2449 - Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Beckum is a city of just under 37 000 people. It was named after the nearby Beckum Hills. Beckum means "home upon the brooks" which is appropriate because there are three brooks around the town - Kollenbach, Lippbach, and Siechenbach.

Beckum was granted its town charter in 1224 and it grew quickly as merchants and craftsmen set up shop. War, riots, and the Black Death slowed progress.

In the second half of the 19th century, chalk and cement industries were developed. Beckhum quickly became one of the most important and largest cement producers in the world.

Today Beckum's economy is based on machine engineering, the cement industry, as well as commerce and service industries.

The lighthouse in the photograph is Westerheversand Leuchtturm (Lighthouse), built in 1907. It is in northern Germany and is 40 m high. It has been open to visitors since 2001, and is a popular spot for weddings.

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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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