2297 - Keila, Estonia

Keila is an old Estonian town of just over 10 000 people. There is evidence of human settlement in the area from 2000-3000 BCE. Around 1000 CE, the village of Keila was established along the Keila River. In 1219, the Danish conquered the area and made Keila the site for the County Church. It was dedicated to St. Michael. The original wooden church was replaced with a stone structure near the end of the 1200s.

During the Livonian War (1558-1583), Keila was destroyed. In 1601-1602, the plague and starvation also decimated the population. Keila remained a small church village for three more centuries.

The Soviet Union had a tank base near Keila. The locals called in Tankipolk. It was demolished a few years after the USSR left Estonia. Today a residential area is found where the old base was.

Pille-Riin is a mother with twin daughters (12 yrs) and they are all active with the local scouts. She loves Scottish Terriers and West Highland Terriers.

The card she sent is bigger than most cards and features, what I think, it an Estonian coast guard boat. The stamps on the card is a Europa stamp and is beautiful.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

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...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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