3002 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

I had never heard of Chennai before. It is the sixth biggest city by population in India and the fourth biggest urban agglomeration with over 7 million people. It is also the 36th most populated urban area in the world.

It is the most visited Indian city by tourists and the Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. Over 45% of tourists are coming to Chennai for health reasons. In fact, Chennai is considered India's health capital.

Global Cities Index, Chennai is a beta-level city.
Lonely Planet - Chennai is one of 10 must visit cities in 2015.
India Today - Best city in India in 2014.
BBC - 'hottest' city to visit or live in in 2015.
National Geographic - Chennai is the only Asian city mentioned in its 2015 "Top 10 Food Cities" list.
Lonely Planet - 9th best cosmopolitan city
UNESCO Creative Cities Network - added due to rich music tradition.
Smart Cities Mission - one of the 100 Indian cities to be developed as a smart city.

The Tamil film industry (Kollywood) is based here.

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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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