2337 - Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Halle's early history involves the harvesting of salt dating back to the Bronze Age. The River Saale contains the root for salt. The first mention of Halle is in 806.

During the Second World War, KZ-AuBenlager Birkhahn (Halle Concentration Camp) was located near Halle. Prisoners from Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, France, the Netherlands, and other nations were forced to work in the Siebel Aircraft Plants making combat aircraft.

Halle was also the victim to two air raids late in the war. On 31 March 1945, an air raid took place between the railway station and the city centre. A few days later a second air raid occurred in the souther district of Halle, killing over a 1000 residents and destroying 3600 buildings, including historical buildings on Brueder Street and Grosse Stein Street and the city cemetery.

After the war, Halle was a part of East Germany.

The Halloren-Werke is the oldest chocolate factory in Germany, dating back to 1804.

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759), the baroque composer, was born and raised in Halle. The house he grew up in is a Handel museum.

Brigit sent me a postcard of the Church of St. Cyriakus.

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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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