Netherlands

These funny penguins were a thank you card from Tineke in the Netherlands. She says that the card is made by a Dutch illustrator of children's books!

Finland

Salla decorated this postcard from Finland with a favorite poem by Jane Yolen. She is a writer, and also gave me information to read poems in Finnish!

Helsinki, Finland

This postcard is from Bunny in Helsinki. She says that this church is one of the most beautiful and famous sights in Helsinki. Every year on December 13th the Lucia-Maiden walks down the steps of it to greet the people with light in the winter. Every year a girl is chosen to be Lucia and she wears white clothes and a crown of lingon-berry plants with candles in it.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

This postcard from Elisa is from Frankfurt am Main in Germany. She actually lives in Bad Hersleld, but works in Frankfurt am Main. She said that it has a big shopping area that is a shopper's paradise! :)

Finland

This is my second postcard in a few days from Finland! It's really quite pretty, but I don't think I could handle that much snow!

Finland

This beautiful forest is in Finland. Maija lives in Launonen, about 70km outside of Helsinki.

Istanbul, Turkey

Wow! Istanbul is so pretty! Chris really liked this card, as he spent some time in Istanbul and recognized all of the landmarks in the picture! :) Upper left - The Blue Mosque, Upper right - The Haghia Sophia Museum, bottom - The Bosphorus Bridge.