Detlef is a Postcrossing master! He has sent over 7800 cards and received almost as many. He becomes one of my favourites because he sent me a bowls card! He plays a game similar to bowls called Petanque. In Petanque, players use steel balls that are 800 grams heavy. After that, scoring is just like in bowls. I have attached a video to explain the game.
Detlef is from Georgsmarienhütte which does not have ancient roots. Instead, it sounds like this city is a result of the Industrial Revolution. A steel and iron mill was built and named after King George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie.
Today, Georgsmarienhütte is a city of almost 32 000 and steel production is still a large part of it's economy.
The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...
Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!
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