Postcards for round 2 have already been sent. The handicap entries (those living outside major centres) left on April 14 with the bulk of the postcards being mailed April 15th. This time the postcards will relate "Fun Facts about the Netherlands". Let us know your fun fact plus a description of the postcard you received (since some of you might cheat by looking too closely at the above photo). The first contestant to report getting a postcard will win "Something mailed to you from another country!"
Good Luck!
Round One Winners; your package is in the mail to you. Please let us know once it arrives!
31 people, so far, have reported receiving postcards sent out for round 1 of the Postcard Race, (some reported spelling errors thanks for those too).
24 people have either not received their postcards OR have not bothered to report.
Some SAD news about the Post Office:
The Netherlands Post Office, is owned and operated by ING you might recognize the name, it is a bank. On April 14th, we went to the postkantoor on Kerkstraat. It was the last day for the post office at that location. Imagine our shock! The purple haired, pierced, postal worker (sister) was losing her job at the post office after 30 years. It was her last day, she was 52. Why didn't I take a photo of her, or at least take her out for a beer? In any case , apparently you just can't make money moving mail. So the counters are going to private stores, sound familiar?
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Well, we won't be winning this contest, that's for sure. Unless the postcard arrives very very early in the morning on Monday and Emma gets it before Lucas picks her up.
When does the next one go? Maybe the mail will be so slow that we will be home in time for the next one. Big dreamer.
suzo
I can't remember the last time I received a card from Amsterdam. I feel like a winner already.
In honour of the many women cycling well I believe u call it biking...given that they don't wear spandex we'll let that go. Mackenzie (how did she get that name... People are trying to convince me it's a boy's name) mac has now gone on 3 seperate bike rides. 2 here in the handicap district ... Postal wise and one in the gorgeous beach of the west coast sometimes called Tofino . She races the bike up and down the green belt like it is part of her pack...sniffs out a squirrell then races to catch the bike and pass it. Best dog in the world continues to live up to that tag!
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