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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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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