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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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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