3010 - Rambouillet, Yvelines, France

Rambouillet is located just outside of Paris and has a population of almost 27 000. Rambouillet is famous for the Château de Rambouillet. It dates back to 1368. King Francois I died at the chateau in 1547.

Louis XVI bought the chateau in 1783. It is said that Louis' wife, Marie-Antoinette said to her husband, "How could I live in such a gothic toadhouse?"

Charles X, on his way to exile from France, abdicated the throne to his 9 year old grandson, the Duke of Bordeaux, but not before convincing Charles' own son, Duke of Angoulême to agree. Charles' son was king for 20 minutes, and the Duke of Bordeaux, who became Henry V, was the disputed king for a week in August 1830.

President Félix Faure, president of France from 1895-1899, visited the chateau and started spending summers here with his family. The chateau became the summer residence of the French presidents until 2009.

Today it is managed by the
Centre des monuments nationaux, which conserves, manages, and restores historic buildings and sites owned by the French government.

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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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