2444 - Novosibirsk, Russia

Veronika sent me a lovely card with a photo of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. She also provides me with several bullet points of her city. So let's have a look at them.

The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre - the official title is the Novosibirsk State Academic and Ballet Theatre (Новосибирский государственный академический театр оперы и балета) is located in the centre of Novosibirsk at Lenin Square.

The building was completed in 1944 and the first performance was in May 1945. In 2012, it became the largest theatre in Russia. It was renovated with computerized stage equipment. The auditorium can seat almost 1800 spectators.

Novosibirsk has the longest metro bridge in the world. Novosibirsk was the fourth city in Russia in which a metro system was established. In was opened in 1985.

Novosibirsk has the longest straight street in the world.

There are 1.6 million people in Novosibirsk.

And Novosibirsk's hockey team is called Sibir and play in the Kontinental Hockey League.

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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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