Warszawa- Polish capital

All my life I've been hearing that Warsaw sucks... Finally I went there and guess what? Warsaw is quite interesting :) I was there in May when all the tulips were blooming and everything looked beautiful. The city center was totally destroyed during the II WW and rebuilted and as far as I remember it's on UNESCO WTS - I don't feel like checking it right now. The only things that I didn't like there was the Main Square-not really renovated, small and empty which comparing with my hometown Main Square is really disappointing. The other thing was lack of rivers... Of course there is Wisła flowing through the city but it's not really that noticable like Odra in Wrocław. Except for that I liked the city :D 

And the card was sent by my friend who moved there few years ago ;)

U-Bahn and S-Bahn

Usually I don't collect postcards that I bought myself. I prefer to recieve them but I'm going to keep this one.Mainly because I got it from the most amazing European city- Berlin. Longer post about the city soon for now just a short note.


Metro- U-Bahn in Berlin was opened in 1902 and it consist of 10 lines and 173 stations. The length of the lines is 146,3 km and 4/5 of it is under the ground. S-bahn is a rapid transit system of 15 lines that crosses the city and the surrounding. It's integrated with U-Bahn.


From my short experience I can say that the public transport works fine in the city and it's easy to use and the only problem was that automats don't allow payment by Visa Electron card ;)

City of Red Light District

Amsterdam is one of those cities that I really want to visit! There are so many reasons- Dutch architecture that can be seeen on the card, museums, city athmosphere and nightlife... And Dutch people are great so if only I get a chance I'll go there!

Tallin

Once upon a time, from 1549 to 1625 to be exact, this 13th-century church was the tallest building in the world. But its gigantic, 159-metre spire, which was probably meant to act as a signpost for approaching ships, also turned out to be a very effective lightning rod. Throughout the church's history its steeple has been hit repeatedly by lightning, completely burning down the structure three times.
Nowadays its smaller, 124-metre steeple still dwarfs most of Tallinn’s buildings and remains an important symbol of the town. From April to October, visitors can make the vigorous climb to the top of the stone portion of the tower for magnificent and dizzying views of Old Town, Toompea hill and the port.
The church itself dates back to at least 1267 when it is thought to have served a group of Scandinavian merchants who settled in the area. Various legends insist the church got its name from either the giant or the mysterious stranger who built it, however it was in fact dedicated to King Olaf II of Norway.
Its current shape and size were set in the 16th century. Inside are high, vaulted naves and a historicist interior design that dates to after the 1830 fire.

All of the above was taken from here as it's really nicely written ;) Card arrived from a friend who was there for holidays. He was really impressed and he said that Tallin is a city that I really should see :) Hopefully one day it will be possible.

Cable car

Today one of my favourite postcards showing a cable car in Wellington, New Zealand. I like it for few reasons. One of the them is the person who sent it to me- my boyfriend. That train is a part of his daily life. I love the colour of it and the train itself. It is widely recognized as a symbol of Wellington.

Cable Car is Wellington's most popular tourist attractions. The cars run from Lambton Quay in the commercial heart of the city, tunnel under the corporate towers of The Terrace and emerges in Kelburn.

The ride continues past Kelburn Park and the Victoria University to the top of Upland Road, where the Lookout, Carter Observatory, Planetarium and Cable Car Museum are located. The view from the lookout takes in the city's central business district and out across the harbour to the Hutt Valley, Eastbourne and Mt. Victoria

Cable Cars history takes us back to the end of 19th centaury when Wellington was expending rapidly and there was a need for a new transportation. In 1898 the City Council granted permission for the investition of building a tramway connecting Kelburn and the city. The designer of the system was James Fulton and he was responsible for both selecting the route and deciding the method of operation, a hybrid between a cable car and a funicular. Like a cable car, the line had a continuous loop haulage cable that the cars gripped using a cable car gripper, but it also had a funicular-style balance cable permanently attached to both cars over an undriven pulley at the top of the line. It was opened to the public on 22 February 1902. Since 1947 the Cable Car is owned and operated by Wellington Cable Car Ltd, owned by Wellington City Council.

The normal operating speed is 18 km/h (5 m/s), with a maximum passenger load of around 100 (30 seated, 70 standing). Each car weighs approximately 13.5 t when empty and 21 t when full.