The Peter and Paul Fortress (St Petersburg)

Received in early July from my Hong Kong friend who’s doing a RTW trip. :) Thanks!!

 

A bit about the Peter and Paul Fortress:

The Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian: Петропа́вловская кре́пость, Petropavlovskaya Krepost) is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini’s designs from 1706-1740.

It is the central and most important part of the State Museum of Saint Petersburg History. The museum has gradually become virtually the sole owner of the fortress building except the building of Saint Petersburg Mint.

(Thanks Wikipedia! xD)

Magdalen College (Oxford) :D

If you’re a fan of Oscar Wilde who cares about which university he went to, you’ll be excited to visit Magdalen College and send yourself a postcard of this college from Oxford too. :D

Received in early July from my first trip to England, sent by myself. :D (It’s a trip for literature & art lovers really! :D)

Magdalen College, Oxford. :D

 

A matching stamp:

The Nursery Alice :D

Being a fan of Alice in Wonderland, I had to buy myself an Alice postcard from the Alice’s shop in Oxford. :D Received in early July, sent by myself. xDDD

 

If you’re a fan of Alice in Wonderland who is also interested in its creator, you’ll know why I put this stamp of Christ Church college on the postcard. :D

 

I feel sorry for Alice Liddell (the little girl who not only inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice in Wonderland, but also encouraged him to publish it). She looked so much cuter than my embarrassing doodling. :P

I still remember the gloomy grey sky and drizzle in Oxford. Actually, it’s pretty much like this throughout my first trip to England. :O I felt so honoured to see the true colours of England, haha. xD

 

Hōryū-ji (法隆寺) in Nara, Japan :)

Received in early July via Postcrossing private swap. Thanks Dori! :)

A painted view of Hōryū-ji in Nara, Japan. How I miss beautiful Nara! :)

 

A bit about Hōryū-ji (法隆寺) :

Hōryū-ji (法隆寺, lit. Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery.

The temple’s pagoda is widely acknowledged to be one of the oldest wooden buildings existing in the world, underscoring Hōryū-ji’s place as one of the most celebrated temples in Japan. In 1993, Hōryū-ji was inscribed together with Hokki-ji as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and artifacts as National Treasures.

(Thanks Wiki! ^^)

An elegant stamp of flowers: