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4129 - Bengaluru, Kamataka, India

The sender writes: the motto of India is - Satyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs). He also says "don't look for happiness, create it. Happiness is not perfect until it is shared.  Bengaluru is home to Royal Challengers Bengaluru of the Indian Premier League (Twenty20 Cricket). It was founded in 2008 and play at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. After finishing as the runners up thrice - 2009, 2011, and 2016 - they finally won their first title in 2025. 
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4128 - Shanghai, China

This card is from an undergraduate student. She mentions that she and her family are preparing for the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. On the card is photo of origami swans(?).

4127 - Minsk, Belarus

 

4126 - Litoměřice, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Tourist card from Litoměřice, located in northern Czech Republic. There are about 23 000 people who call Litoměřice home. Geographically it is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Ohře rivers. It was a royal town of great political, cultural, and economic importance during the European Middle Ages. The historic town centre has been well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation -  protected properties designated by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.  

4125 - Guangzhou, China

A great card commemorating Chinese athletes at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The sender says that Xie Siyi comes from his hometown of Shantou. Xie Siyi  谢思埸  has won four gold medals at the World Aquatic Championships and three Olympic gold medals. He first started as a 10 metre synchro diver but suffered a serious injuring in 2012. After that he focused on the springboard. He competes in the 1 metre, 3 metre, and 3 metre synchro events.  His four gold medals at the World Aquatic Championships are for the 1 metre springboard (2015), 3 metre springboard (2017, 2019), and 3 metre synchro (2019) He won his two gold medals at the Olympics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning the 3 metre springboard event and the 3 metre synchro events. At the 2024 Paris Olympics he defended his Olympic gold medal in the 3 metre springboard event. A teammate took the silver. 

4124 - Nouzenville, Grand Est, France

Nouzenville is a commune in north east France near the Belgian border.  This card is a  Commemorative card for the collectors' and unusual items fair at the Lac des Vieilles Forges complex. ,

4123 - Murtosa, Aveiro, Portugal

This tile panel is found on one of the walls of the Aveiro Train Station, in Costa de Prata.  The sender is from Murtosa, a town of about 10 500 people. Most people are employed in agriculture, fishing, and fish processing.