Monthly Fav. Surprise RR - Oct. '25

 October's cards are from Japan, Switzerland, Germany and Finland.

 

Anne is from Singapore but she sent a Japanese card, a snowy view of Amanohashidate, a pine-covered sandbar that spans the mouth of Miyazu Bay in the scenic, coastal region of northern Kyoto Prefecture. Viewed from the mountains at either end of the bay, the Amanohashidate Sandbar (which roughly translates to "bridge in heaven") looks like a pathway between heaven and earth. The scene has been admired for centuries and is ranked among Japan's three most scenic views. - in: https://www.japan-guide.com

I've never heard of Spiez before but this town on the shore of Lake Thun, in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss canton of Bern, is a popular day-trip destination. It's bay is actually considered one of most beautiful bays in Europe. 

Besides the beautiful bay, Spiez is known for its castle, its thousand-year-old churches, its vineyards, its museum of local history and viticulture and its water sports possibilities. 

The card was sent by Grace.

 

Marei is my official supplier of church cards from Bavaria. This one here is the pilgrimage church of Mariahilf and St. Johann Nepomuk, a late Baroque Roman Catholic church, built in the 18th century, located in Brannenburg, Upper Bavaria. Due to its location on the slope of the Sulzberg mountain overlooking the Inn Valley, the church is a popular destination for day trips, offering  great views of the surrounding landscape.

 

The Orthodox church of St. Alexander Nevsky and St. Nicholaos was built in 1896–1899 and has been used for 120 years. The church is one of the most significant buildings in Tampere in terms of architectural history. - in: https://visittampere.fi

Card sent by Katri.