cabizbajos, alejándose así de los modelos estatuarios del Alto Renacimiento.<br /><br />A diferencia del Jesús posterior a la crucifixión sangriento en las mórbidas representaciones de la pintura española de la época, los Cristos italianos mueren por lo general sin sangre, y se desploman en una manifestación geométricamente desafiante. Como si se quisiera enfatizar la incapacidad del Cristo muerto para sentir el dolor, una mano entre en la herida que hay en su costado.<br /><br />Por lo general en pintura son importantes los rostros. Pero en el caso de Caravaggio siempre destaca hacia dónde apuntan los brazos. Hacia el cielo en la Conversión de San Pablo en el camino de Damasco, hacia Leví en La vocación de San Mateo. Aquí, el brazo caído del Dios muerto y el sudario inmaculado tocan la piedra, el brazo se ha representado con gran realismo, con las venas dilatadas y la mano en la que se ven los estigmas. La afligida María, por su parte, gesticula mirando al Cielo y abre las manos, con lo que se agudiza la tensión. En cierto sentido, eso era el mensaje de Cristo: Dios viene a la tierra, y la humanidad se reconcilia con los cielos.<br /><br />Las figuras se estructuran simétricamente sobre la piedra del sepulcro, que surge diagonalmente de la profundidad del cuadro. Hay un fuerte claroscuro en esta obra, con la luz cayendo sobre rostros y manos mientras que el resto está dominado por la oscuridad.<br /><br />Un trabajo parecido de Caravaggio es La muerte de la Virgen (1606), hoy en el Museo del Louvre.<br /><br /><br />Biografía de Caravaggio en Wikipedia<br /><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0