Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts

Friday, March 5, 2010

Manchester, New Hampshire


Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River.
In 2009 CNNMoney.com rated Manchester 13th in a list of the 100 best cities to live and launch a business in the United States.

Thank you Dawn for this lovely postcard!:)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Boston, USA

Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Boston city proper had a 2008 estimated population of 620,535, making it the twenty-first largest in the country. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
Boston was founded on September 17, 1630, by Puritan colonists from England.

Thank you Mary for this incredible postcard!:)

White Gold from Alabama

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Army nurses at Tuckegee c1943, USA


Lovely postcard from Nova:) Thank you!

Friday, January 15, 2010

postcard from USA



This sunny postcard came from Dena, USA. She admitted that she had to find on map where Estonia is :)) Collecting postcards from different countries is so educating:)))

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

A Bug's Life



Today was such a lovely postcard in my mailbox. Sent by Mimi, Texas. Thanks! :)

Friday, January 8, 2010

Scottsdale, Arizona


Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. As of 2009 the population of the city was 244,250. Scottsdale is regarded as an upscale tourist and shopping destination and as a representation of western American style. The New York Times described downtown Scottsdale as "a desert version of Miami's South Beach" and as having "plenty of late night partying and a buzzing hotel scene".

A lovely postcard from Anne, thank you!:)

Friday, November 27, 2009

Las Vegas, USA



Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and entertainment. Las Vegas, which bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World. Established in 1905, Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911. The city's tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. On the other hand, Las Vegas also has the highest number of churches per capita of any major U.S. city. Outdoor lighting displays are everywhere on the Las Vegas Strip and are seen elsewhere in the city as well. As seen from space, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is the brightest city on Earth.