Lovely Surprise from the Netherlands / myLot

South Africa

April 30, 2016 11:51pm CST

Getting and sending postcards has definitely become one of my favourite pass times and on arriving back from my mid-week-break-a-way with M, there was a lovely surprise from the Netherlands awaiting me. I love the stamp especially! have you missed me? I am off to play a 'poitjie-kos' Bowling day Challenge - so my chatter will have to wait till tonight. poitjie - is a BIG BLACK AFRICAN Pot that is used on a huge open fire.

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 May 16

Finding postcards in the mail box is always exciting, isn't it

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

3 May 16

Let me know in a message if you would like a post card from Connecticut and I will send you one, I love post cards too.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

3 May 16

I would love one.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

13 May 16

I love that picture of the horse, do you ride? I have never heard that word poitjie

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

3 Jun 16

I rode horse as a child - An Australia skewbald - Brown and white patches.

marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

3 Jun 16

@Inlemay I also have ridden and horses are such wonderful creatures. I don't have any horses now but my son in AZ has 5 horses that they take turns riding.

Curlann

@annierose (18977)

• Philippines

2 May 16

It is a lovely post card. I have never been in Holland nor have a friend there. I was a part of a facebook group which is composed of people who travels a lot. One of them sent me a post card from Norway. It was so lovely. I wish I could really visit the country.

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Curlann

@annierose (18977)

• Philippines

3 Jun 16

@Inlemay I agree. In addition to that, we learn more of a particular country by visiting them. I hope I can visit many countries not those only in Asia but in other continents as well.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

3 Jun 16

its very interesting to visit, may historical places to see.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458212)

• Switzerland

1 May 16

Very nice postcard, we also have friends who live in the Netherlands.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

2 May 16

People drive from Germany and Belgium to the Netherlands to get KFC! It is in such close proximity

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458212)

• Switzerland

2 May 16

@Inlemay BY KFC do you mean Kentuky Fried Chicken? I know that KFC is not present in Belgium, but there are 12 KFC franchising in Germany without crossing the border. We had one in Milan in the 70's but it closed.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

2 May 16

@LadyDuck yes I mean Kentucky F C - the Flemish are crazy about it and travel every Sunday to buy it across the borders. we have plenty of KFC here, but I dont put my lips to it. I did not see any KFC in Germany, however I did see them Ireland and Spain .

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

1 May 16

I can't understand spoken Dutch but understand a bit when it's written. The stamp shows a bicycle. The Netherlands without bikes wouldn't function! I was in Amsterdam twice and loved the traffic signs, especially this: "Verboden Fietsen te Plaatsen" (literally: Forbidden bicycles to park). I could laugh my head off. I don't know if it sounds funny for English ears, too.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

2 May 16

it does - we had the Afrikaans in SA that is a composition of German, dutch, even here and there a french or Italian word, so 'die vorboden snaakse woorde is geniet"

vanny

@vandana7 (98830)

• India

1 May 16

Oh how sweet Lany...:)

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vanny

@vandana7 (98830)

• India

3 Jun 16

@Inlemay ... I quite like horses. :)

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

3 Jun 16

Quite an odd picture - but nice to get one from Holland

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

1 May 16

I fear I've been trumped, because the card that's on it's way to you from me has a horse on it. Yes I did miss you.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

2 May 16

Ahhh that is sweet - tomorrow i shall dedicate my morning to all the Mylotters as I shall be without a car, it is going in for a valet to get rid of all the Game reserve sand and dust

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (48978)

• United States

13 May 16

It is a lot of fun to exchange them.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

3 Jun 16

its getting to be a lot of fun indeed

John King

@ison_1 (1240)

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3 May 16

Of course I've missed you!

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

1 May 16

I created a postcarding monster! It is neat to have mail that's cool, and not bills for sure. I'd do more but don't have tons to spare for stamps atm

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

2 May 16

you have -

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 16

That's another nice postcard. Good luck at the bowling day. We're off to a winery soon which we hope will be nearly as much fun. :)

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Denise

@petatonicsca (7070)

• Japan

1 May 16

By the way, we had people both from the Netherlands (a family that comes to our international church sometimes) and South Africa (visitors) at church today!

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

3 Jun 16

that is fantastic - like an international service.