2527 - Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

Alphen aan den Rijn (Alphen upon Rhine) is a city of just over 110 000 people on the banks of the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine). The area around Alphen aan den Rijn has had people here since Roman times. The area formed the north border of the Roman Empire. Germanic raids ended Roman rule in 240.

Alphen aan den Rijn was created in 1918 with the amalgamation of the smaller municipalities of Alphen, Aarlanderveen, and Oudshoorn. In 1964, Zwammerdam was added, and in 2014, Boskoop and Rijnwoude were amalgamated in Alphen aan den Rijn.

The city centre is undergoing an urban renewal with many buildings from the 1950s being demolished for new buildings with modern architecture. New public squares, the construction of performing arts areas, and the creation of pedestrian streets are all making the city centre more user friendly.

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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.

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!

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