Monthly Fav. Surprise RR - September '20

 For some reason I skipped the August group but in September I joined again. The cards came from Russia, Netherlands, France and Finland.

Yulia sent this card in September but it took months to get here.

The five-domed memorial church in honor of the Great Martyr George the Victorious in Samara stands near the Eternal Flame on Glory Square. It was built in 2000 in the Russian-Byzantine style in honor of the 2000th anniversary of Christianity and the 55th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War. Outside, the building is covered with Ural marble and natural white stone, and inside its walls are decorated with frescoes. - in: https://www.tripadvisor.com

Windmills in Kinderdjik are a must visit in the Netherlands. 

Card sent by Mirjam.

Xiao is from China but sent me a french card. 

The Potager du Roi (fr: Kitchen Garden of the King), near the Palace of Versailles, produced fresh vegetables and fruits for the table of the court of Louis XIV. It was created between 1678 and 1683 by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens. Today it is run by the École Nationale Supérieure du Paysage , the high state school in France for the training of landscape architects. It is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France. - in: wikipedia

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Finland has an area of 33.424 km², a population of 5.486.125 and its capital is Helsinki.

Unique:

* Biggest number of islands: 179.888 Finnish islands to explore;

* Freedom to roam: you can sleep, swim, sail, fish or forage anywhere you like;

Famous:

* House of Santa Claus: Artic Circle, Rovaniemi, Lapland;

* Sauna: is the most used Finnish word outside of the mother country;

History;

* Autonomy: 29 March 1809 (within Russia);

* Independence: 6 December 1917 (from the Russian SFSR).

New Flag of the World sent by Maija.