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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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

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!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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