2388 - Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland

Jyväskylä is a Finnish city nicknamed the "Athens of Finland" because it is considered Finland's education centre. It is also one of the fastest growing cities of Finland. In 1940, there were only 8000 residents, whereas today there are almost 144 000.

Rally Finland in Jyväskylä started in 1951 and is one of the biggest attractions in all the Scandanavian countries attracting hundreds of thousands of people to Jyväskylä. Rally Finland is on the World Rally Championship circuit.

Rally Finland is known for its smooth and wide gravel roads, numerous big jumps (called yumps), and blind crests. The high number of jumps led to the nickname of "The Rally of a Thousand Jumps." The roads in Rally Finland are considered the best in the World Rally Championship.

Finnish drivers have dominated Rally Finland. The current champions, however, are from Great Britain. Welsh drive Elfyn Evan, and his co-driver, Scott Martin drove a Toyoya Yaris WCR. They defeated the previous two time champions from Estonia, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja by 14.1 seconds (2:19:13.7 hours).

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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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