My gifter travels for her job and decided to send me cards from her favorite places (er... make that "favourite." She's Canadian).

First, I received a beautiful postcard of Viru Gate in Tallin, Estonia. "What a lovely card," I thought. "Well, this has been a nice RedditGifts Exchange." But there was more. A postscript portended plural postcards: "P.S. Here's to hoping they arrive in order!!!"

"They?" Oh my. I was in for more.

Days passed. I received a notification to post my gift. I waited more, eager to see just what else my gifter had in store for me, hoping that everything would arrive before I would have to post it here.

About a week later, my mailbox runneth over (runnethed? ranneth? whatever...). FIVE (5) postcards arrived at once. My postcards: Let me show you them.

Rundetårn, The Round Tower of Copenhagen, Denmark: It's the oldest observatory in Europe! My gifter and her travel partner stumbled upon it on a stroll and enjoyed the best view of the city at the top, after climbing the huge spiral walkway (as seen in the middle photo)

Toulon, France - A picturesque place in the South of France, near Cannes. I've actually been to the South of France years ago (Eze, Cannes, and Nice), but not to Toulon. My gifter admitted to doing nothing here but gorging on copious amounts of crepes. Good move, gifter. Good move.

Dvortsovaya Square, St. Petersburg, Russia - What a beautiful photo, taken from the Hermitage Museum. My gifter couldn't stop thinking about James Bond and "From Russia With Love" the whole time. I've never actually been to St. Petersburg, but a few years ago, as a camp counselor, I faked a Russian accent for a week and a half and convinced my new campers that I was originally from St. Petersburg. I feel like I have a special, albeit fabricated, connection to the city, so it was nice to get a postcard from there.

Lisboa, Portugal - That photo is from the Campo de Ourique neighborhood. I learned that Portugal is beautiful and amazing (just like every other location my gifter visited -- great postcard choices!) and home to some of the best food my gifter has tasted.

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada - My gifter's quaint home, located on the shores of Okanagan Valley's most popular recreational lakes: Okanagan Lake and Shaka Lake. There's plenty of hiking, skiing, and aquatic adventures. How pretty!

Thank you, TwoBrightIdeas, for your bright idea to send me on a little trip around the world.