2326 - Sandhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

I thought Isabel sent me an ad card, which I don't mind receiving. It's always fun to see ads from other countries. The front of the card says "Schweinesicher!" so I thought it was a German bank advertising a savings account or something of that nature. However, this is not an ad card and "Schweinesicher" translates to "pig safe" - which would translate to piggy bank in Canada.

Sandhausen is a small city of just over 15 000 people. It is named after the ice-age sand dunes that border the city.

What I found interesting is the football team, SV Sandhausen. They are one of the smallest cities to play in 2.Bungdesliga, the second level of German football. Their stadium seats about 12 000 people, but can be expanded to seat 15 000.

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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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