Taipei , Taiwan

After the X-mas card lets move on with the viewcards received !! This one is as you can see from Taiwan ( thank you Minnie ) and shows the Office of the President in Taipei .

The Presidential Office Building houses the Office of the President of the Republic of China. The building, located in the Zhongzheng District in the national capital of Taipei, Republic of China, was designed by architect Uheiji Nagano during the period of Japanese rule of Taiwan (1895–1945). The structure originally housed the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Damaged in Allied bombing during World War II, the building was restored after the war by Chen Yi, the Governor-General of the Taiwan province. It became the Presidential Office in 1950 after the Republic of China lost control of mainland China and relocated the nation's capital to Taipei City at the end of the Chinese Civil War. (Wikipedia )

Danshui, Taiwan

Hello again everybody ! A small update to show you the incoming mail for this week so far . Let's start with an official one from Taiwan. It depicts Danshui (or Tamsui ) which is a sea side district of New Taipei City , named after Tamsui River (means fresh water ).. Located in the northern part of the island it is popular as site for viewing the sunset in to the Taiwan strait (and that's what card is about ). So I guess that mountain slightly shown at the back is in mainland China , well maybe :D Thanks to Cathy ( or 多謝  :D)

Taiwan

Text can be read in the front part
Sent from Taiwan
1995

Thanks to Yann

Kaohsiung , Taiwan

Chuan from Taiwan has sent me 2 cards but due to the postal "magic" one separated from the other on their long way from Taiwan to my home :P So here is the 2nd one , also from Kaohsiung as the first . This time Chuan chose the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center. Like in the first card there is a matching stamp as well .( For these two cards at least I should find the way to upload only the stamp part of the back side of the card, as I don't wnat to show it all ). I'm not a stamp collector but I enjoy looking at them especially if they match with the front ! Xiexie Chuan 

Taipei 101 , Taiwan

My first card ever of unusual shape and it is really cool :)) Of course the card is Taiwan-shaped & it depicts Taipei 101 .( 台北101 / 臺北101).  It was the world's tallest building until Burj Khalifa opening in Dubai in 2010. Really cool anyways :D Thank you Cherry :!

Kaohsiung , Taiwan

I really love cards showing bridges ! Old or modern doesn't really matter , so my dear Chuan  met my expectations and send me this -indeed spectacular card- from Taiwan and with a matching stamp too :) many many thanks :)))

Ali Mountains ,Taiwan

This beautiful card is the income of a facebook swap I had ! Yuyi & I had decided to surprise each other  and she suprised me with this beautiful cherry blossom view in Ali mountains in Taiwan , xie xie Yuyi !

Taipei , Taiwan

Another card has arrived from Taiwan as well ! This one is official . It's a view of the capital Taipei and Shin Kong Life Tower , one of their tallest buildings! I like cityviews so much ! Thanks Tiffany

Penghu. Taiwan

Let's go on with the next card from the far-far away country of Taiwan and a direct swap I had arranged, Isn't it a very romantic card ? At least it WAS for me , I love the sea ( the water in general ) and this structure looks like a double heart.  The note of Osaku brought me back to the real  (practical )world . The name is indeed " Double heart stone-hu" but it's a fish trap . Ooops :D In the high tide fish are swimming into the heart but when ebb is coming they can't swim out , so they are trapped ! Penghu Islands also knows as "Pescadores" ( Portuguese for fishermen ) are an archipelago off the Western coast of Taiwan consisting of 90 small islands ! Thanks Osamu :-)