2405 - Davis, California, USA

Judy is from Davis, California, but sent me a tourist card from Times Square in New York City. Must have been from one of her travels.

Davis is known for two things: the University of California, Davis, and for being one of the most bike friendly cities in the United States.

Davis has a population of 66 850
people but doesn't include the on-campus student population which was over 9400 people. There are almost 39 000 people enrolled at the university. The university is also Davis' largest employer with 28 411 people working there. The next largest employer is the Davis Joint Unified School District which employs 972 people.

Cycling has been a popular mode of transportation in Davis for decades and has been a political issue as early as the 1960s. I pro-bike majority was elected to city council in 1966 and began to implement a variety of bike friendly rules. There is an extensive network of bike lanes, bike paths, and grade separated bike crossings. In 2005 the Bicycle-Friendly Community program of the League of American Bicyclists recognized the Davis as the first Platinum Level city in the United States. Bicycling Magazine named Davis the best small town for cycling.

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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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