2331 - Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Liv from Cologne sent me a card from Norway. She thought the winter scene would help me cool down from the heat wave in Medicine Hat.

Besides the card from Norway, lets have a look at Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The Sharks were formed in 1972 and have won 8 championships - 1977, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, and 2002. They have the second highest average attendence in Europe, after SC Bern in the Swiss League.

The Sharks have seven Canadians playing for them. The most interesting Canadian for me is Landon Ferraro. Landon was born in Trail, BC - my birthplace - and his dad is Ray Ferraro, who had a long career in the National Hockey League and is now a hockey commentator and colour analyst on television and radio.

Landon suffered from several knee injuries while playing for Boston, Detroit, and Minnesota. After a stint in the minor leagues, he signed with Berlin and did well before the season was cancelled due to Covid-19.

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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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