FRANCE #2 Direct Swap

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.Bordeaux is the world's major wine industry capital. It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo, while the wine economy in the metro area takes in 14.5 billion euros each year. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the 8th century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century. Place de la Bourse is one of the most recognisable sights of Bordeaux. Its architect was Ange-Jacques Gabriel. It was built from 1730 to 1775

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CZECH REPUBLIC #3

Old Town Square is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located between Wenceslas Square and the Charles Bridge.The square features various architectural styles including the Gothic Church of Our Lady before Týn, it has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century, the church's towers are 80 m high. Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located at the Old Town Hall, the clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working. Among many churches, tourists may find the Baroque St. Nicholas Church, while the tower at the Old Town Hall offers a panoramic view of Old Town. An art museum of the Czech National Gallery is located in Kinský Palace.

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POLAND #12 Direct Swap

Siemianowice Śląskie aka Siemianowice; is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in its central district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million people and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).

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RUSSIA #9

The Museum of the Great Patriotic War is a history museum located in Moscow at Poklonnaya Gora. The building was designed by architect Anatoly Polyansky. Work on the museum began on March 3, 1986, and the museum was opened to the public on May 9, 1995. The museum features exhibits and memorials concerning World War II, known in Russia as "The Great Patriotic War".

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PORTUGAL #4 Direct Swap

The Pombaline Lower Town (Baixa Pombalina) area covers about 235,620 square metres of central Lisbon, Portugal. It comprises the grid of streets north of the Praça do Comércio, roughly between the Cais do Sodré and the Alfama district beneath the Lisbon Castle, and extends northwards towards the Rossio and Figueira squares and the Avenida da Liberdade, a tree-lined boulevard noted for its tailoring shops and cafes. The Pombaline Baixa is an elegant district, primarily constructed after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. 

BRAZIL #9 Direct Swap

Praça da Liberdade (Liberty Square) is a principal square in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and surrounding building complex were erected to house the administrative offices of the state government. It soon became the population’s most loved leisure site and one of the city’s most democratic spaces.

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Sent on: 23/02/2015
Received on: 26/03/2015
Travel time: 3 days.

RUSSIA #6

Nikolai Karamzin Memorial Monument dedicated to Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin (1766 - 1826) a famous Russian author and historian who resided part of his life in Ulyanovsk (then Simbirsk).

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GERMANY #4 Direct Swap

Another wonderful postcard sent by my friend Silke! St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome.

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Sent on: 19/09/2014
Received on: 07/10/2014
Travel time: 18 days