2339 - Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland

Kraków has an interesting story to how it got it's name. The name is traditionally derived from Krakus, the legendary founder of Kraków. He was a ruler of a tribe of Lechitians, who were certain Western Slavic tribes who inhabited modern day Poland. In Polish, Kraków is an archaic possessive form of Krak and Kraków essentially means "Krak's." The first mention of Prince Krakus, however, is in 1190, but the town has been in existence since the 600s, when it was inhabited by a tribe of Vistulans. It is also possible that Kraków is a derivative of the word "kruk," which means crow or raven.

Kraków's official name is Stołeczne Królewskie Miasto Kraków, or Royal Capital of Kraków.

Because of my love for hockey, Kraków does have a men's professional hockey team - KS Cracovia. They play in the Polska Hokej Liga. They have been Polish champs twelve times - 1937, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 - then they went 57 years without a championship - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2017.

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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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