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4271 - Madgeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

A great song lyric by a great Canadian singer/poet, Leonard Cohen. It comes from the song A Smokey Life  (1979). I've never seen your eyes so wide I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied Elsewhere is your feast of love I know when long ago we agreed to keep it light So let's be merry one more night It's light enough to let it go Remember when the scenery started fading And I held you until you learned to walk on air So don't look down, the ground is gone There's no one waving anyway The smoky life is practiced everywhere So set your restless heart at ease Take a lesson from these autumn leaves They waste no time waiting for the snow Don't argue now, you'll be late There is nothing to investigate It's light enough to let it go Remember when the scenery started fading And I held you until you learned to walk on air So don't look down, the ground is gone there's no one waving anyway The smoky life is practiced eve...
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4270 - Canton, Georgia, United States

Canton is located in northern Georgia and has a population of 33 000 people.  This card was drawn by Kathy Lam and is entitled Cat Heart Dance . The sender chose it thinking that because I have two cats, it would be appreciated! It is. 

4269 - Norwalk, Ohio, United States

Norwalk is a city of 17 000 located 16 kilometres south of Lake Eire. It is a part of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistical Area.  This card celebrates the 20th anniversary of Postcrossing. The information on the back reads: For 20 years, Postcrossing has grown to 800 000+ members in 200+countries, turning ordinary mailboxes into windows to the world - building friendships, sharing cultures, and making life a little brighter, one postcard at a time. Amen!

4268 - St. Gallen, Switzerland

St. Gallen has ancient roots dating back to Saint Gallus. Gallus was an Irish missionary and hermit who established himself by the river Steinach in 612. A monastery on the site was founded in c720 by Saint Othmar. It prospered in the 9th century and became a site of pilgrimage and a centre of trade, along with one of the first monastery schools north of the Alps. By the 10th century, a settlement had grown up around the abbey.  In 926, Magyar raiders attacked the abbey and surrounded the town. Saint Wiborada reportedly saw a vision of the impending attack and warned the monks and citizens to flee. They heeded her call, but she herself remained behind and was killed by the Magyar's. She later became the first woman formally canonized by the Vatican.  The oldest football club in Switzerland and second oldest in continental Europe, FC St. Gallen, play here. They play in the Swiss Super League. They were founded in 1879. They have had relatively little success and usually finish ...

4267 - Yokohama, Kantō, Japan

Yokohama is home to the CupNoodles Museum Yokohama  カップヌードルミュージアム 横浜 . It is a museum dedicated to instant noodles and Cup Noodles, as well as its creator and founder, Momofuku Ando  安藤 百福 (1910-2007) . There are four stories of exhibitions and attractions. There are various exhibits to display the history of instant ramen and Momofuku Ando's story. There is even a workshop where you can create your own one-of-a-kind Cup Noodles.

4266 - Sky Londa, California, United States

Alice's Restaurant was once a general store and the first commercial building in Sky Londa. During the 1960s the restaurant was bought by one Alice Taylor, who renamed the restaurant after herself. Motorcyclists, hikers, and tourists made Alice's Restaurant a must stop. It was bought in the 1870s and has been family owned and operated every since. It is still a popular destination for motorcyclists and bicycle riders in the spring and summer.  The family that bought the restaurant in the 1970s kept the name Alice's Restaurant as a homage to Arlo Guthrie's song Alice's Restaurant .  Here are the lyrics to Alice's Restaurant: Lyrics This song is called Alice's Restaurant, and it's about Alice, and the restaurant, but Alice's Restaurant is not the name of the restaurant, that's just the name of the song, and that's why I called the song Alice's Restaurant. You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant You can get anything you want ...

4265 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

The sender said I might enjoy the Cajun humour on this card. Cajuns are usually described as the descendants of the Acadian exiles who were deported during   Le Grand Dérangement - Acadian forced deportations from Nova Scotia. People in Louisiana frequently use Cajun as a broad cultural term without necessitating race or descent from the deported Acadians. French colonists were already living in Louisiana prior to the Acadian deportation. However, most Acadians can trace their ancestry back to approximately 50 families who were living in Port Royal, Acadia (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia) in 1671. Most Cajuns can trace their ancestry to areas in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,  Québec , and Maine.  Cajuns have become famous for their French dialect and have developed rich culture including folkways, music, and cuisine.