3D Card

My first! And of New York, no less. Great card sent by marc, from the Netherlands.

Catherine Palace

This card, sent by nikita, from Russia, shows the beautiful Catherine Palace, located in the town of Tsarksoye Selo, close to St. Petersburg.

It was initially built in 1717, by orders of Catherine I of Russia and was projected by Johann-Friedrich Braunstein, as a summer palace. In 1752, Empress Elizabeth had it demolished and replaced with a much grander edifice. It was finished in 1756, by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

Gold was used in the façade and there were rumors that the palace's roof was made of gold.

It was once again renovated by Catherine the Great.

On the retreat after the siege of Leningrad, the German forces had the palace intentionally destroyed. It's reconstruction was completed in 2003, but there is still work going on.

It looks so wonderful. I would love to visit it one day.

Sweet Sunset

Such a beautiful sunset sent by angor54, from Finland. I like the whole feeling of it. It makes me happy...

Rotterdam Rail Road Bridge

This card, sent by maick, shows a bridge called Dehef which means "The lift". According to maick, the middle part can go up and down to let ships pass. It's not in use anymore.

I loved the look of this card: the traditional looking houses against the metalic structure of the bridge.

The Netherlands are a dream tourist destiny for me, so hopefully I'll get to see it live soon. Let's just all hope so :)