Tag Archives: Culture

Bulgaria

By ilyani | Published 21 May, 2009

I have featured a few postcards of Sofia in this post, but now I am making an entry for Bulgaria coz I want to put this neat map card of the country.. I still can’t believe nobody in the postcards publishers here bother to make map postcards of Malaysia :( They only know to keep recycling same old photos that I am more than bored to see at the shops!

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This is obviously from the old scanner time. Anyway I just love when a postcard has general information of a country written on it which can come in handy.. so I’ll just write them here..

Area : 110,993 km2
Population (2001) : 7,973,673
Capital : Sofia (1,173,813)
Climate : Predominant moderate
Sunlight per year : 2000-2400 hours
Coastline : 380km
The Highest Peak : Mussala in Rila Mountain (2971m)
Natural lakes : About 220 (over 260 high-mountain)
Rivers (longer than 2.3km) : 526
Mineral springs : About 500
Political System : Parliamentary Republic
National holiday : March 3rd
Time zone : GMT +2
Currency : Lev (BGN) = 100 stotinki
Telephone code : +359

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I just feel like including this postcard along even though it’s from Mizia region, but I guess on this colorful card you can have general idea of how Bulgarian costume, tradition, nature, castles and homes are like.

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Melaka – Malacca

By ilyani | Published 10 May, 2009

YAY for another Malaysian postcards entry! :D Here comes Melaka – or Malacca if you prefer.. I don’t know what makes Melaka has an English name while Malaysia doesn’t.. and it seems in postcards they like to write Malacca than Melaka. Then again ALL postcards published in Malaysia have descriptions or labels in English.. yikes. Everything is written “Greetings from Malaysia”, you won’t ever find one written “Salam dari Malaysia”.. or “Apa Khabar dari Malaysia”. Boring, isn’t it? Obviously, postcards here are ONLY for foreign tourists, not local people.

From Aliah. This is the Malacca River near the Dutch Square (see the red buildings – and at the back is the Staddhuys from1650 which used to be the official administration during the Dutch colonization and housed the quarters of its governors and officers). I am not sure if there are boats like this crusing the river nowadays.

From Newrule. The huge ship is actually the Maritime Museum, was built in early 1990 as a replica of Flor de La Mar, the Portuguese galleon. The middle picture is a closeup of the clock tower in the Dutch Square, and the other picture is the Tanjung Bidara beach.

From Newrule. More views of Malacca, including the bullock cart, and A Famosa, the ancient Portuguese Fortress from the 15th century.

From Ketupat. A humble yet elegant trishaw in Malacca, still functioning as an important public transport.

From Imajica!! :D Yes, I sent myself this postcard when I was a short trip to Malacca in 2007. I always love bullock carts.. or “Kereta lembu” how we call it (literally translates to Cow car). It used to be a mode of transportation in the past, but nowadays they just take tourists for a ride around the town square. And see the WHEEL! :) Therefore I can sign up this post for A Festival of Postcards!!!

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People in Thailand

By ilyani | Published 29 April, 2009

Let’s go North up a bit… to visit Thailand :) And say Sawasdeeka to them!

From Thamonwan. Giving alms to the Buddhist monks has been a ritual since generations… people prepare food in the mornings to give to the monks.. and in return they get blessed by the monks.

From Cherokee. Riding and rest :) A young boy is playing on a buffalo with some spectacular horns.. I just wonder how the small boy climb up there though.

From Cherokee. I don’t know why in Thailand the English terms for this handfans is “Umbrellas”.. but they’re usually made by the same factory.

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