0384 Guatemala - Mayan People

Sent (written): 16.12.2020
Received: 09.03.2020
Travel time... a lot (84 days!)
Sent from Willemstadt Curacao (?) by a Romanian Friend travelling in Guatemala.
My friend (just) told me that she was visiting 2 Post offices in Antigua (City in Guatemala - wiki says: Antigua (Guatemala) (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtiɣwa ɣwateˈmala]), commonly referred to as just Antigua or la Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala known for its preserved Spanish Baroque-influenced architecture as well as a number of ruins of colonial churches. It served as the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.)  trying to send me this postcard. But Postal Workers pointed her to DHL who send the postcard in Curacao to be sent with postage label overseas - to Romania - wow what a story! :) My friend is owner of this interesting site : https://collectionshouse.com/

Thank you again, Claudia!

0235 Nashville Touristic View card - USA

Sent: 19.12.2018

Received 10.01.2019

Travel time 22 days

Sender Venera from United States.

0195 Column of the Goddess - Lille - historical & touristic card

Sent : 31.12.2018
Received 07.01.2019
Travel time 8 days

Sender Marianne via Postcrossing, merci! :)

It is about a monument: French name : La colonne Lilloise (meaning - column of the Goddess).

Wiki:  The Column of the Goddess is the popular name given by the citizens of Lille (France) to the Memorial of the Siege of 1792. The memorial is still in the center of the Grand′ Place (central square) of Lille, and has been surrounded by a fountain since around 1990.

The siege of September 1792 was one of the many battles fought during the French Revolutionary Wars and considered a major event in the city's history by its inhabitants, despite its relatively low military significance on a wider scale.

A few months earlier, in April 1792, French forces in the same area did not conduct themselves well - fleeing after a skirmish with Austrian forces and afterwards killing their own commander, Théobald Dillon. This might have made the Austrians expect an easy victory, which as it turned out was not the case.

An Austrian army of 20,000 men besieged the city of Lille.[3] Then the city was attacked by Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen. For nine days and nights, the Austrians bombarded the city without intermission, but had ultimately to raise the siege, faced with the determined resistance of the citizens, led by Mayor François André. The Austrians destroyed many houses and the main church (Saint-Etienne) of the city, which was on the Grand′ Place (today the Place du Général de Gaulle). "The siege of Lille in 1792 was, from a purely military perspective, not a significant event. It is clear that contemporaries sought to exaggerate both the scale and the importance of the Austrian attack on Lille.

More info (in French) :

http://archives.lille.fr/Document-du-moment/p325/1792-Lille-a-bien-merite-de-la-Patrie

0183 Peru Flag of country FOTW118

Sent: 9.11.2016

Received 27.12.2016

Travel time 48 days

Sender Andres from Peru.

Get yours here: http://postcardsmarket.com/product/peru-fw/

Wiki:

The flag of Peru was adopted by the government of Peru in 1824. It is a vertical triband with red outer bands and a single white middle band. Depending on its use, it may be defaced with different emblems, and has different names. Flag Day in Peru is celebrated on 7 June, the anniversary of the Battle of Arica.