2465 - Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium

Chantal is a cyclist. This card, she writes, she bought in France last weekend after spending eight days travelling 600 km on her bike. The card is a photo of the lighthouse of La Jument (Le hare de la Jument).

The lighthouse of la Jument is built on a rock about 300 m from the coast of the island of Ushant. It is one of two lighthouses located the north west part of France, off the coast of Brittany. It's a area known to be rugged and dangerous, but is heavily trafficked. Severe weather during much of the year is also a hazard. It was listed as a historic monument in 2017.

The building of la Jument was planned after the wreck of the SS Drummond Castle in 1896. Around 250 people perished in the wreck. The capital for the project was financed by a wealthy French citizen who almost died in a separate wreck.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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